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Article: IN THE GARDEN HOW TO ELIMINATE FUNGUS ON SUMMER FLOWERS.(U)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- August 6, 2005
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Byline: JOSHUA SISKIN
By now, after so much scorching sun, the color may be all but bleached out of our gardens. But this does not mean we cannot still plant colorful flowers which, with some luck, may even withstand the dog days of summer that lie ahead, and carry us through to the cooler days of mid- October, when our half-year season of heat usually comes to an end.
Ironically, summer-flowering annuals are highly sensitive to fungus pests. The plants obviously need water to survive but any excess in the soil or on leaf or stem surfaces will lead to their quick demise.
The trickiest summer annuals to grow are vinca or periwinkle. ...