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When you picture your ideal home garden, you’re likely thinking of fresh lush leafy growth and abundant harvests.
You’re probably not aiming for seedlings that die back suddenly, rotted out root crops, or stressed tomato plants.
The bad news is: it’s likely that at some point, you’re going to have to deal with a disease issue in your vegetable garden. It’s okay — it happens to the best of us.
The good news is: you can learn different organic solutions to reduce the likelihood or severity of certain plant illnesses.
While an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, any disease troubles that sneak by you can be remedied with certain regenerative practices.
Read on to learn proactive and natural strategies to reduce plant diseases in your home garden, so you can achieve your goal of having a lush productive backyard!
It’s one thing to try to avoid a plant illness.
But one thing that gardeners often overlook is just how long a certain crop illness can remain in the soil.
Some diseases, like powdery mildew, don’t stick around for more than a year. Some issues, like white rot in alliums, can persist in your garden for 20 years!
Have a scroll through the aggregated chart below, and then continue reading to learn sustainable solutions to these common crop diseases.
Cover crops are an essential component of a regenerative home garden. Why not maximize the benefit of this practice by growing a crop that can help to prevent or solve disease issues, too?
Purchase seeds from certified disease-free suppliers
Natural Home Solutions for Powdery Mildew:
Chemical Free Solution for pathogenic fungi: Solarization:
Neem oil for bacterial and fungal infections
While plant diseases are a common hurdle for home gardeners to overcome, your garden can avoid issues with the right strategies. Regenerative practices like cover crops, crop rotation, and maximizing soil health help you to create a resilient and healthy garden.