This is my first year of having a garden and I'm loving it and plan on making a bigger garden next year. The problem is that we had a few days of constant rain and a few of my plants have developed a case of white mildew. My summer squash and cucumber have been hit the most. Now I know the season is almost over, but I do not want to give up on these plants and also do not want my winter squash to become effected. My question is, Is there any homemade method of getting rid of this mildew. Also I must add I will not put anything in my garden that is not 100 percent organic. Any responses would be much appreciated.
Try a milk and water spray appliied early in the morning. 1/3 parts approximately. But without good air circulation and a decrease in humidity and moisture there's not much of a hope that they will totally rebound. If the weather is with you the rest of the season, they may recover without any help from you. *Formula changed did a little research and there should have been more milk.
powdery mildew isnt a disease that will actually kill the plant, but I can understand why you dont want it there.
What has happened is that we got a few big hail storms and the leaves got tore up pretty bad. They kinda recovered from that, but when the mildew covered those leaves it was enough to weaken the affected part of the plant and start to kill off that part. Atleast thats what appears to have happened.
Heads up the formula should have read 1 to 3. For my roses I usually throw in a tablespoon of baking soda per gallon as well, and it deals with the aphids as well as the mildew.
Lately it has been in the 70-80's during the day and low to mid 50's at night. I thought that mix ratio was kinda odd, plus I have read that baking soda worked well.
