Stains on violets. What is it and how to treat
Spots on the leaves of violets - a frequent phenomenon. The fact that these plants are very capricious in care, and are often subject to the emergence of diseases. Try to understand what can cause stains and whether it is dangerous for the flower.
improper lighting
When a violet long fall sunlight the plant receives a burn. The appearance of rounded brown spots on the leaf just can testify to burn.
Understand that this is the reason is simple: the brown spots will appear on the window side.
In addition, patches are sometimes black. Not uncommon and the formation of holes in the sheet. In this case, treat the plant is not necessary. Should be cut off the affected leaf and watch the plant for several days.
plant diseases
Violets are subject to diseases such as late blight, fusarium, powdery mildew, virus and other bronzing.
The need for a transplant
If the lower parts of the plants appear dark spots, it is necessary to replant the flower. Most likely it accumulated in the soil alkaline.
Watering with cold water
Violets should be watered with warm water only in the evening. Otherwise, the water boils on the leaves from the sun and there are burns.
Draft
If a person on a hot summer day, air conditioning and open windows - salvation, for the violet it can lead to disease. Leaf covered with small spots of different colors (white, yellow, brown).
Save the plant is easy: just remove the draft, and spotted leaves fall off on their own.
Why plants are ill? Consider a number of reasons:
· Bad ground. It may be spores for fungi and pathogenic bacteria
· Minerals disadvantage
· Increased nitrogen content
· Poor quality care
Fusarium treatment
With this disease you need to remove violet from other plants. If the disease is at an advanced stage - a plant with the soil should be thrown away, disinfect the pot. At the initial stages of violet transplanted into new soil, Trichoderma process.
treatment of late blight
If the tip is not affected by the disease, it can be cut and transplanted. The rest of the plant to throw. All violets, standing next to the patient to treat.
Treatment of Powdery Mildew
The disease is caused by fungi. For treatment violet top soil is replaced with fresh (there may be in the fungal spores), and the plant placed in a warm-lit place. Watering violet necessary to limit to an upper layer of soil dried out.
disease Prevention
1. A violet should not be exposed to the sun's rays
2. Water the plant warm water
3. New plant quarantine
4. Every 6 months to carry out preventive treatment plants
It is important to realize that much easier to care for plants than to treat it. Stick to the above advice and then the probability of encounter will be less disease.