It's probably already been asked... but!!! An organic rememdy for mildew please! Anyone?

My melons have it..

sulphur dust (Vitax). Not sure if it's organic

Improve air flow round plants and make sure they're not dry at the roots. Remove affected leaves and burn em. I got it on me roses cos I planted em too close together They like a bit of air Those electric greenhouse heaters have a blower air mover thingy to help prevent such probs but I don't spose you have power. You'll have to wave your arms about. Oh you already do A punkah wallah is an idea

Thanks Wards... and a what??? I want a what??????

they are human fan operators used in the days of the Raj when people came cheap. You have four children don't you

A slave with a big palm leaf to flap

Ooooooooooooooooooo Yes please!!!

Wonder if Tescos stocks them?

In the days of the British Empire the ruling elite had a wallah to operate their punkah and a char wallah to make the tea. Have you never seen
"It aint half hot mum"

Unfortunately..... yes....

I wanna wallah

How about time share?

more of Mr Flowerdew ...

" Mildews are fungi of broadly two types, powdery and downy. Generally speaking the powdery forms so less damage than the downy, grey-matted ones. They attack plants under stress, 'eating' from the outside. The commonest causes are plants too dry at the roots, and stagnant air.

Good growing conditions suitable to the plant, careful pruning and training to allow access of air and light will so much to alleviate mildew.

Growing any of the alliums nearby will offer some protection, but this needs time to work. Removing diseased material helps. Wood ashes, equisetum tea, seaweed and nettle sprays make plants tougher and more resistant to disease"

... any good

solar powerd fan may be esyer to ger hold of than punnka wallaha me finks

Thanks FL..

Grom... would you like to go back and edit? Before I stop laffing?

"solar powerd fan may be esyer to ger hold of than punnka wallaha me finks Wink"

Cos I know what I'd like to ge....... naaah, best not, already in trouble with Becs..

I find hanging your swimming trunks up to dry as soon as you get home and not leaving them in a bag for a week in the airing cupboard prevents mildew.

Stop... me tum hurts!! Oh crap it's raining!!! Washing out!!!!!!!!!!!!1

AAHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

yes I can allow sulphur Lotts even we have used it for a show once, or the easy way ..chop it off and start again.

Just found this ... thanks to Baggy putting up a link about ants !!

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... the answer is milk !!

hey that's interesting Flo. Thanks. Skimmed is best apparo.

That real handy cos we never sure about the sulphur and some of the hybrids suffer from mildew

woohoo ! Do you mean I have been both green and helpful (smug smiley)

yep! You deserve a Blue Peter badge and a brownie point

Err just brought this to LMKIA attention, the first paragraph says 'Not only was milk found to be effective at controlling the disease, it also acted as a foliar fertilizer, boosting the plant's immune system'.

The leaves only accept O2 and CO2 and sunlight.
Plants do not have an immune system.

she them went on to gibber about it being illegal, so back to square one, she often does this to me

Oh something illegal Err....Wot is? the milk?

Yes cos its not been tested for that use sad aint it