Preventing is better than reacting. This is especially true to diseases in the garden. Powdery mildew can cause many issues with cucumbers and squash, and so controling it as well as preventing it is advised. In today’s episode we will talk about one simple method to controlling it that we use in the garden, and that is using a baking soda spray.
VIDEO: How We Prevent Powdery Mildew on Our Squash and Cucumbers
Preventing is better than reacting. This is especially true to diseases in the garden. Powdery mildew can cause many issues with cucumbers and squash, and so controling it as well as preventing it is advised. In today’s episode we will talk about one simple method to controlling it that we use in the garden, and that is using a baking soda spray.
I lost so many plants to PM this year. Hopefully, this info can help me next year!
I just sprayed my garden with Neem oil this evening before the sunset. It's been too humid here the last few days and we've got a lot of rain so I was concerned we'd have a mildew breakout so I used neem oil to prevent it before it might happen. I hope it's ok to use neem oil?
Thanks for the reminder! So, no Hydrogen Peroxide in the evening? I thought it worked too. I used vinegar in the past successfully.
Thanks so much! We have so much powdery in our area. Cold nights and foggy days
Oh my word thank you!! I was feeling a bit hopeless over this issue. Excited to have a game plan!
Thank you for explaining the misconceptions about the powdery mildew. Great info. We need to be more proactive on preventive instead of reactive.
I have a QUESTION, my cucumber started growing well and has made about 7 really good sized cucumber but has like quit growing. What did I do wrong? Can you help?
Always great content delivered with enthusiasm and joy. Love this info. Thx~
Can you do an update on your cattle fence trellises? Do you use them? Do you still like them?
Hi does this work on watermelon ?
Can you use the baking Soda on melons, tomatoes and peppers.
GREAT info, thank you so much! Solved my sunflower issue question.
Will this also tAke care of vine borers too? They decimated my cucumber and zucchini this summer. Neem oil didnt work.
My cucumber and squash leaves were covered! They were basically covered over night and it got way ahead of me. My first garden in 41 years, and I've never seen this before in my garden years ago. I tried baking soda, but it was just too late and I gave up. I will be on top of it next year!
Excellent information in this video! Will this work the same way in a greenhouse? Also, should I be removing leaves that are already infected with powdery mildew? Thanks.
NEEM OIL. use it ON EVERYTHING. works great. Organic, ingestable. Old school. NEEM OIL.
what about at sunset? I am not be able to get out at early morning hours. 🙁 And what can I do when the leaves are alive but covered in powdery mildew?
Can you talk about downy mildew? Once the temps cooled down, all my basils were affected. I saw in a different video that it’s just all over in the air in the East Coast.
The only solutions offered were getting resistant cultivars and bringing the plants in on humid nights. Any help would be appreciated!
I hate PM!!!!!!!! I used potassium bicarbonate cus I’m DONE with pm, it always wastes my harvest unu
Already lost my fall cucumbers because of random frost night, did use veil though. Will see how fall garlics end up forming if theres 30 days needed for growth and frost night are so random. Not too easy gardening here in Finland at 60° north either O_o
No longer adding oil?
Ugh! I wish you posted this video sooner!!! My cukes and squash are almost toast! Neem oil hasn't kept up with it. Will post back if this works.
Also, there's white fuzzy mildew on the underside of my squash leaves… soooo yeaaah
I spray with liquid copper. Doesn’t neem oil work as well?
So what soil conditions accelerate the initial spread of the mildew? Too damp of soils and not letting them dry between watering? Lack of fertilizer and nutrients? Or?
Thanks