Disease can spread more readily in wet conditions, so you need to be careful when working in your garden, during the wet season, not to transfer disease from one plant to the next. If you find any diseased parts on your plants, cut them out and discard them in the rubbish.

If the plant is too far-gone, to recover, then remove the whole plant, but always be careful that in doing so, the diseased portions don’t come into contact with the other plants, as this will cause it to spread.

You should never use diseased plants, for compost. It is better to send it out in the trash, or burn it, to ensure it doesn’t spread any further.

Many diseases in the garden are spread by insects, so keeping control of the insects in your garden, will reduce, or eliminate the incidence of disease.

There are suitable sprays, that will help you to eliminate insects in the garden, but even these sprays can cause problems.

It is essential that the spray dries and the foliage is not left damp, because damp foliage can cause disease.

Spraying should therefore be done early enough in the day, to allow for the foliage to dry out, before nightfall.

Another area that can harbor disease, is in pots, that have been used with plants that have had some form of disease.

By re-potting other plants, into these pots, you run the risk of those plants also becoming infected. Simply wash out all pots, before re-using them.

Bleach will generally kill any fungus, or bacteria and then rinse the residue out and remove all traces of the bleach.

Garden hygiene is essential, if you want to have a healthy garden.

Many people assume, that due to the fact, that you are working with soil, or dirt, cleanliness is not important, but it is this lack of care, that is responsible for the transfer of diseases in the garden.

When using pesticides, weedicides, herbicides and any other chemical, always be very careful. In the wrong application, these are often poisonous. Never allow children, or pets to come into contact with any of these. Rather look at natural remedies. More and more people are switching to natural and organic products.

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