Grey Fuzz????

[South]

I Have Grey Fuzz on Some of My Plant Leaves, Is That Some Kind Of Mold, and If So Whatâ??s The Best Way of Solving This Problem.

Sorry about the Picture, Itâ??s Not the Best Camera.

thanks
South

South Reviewed by South on 12-09-2005. Grey Fuzz???? I Have Grey Fuzz on Some of My Plant Leaves, Is That Some Kind Of Mold, and If So Whatâ??s The Best Way of Solving This Problem. Sorry about the Picture, Itâ??s Not the Best Camera. thanks South Rating: 5

[cnd411]

Sounds like you are dealing with Powery Mildew. Prevent this problem by avoiding cool, damp, humic growing space. Low light levels and stale air mitigate this disease. To sovle this problem by insceasing air circulation, ventilation and remove infected foliage also avoiding excess nitrogen.
Spray with a saturation mix of baking soda and water will do the trick.

[Zandor]

Or maybe spider webs? Look for spider mites just in case.

[South]

No Spider mites Zandor,
cnd411, I took your idea by increasing air circulation, ventilation and removing infected foliage. I found that when I was cutting back some of the leaves, that it made scene.
More air flow and unwanted leaves, and the leaves that had the grey fuzz on them had another leave on top of it, like it was smothered. Witch goes back to air flow or good circulation....

The Mix , what's the ratio, roughly

[cnd411]

1/2 teaspoon baking soda per liter of water.

[Zandor]

That mixture will jack up the Ph so watch out!!

Glad to here it's not spider mites.

[cnd411]

Zandor is so right, the baking soda changes the surface pH of the leaf therefore powery mildew can not grow. The best time to spray is two hours before light on.

[Zandor]

The plant will absorb the mixture too and that will change the Ph of the plant as well.
FYI