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Article by: Michael J. McGroarty Don't be afraid to trim those flowering shrubs , Choosing the Right Garden Furniture and trees , What is Organic Farming? that need it. Failure to prune , Why The Perennial Plant Survives Through The Winter is probably the biggest gardening , Starting a Container Garden mistake a person can make. I spent 20 years landscaping homes , Draught Proofing Your and businesses, and I watched people make the investment in my services, then they failed to prune , The right Shower Curtain will make your bathroom look great! when the plants , Growing Tomatoes, etc. in Early Spring - "Poor Man's Hydroponics" needed it, and before you know it their landscape , A Look at Aluminum Awnings looked terrible. If you make a mistake pruning, , Types Of Lawn Mower Batteries don't worry about it. It's like a bad haircut, it will grow , 8 Ways Carpet Cleaning Companies Take Advantage Of You out. Of course use common sense and read the previous articles that I've written on pruning. , Starting a Container Garden Along with summertime comes high humidity. High humidity can cause a lot of problems with the plants , Feng Shui Colors And What They Represent in your garden , Supplying Water to your Cabin with a Driven Well and around your house. , Planning A Container Water Gardens For Any Yard One of the simple things you can do is don't water , Supplying to your Cabin with a Driven Well just before dark. Make sure your plants , Homeowner Demand Sparks Innovation in Hardwood Flooring are nice and dry when you tuck them in for the night and you can cut down on the chance of fungus being a problem. One of the more common fungi that I get asked about a lot is powdery mildew. This appears as a white , Advice about the most up-to-date help pertaining to faux woo film on the leaves of ornamental plants. , Whack 'Em Back - Increasing Flowers by Pruning Dogwoods and Purple Sandcherry are often the victim of powdery mildew. Powdery mildew isn't extremely harmful to the plants, , Draught Proofing Your Home it's just that the foliage is damaged, and little growing , Hostas – Plantain Lily takes place , Microwave Convection Ovens - Double Benefits once it sets in. Your local garden , This is why people Should consider Granite Countertops center will have a general fungicide you can spray if you'd like to try and control it. Usually once the plant , The right Shower Curtain will make your bathroom look great! defoliates in the fall , Advice about the most up-to-date help pertaining to faux woo the plant , This is why people Should consider Granite Countertops is back to normal. If you have Perennial , Discover Container Gardening with Tomatoes Rye Grass , Purchasing framed art for your home or office in your lawn, , Arborvitae - Plants for The SoleburyPa. Area and you probably do if you're in the north, you must be careful not to leave your grass , Whack 'Em Back - Increasing Flowers by Pruning wet at night. There is a fungus known as Pythium Blight that appears in very humid conditions. This fungus attacks and kills perennial , Life’s a Beach – A Shore Theme in Your Outdoor Space rye grasses. , Discover Container Gardening with Tomatoes Here in the north most of our lawns , Supplying Water to your Cabin with a Driven Well are a blend of fescues, perennial , Choosing the Right Garden Furniture ryes, and Kentucky Blue Grass. , A Look at Aluminum Awnings If you have problems with Pythium blight you will lose the perennial , Living Art Inspires Freedom of Expression rye grass , Types Of Lawn Mower Batteries in large areas of your lawn, , The right Shower Curtain will make your bathroom look great! and even though the other grasses , Patios And Garden Pavers will still be there and fill in, your lawn , Feng Shui Colors And What They Represent will have areas that are much darker green , Discover Container Gardening with Tomatoes than the rest of the lawn , A Look at Aluminum Awnings because you will then have concentrations of Kentucky Blue Grass. , Homeowner Demand Sparks Innovation in Hardwood Flooring You can see this fungus in the early morning. It looks like white , Why Teak Wood is so Popular as Garden Furniture cotton candy laying on top of your lawn. , Water Conservation For Gardeners It usually appears along walks and driveways where the soil , Starting a Container Garden is wet if you have been watering. To prevent Pythium blight water , Green roofs on Garden Buildings as early in the day as possible. Another nasty little blight that likes summertime is Fire , "DECORATING YOUR ENTRANCE FOYER" Blight. Fire , Handcrafted Garden Bridges Builds Traditional Arched Span Bridges with Modern Flair Blight attacks ornamentals, especially Apple trees, , Picnic Tables Available - No Reservations Required Crabapple trees, , Discover Container Gardening with Tomatoes Cotoneasters, and Pyracantha. You know you have Fire , Tips For Making Your Silk Flower Arrangement Beautiful Blight when a branch on one of your plants , Types Of Lawn Mower Batteries dies and turns almost red. The leaves usually hang on but turn reddish brown. The damage usually starts out near the end of the branch and works its way toward the main stem of the plant. , This is why people Should consider Granite Countertops There is little you can do except prune , Burning Bushes Do Well In Newtown Township out the affected branch, cutting it as far back as possible. Fire , Burning Bushes Do Well In Newtown Township Blight is very contagious to plants , Tips For Making Your Silk Flower Arrangement Beautiful so you should burn the branches you prune , Does Your Home Have America’s Most Inspiring View? out. You should also dip or wash your pruning , "DECORATING YOUR ENTRANCE FOYER" shears in rubbing alcohol after each cut to keep from spreading this deadly fungus. Unfortunately, I've got one more summertime culprit to warn you about. It's a handy little fungus that grows , Advice about the most up-to-date help pertaining to faux woo in mulch. Actually there are all kinds of fungi that tend to grow , Types Of Lawn Mower Batteries in mulches, and most of them are really disgusting looking. But this little gem is unique in the fact that as it grows , Warm & Toasty Outdoors with Patio Heaters it tends to swell. Then somehow it manages to explode, and it will spatter your house , Butterfly Gardens For Your Region with tiny brown specks. The experts have appropriately named this one "Shotgun Fungus". Isn't that a cute name? These tiny little brown specks will fly as high as eight feet into the air, , Draught Proofing Your Home and once they stick to your house , A Look at Aluminum Awnings or windows, , Winter Gardening Tips they stick like glue. I know that right now there are people hollering across the house , Handcrafted Garden Bridges Builds Traditional Arched Span Bridges with Modern Flair at their spouse, "Hey, remember those brown specks all over the house? I know what they are. It's from the mulch!" Tell me I'm wrong, but I know I'm not. A lot of people are victims of this nasty little fungus, but they don't know it. All they know is that there are tiny brown specks on the house , Feng Shui Colors And What They Represent that look like paint. , Burning Bushes Do Well In Newtown Township, PA So far they have blamed everything from spiders to aliens. There's not a lot you can do to prevent this fungus. I have found that if you keep the mulch loose so air , Water Conservation For Gardeners can circulate it is less likely to grow , Discover Container Gardening with Tomatoes fungi. Don't just keep adding layer after layer to the mulch around your house. , "DECORATING YOUR ENTRANCE FOYER" You should skip at least every other year and just loosen the mulch you already have down. If you loosen it and then rake it flat , Wired. It's More than the Name of a Magazine it will look like you've just mulched. Mulch is great, just don't let it get packed down hard. 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