Leaf spot disease blemishes our plants. She is not particularly choosy when she appears, almost every plant in the garden or at home can fall victim to her. How do we get rid of them without swinging the chemical bat?

Leaf spot disease affects trees as well as vegetables and ornamental plants

A large field of activity

Leaf spot disease can be seen everywhere. For example, she likes our food plants. Leaf spot disease occurs on cucumbers, rocket or parsley. In our four walls, leaf spot affects camellia and other beautiful plants. This disease is usually caused by different fungi and occasionally bacteria.

tips

Leaf spot disease is contagious and can quickly spread to many plants. For this reason, it should definitely be taken seriously.

Chemistry with a broad impact

The pathogens of this disease persist. To drive them away, the market offers a broad spectrum fungicide. How harmful such preparations are for people and the environment is now well known. That's why it's always a good thing when plant lovers look around for natural home remedies.

Haven't found any home remedies yet

Unfortunately, unfortunately, there is no good news to announce here. There is no known effective home remedy for leaf spot disease. Which does not rule out the possibility that a natural remedy will be discovered in the future. Until then, however, we can only fall back on a few helpful "house tips" instead of home remedies, which of course only aim to avoid the disease. But still better than nothing.

These tips should be heeded

The following tips regarding plant selection and care can help us to avoid leaf spot diseases.

  • Buy strong, hardy plants
  • Use resistant varieties whenever possible
  • maintain appropriate planting spacing
  • look for a suitable location
  • Water and fertilize as needed
  • do not wet the leaves when watering
  • Strengthen plants with natural preparations

What can be done in an emergency

If you discover the first signs of leaf spot disease, you should immediately try to eliminate most of the pathogens:

  • Cut off affected parts of the plant
  • Pick up leaves from the ground
  • dispose of everything safely; don't put it in the compost!
  • Destroy severely damaged specimens completely
  • reduce risk of infection; Set up potted plants “lonely”.

Since leaf spot disease spreads quickly in a damp environment, you should also water the plant modestly and only close to the root system from now on. Plant strengtheners can also contribute to recovery.

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Vegetable garden