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Help... I have some lovely Hollyhocks in the border which are growing really well, but the large leaves are being infested with rust on the underside.  As a result the leaves curl up and die.  This happens every year, the flower spike develops

I have a white rose bush which has rust on the back of lots of the leafs . The front of the leafs are speckled. could you please advise how to remedy .thanks lottyh40 - hi!  There's a fabulous section in the August issue of Gardeners World mag

I planted lots of garlic this year, mainly 'cos I like garlic but also as a companion plant for the strawberries. This year all my garlic has succumbed to rust. I have read that you should plant garlic for 5 years if the soil has rust.  as my garden

Cydonia oblonga (Vranja) develops rust over all the leaf and all of the leaves every spring.  the leaves fall off each time and the six-yearold tree grows new ones.  sometimes the flowers manage to set fruit but then they fall off.  it grows in a

Used to be able to get rid of rust spot on roses and Eucaliptus with Copper Sulpahte. Not able to buty this now via Murphys so what can be used that will actually rid rust spot of of bush?  Help

just as strongly as us! This year rust hit so early that although there are a few respectably sized bulbs, most are half their usual size. I'll be buying it by Christmas.Then the chives, overnight the foliage flopped, turned bright yellow

I'm sure I'm tempting fate here, so this is a somewhat whispered blog... but my hollyhocks don't have rust.I planted my hollyhocks about eight or ten years ago; some are now nearly as tall as me, but most of them are just half my height. As yet

A fungal disease that causes rust-coloured spots on leaves, stems and other parts of a plant.

Rust is a fungal infection and there are many different types that tend to be specific to particular plants and spreads by means of dust-like spores. The fungus is encouraged by a humid, moist atmosphere and grows on the surface of the leaves

We have had to dig up all our garlic today at our allotment due to rust on the leaves. They were a mixed bunch really of various sizes. Disappointing but, judging from other people's experiences it looks like it's the climate change doing