ONE MORE PIX OF HORRIBLE FUNGUS!!

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RustyStar Redondo Beach, CA(Zone 10a) Jun 17, 2008

Here is the same fungus as my other post, this time on my PETUNIAS!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Any advice will be appreciated!! DESPERATE IN THE GARDEN.... Rusty.

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luis_pr Hurst, TX(Zone 7b) Jun 17, 2008

Pick off the infected petunia leaves or flowers and spray the remaining leaves, weekly, with a fungicide such as Ortho Funginex, benomyl (Systemic Fungicide) or bayleton (FungAway).

Remember that good ole' petunias don't like water on their flowers; as a matter of fact, after a rain, petunia flowers may close up and appear wilted. Water the soil or use a drip irrigation system. Once water has touched the flower, it'll take several days before it re-opens again (some varieties are faster than others).

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jun 17, 2008

I don't think you really need to worry that much about this, just be careful not to splash your flowers with water when you're watering them and you shouldn't have any more problems. Especially if it's just on the flowers I'm not even sure you need to spray anything, I'd just pick off the affected flowers and be more careful on your watering. If it's on the leaves too then it may be worth doing the fungicide.

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RustyStar Redondo Beach, CA(Zone 10a) Jun 17, 2008

Thanks all! I can't believe it might just be my clumsy watering! What a jerk I am!! LOL! Anyway, I need to buy one of those long-armed sprayers so I can get below the blossoms. Thank you again for all the good thoughts!

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