{"id":223,"date":"2010-11-08T13:38:12","date_gmt":"2010-11-08T13:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/tips-on-protecting-your-flowers-from-diseases\/"},"modified":"2013-07-11T08:15:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T22:15:30","slug":"tips-on-protecting-your-flowers-from-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/tips-on-protecting-your-flowers-from-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Protect Your Flowers From Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flowers can fall prey to a disease and you should be prepared to take care of them should this happen. Attacking flowers are things like bacteria, fungi, and viruses.<\/p>\n<p>For quite a long time, fungi has lived dormant in the soil even without plants. Even if you grow your flowers in an area that&#8217;s been bare for a long time, fungi can still be there, waiting for you to plant something that it can attack. So don&#8217;t think starting with bare soil will protect your flowers.<\/p>\n<p>Fungi are difficult to kill since they reproduce through spores which can quickly spread. Fungus can spread up to 100 million spores in a single plant infected. Through the roots and leaves are how fungi can enter a plant. You need to work hard to get rid of a fungal infection completely so it won&#8217;t return.<\/p>\n<p>Bacteria can&#8217;t live in bare soil for very long. Without moisture and warmth, they can&#8217;t grow and multiply. When it comes to bacterial infections, they&#8217;re more prevalent in warm weather and wet areas. Bacteria is often spread through things like overhead watering that causes water to splash up onto plants. Watch for damage to your plants since bacteria can get into cut stem or leaf.<\/p>\n<p>In the soil, viruses can&#8217;t multiply. They can only reproduce inside a plant&#8217;s cells. Insects usually transmit them or seeds and pollen are infected and can be spread to other plants. Viruses usually enter plants through cuts in the stems or leaves.<\/p>\n<p>The most important thing to do to take care of your sick flowers is to properly diagnose the problem. To identify any problems, books or online resources can be used. To identify any problems, you need resources available because if you don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s wrong with your flowers, then you won&#8217;t be able to treat them.<\/p>\n<p>You can also ask advice from your local garden center or extension service. If you&#8217;re not able to identify the problem, you can seek help from one of these places. Take pictures and describe your problem. Sometimes pictures can help much more than a description.<\/p>\n<p>Treating your flowers with organic methods first is a good idea. Your plants can be damaged by chemicals and they&#8217;re also bad for the environment. Don&#8217;t automatically go for those fungicides and chemicals, because you can often treat your problems organically.<\/p>\n<p>There are flower that are more delicate than others. For example, roses are highly susceptible to different problems. Such problems include blistered leaves, flowers that won&#8217;t open due to bugs called thrips, and black spots. To prepare to take care of any problems, make sure you know the kind of problems your flowers are susceptible to.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>categories: Gardening,Hobbies,Home and Family<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flowers can fall prey to a disease and you should be prepared to take care of them should this happen. 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