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suspect this is a fungal infection  "Phloeospora robiniae". A good description is given on The Telegraph newspaper website on 04/09/2008, and of course on the RHS website. For a very good picture, type the disease name into Google and scan down to see

to grow..very very poor yield though... what causes this ..I know we had hot/wet summer but thought it would not effect ones in gr/hse.. It sounds like fungal problems, jean. In fact, toms in greenhouses are more prone than toms grown outside

on their leaves then eventually die. I thought it was some sort of fungal disease. Hi Pam, Its a bit of a mystery. There are no signs of disease and it virtually happened overnight . I'm beginning to wonder whether it was a whole tray of plants as there are about

During an enjoyable day scouring for new plants at a horticultural trade show last week, several growers told me about a devastating new fungal disease killing off busy Lizzies in parks and gardens up and down the country.Impatiens downy mildew

Hi all I have a potted green leaf Acer in my garden.  It's about 5 feet tall in a large pot. I have it about 3 years.  This year, it got a white fungal growth around the base.  In the last week, one large branch has rotted. It is not broken

on the cause and, more importantly, have we lost it? its very wet where i am and mine looks ok at the moment...they hate the wind though and leaves go brown! To me it sounds like Verticillium, a soil-borne fungus  Acers are very prone to this disease

.AdamDampen the greenhouse floor, not the plants. Water dripping onto leaves encourages fungal disease, while water splashed onto fruit can ruin its appearance.More on greenhouses and plant careFitting an automatic vent opener for your greenhouseUsing bubble wrap

sounds as if the sap was already rising - there's not a lot you can do - application of wound paints used to be recommended but they've been found to promote fungal disease so not recommended now.   I think that if the other stems have stopped weeping

with which the disease spreads. A white fungal sheath also appears below the bark of affected plants. If it is honey fungus and you wish to replace the hedge, then try using beech, box, laurel, hawthorn or yew which show some degree of resistance. The soil

bad the rasberries did come ok. Last year I made an effort to water at the base of canes and I didn't have the orange spots - could be a coincidence though.   It might be a fungal disease called 'rust'.  It won't harm the fruit, but after harvesting I