Plant Gardens 101

Root rot can affect just about every plant you can think of growing in your home vegetable garden.

Various organisms can cause root rot but the results are basically the same. The plant will begin to wilt and look like it is about to die and the leaves begin to turn yellow.

This process will speed up when the ground is extremely moist or becomes too wet.

Here are some steps you can take to tackle root rot head on and potentially save your harvest.

As soon as you notice a plant has been infected with root rot remove that plant immediately. Failure to do so can result in the condition spreading to other plants. (more…)

Any of several fungal diseases liable to infect plants growing in poorly drained soil.