Top 10 Common Garden Diseases Written by: Catalogs.com Editorial
Staff September 8, 2012 Filed Under Garden and Lawn Contributed
by Info Guru Aurora LaJambre Even the hardiest of plants can
fall to disorders, pests and nonparasitic problems, leaving
behind a trail of brown leaves and gardeners’ broken hearts.
These problems come with the territory of growing things that
are exposed to the elements and disease carrying insects, but
that doesn’t mean you can’t prevent some of them. These common
garden diseases tend to affect certain types of plants. Learning
to prevent and identify them early on can save a lot of heart
ache. Tomato fruits with distorted shapes and puckered skin are
typically infected with catfacing. This is a disorder caused by
extreme weather affecting pollination. Heirloom varieties that
produce large tomatoes are most vulnerable. Protect tomato
plants by covering them with shade netting when temperatures
soar, and water the ground on a regular schedule. 9. Bacterial
Wilt Bacterial wilt cause