Why Dark Spots Appear on the Leaves of Houseplants: You Are Facing a Dangerous Disease

29.11.2023 12:27

As is known, not only those plants that grow in a greenhouse or open ground can get sick, but also those whose “place of residence” is a windowsill or flowerpots placed around the house.

An expert of the online publication BelNovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh offers to deal with one of these misfortunes today.

The disease manifests itself in the form of dark spots that form on the underside of the leaves.

So, if you notice such an eloquent sign, you can be 99% sure that your green pets are attacked by rust.

Yes, yes, the same one that mercilessly attacks pears growing in the garden. The methods of combating rust in both cases will be the same.

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In order to overcome the disease, you will have to resort to the help of drugs that contain copper.

These include the well-known "Hom", Bordeaux mixture or iron sulfate.

When using the drug "Hom", you should act in full accordance with the instructions, whereas when using Bordeaux mixture or iron sulfate, you are required to prepare a 1% solution.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti