Your description sounds a lot like powdery mildew, which is an easy disease to recognize, and it is common in the landscape at this time of year. It can be a problem that shows up on annuals, ...

Something is wrong with my cucumbers, leaves are fuzzy-looking with white spots and also yellow spots that turn brown. What is the cause and what can I do about this? This is most likely due to ...

Q: Every time I used to plant cucumber plants they did very well, lots of cukes on the vines. Now when I plant them, the leaves get a silvery sheen to them, then the plants and cukes die. I have no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you’re a novice or avid gardener, discovering your greenery is dealing with a disease is never a pleasant surprise. One ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of powdery mildew fungi on plant leaf - Dulanja Omesh/Shutterstock If you've started to notice tiny, white, powdery, or ...

PLATTSBURGH — Powdery mildew blotches leaves of yellow squash, melons and cucumbers. The disease is wrecking gardeners’ harvest locally. “Each type of powdery mildew is host specific, and some ...

My cucumbers had powdery mildew last year. Is there any way to prevent this? Hugh B. — Tulsa Powdery mildew is a common plant fungus. Many varieties of vegetables, such as grapes, squash and cucumbers ...

An innocent-looking white dust can signal serious trouble. That soft, powdery coating creeping across leaves doesn’t just sit there looking harmless—it actively weakens plants, slows growth, and ruins ...

I see orange crystals on one of my cucumbers. Each crystal is a little larger than a poppy seed. What is this? Other than a few dead leaves, the plants look healthy and produce lots of cucumbers.