Last year my potted impatiens had that terrible new disease, impatiens downy mildew, and all died. Can I use my old infected potting soil in non-flower beds this year? Send it to the landfill?

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Killer mold may be gunning for your innocent impatiens. Downy mildew turns beautiful flowers into bare stems, and there's no protection or cure, said Jacqueline Kowalski, Ohio State ...

Cool nights and warm daytime conditions have brought downy mildew back into the spotlight on Long Island. The disease, which affects impatiens walleriana, is spread by air and by the splashing of ...

Impatiens are a wonderful ornamental plant that can add texture and color to any landscape or potted arrangement. However, the recent cool weather here in north Florida could cause a spike in ...

Downy mildew of impatiens is a serious disease in the United States, caused by the fungus-like Oomycete, Plasmopara obducens. Originally found in Europe, impatiens downy mildew was detected in ...

Downy mildew is the biggest threat to spinach production around the world. While the pathogen has a short life cycle (approximately a week), it can produce millions of spores during the spinach ...

Mildews are the most common and most devastating diseases infecting cucumbers and other members of the cucurbit family of plants, which include squashes, pumpkins, zucchini and melons. There are two ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Growers of squash, pumpkin, watermelons and other vine crops should be on the lookout for Downy mildew, one of the most serious diseases affecting these plants. Spread ...

Impatiens are usually among the easiest bedding and container plants to grow in the Northeast. Give them some shade, some water, and they look like the photo above, rewarding you with colorful flowers ...

The cooler weather of fall means conditions are right for downy mildew diseases to develop. Besides the downy mildew that attacks cucumbers, which I have mentioned in previous columns, four other ...

A new disease is devastating stands of red apple ice plant, Aptenia cordifolia. The attractive and previously carefree ground cover is widely planted throughout Southern California, but its popular ...