How to Fight Powdery Mildew on Cucumbers. All Gardeners Should Know

19.01.2023 03:00
Updated: 13.04.2023 12:58

Cucumber plantings are often affected by powdery mildew.

This fungus can spread quickly and destroy all vegetable bushes in a short time.

Use several recipes to overcome this problem.

Processing cucumbers with whey

To prepare the solution, prepare the following components:

  • drinking water - 5 l;
  • whey - 0.5 l;
  • ammonia from a pharmacy - 25 ml.

Combine all ingredients and mix well. After removing diseased shoots with leaves, spray the plants with this solution.

Cucumbers
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Treatment with baking soda and soap

Prepare the following ingredients:

  • baking soda - 5 tablespoons;
  • drinking warm water - 8-10 liters;
  • liquid laundry soap - 50 grams.

Dissolve all ingredients in water and treat cucumbers with this solution.

Treatment with a decoction of horsetail

  • Pick some horsetail grass and chop it up.
  • Fill with water and leave to infuse for 3 days.
  • Then boil for 2 hours.
  • Strain and dilute with clean water in a 1:1 ratio.

Treatment with mustard powder

Dilute 100 g of mustard powder in 10 liters of water. Mix well and spray the diseased leaves with this solution. Do this procedure once a day for 7 days.

Elena Gutyro Author: Elena Gutyro Internet resource editor


Content
  1. Processing cucumbers with whey
  2. Treatment with baking soda and soap
  3. Treatment with a decoction of horsetail
  4. Treatment with mustard powder