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today for the elder to a really quick
tutorial on how to get rid of powdery
white mildew now I've seen lots of
gardeners and youtubers do this they
tend to do quite a lot of things that
you don't really need to do ie cutting
off the leaves stripping it all back and
using really expensive fungicides in
this video I'm going to show you how to
make one for virtually free and it will
disappear before your eyes so I'm just
going to give you a quick close-up
explain what it is and then show you how
to make the spray on so identifying
powdery white male shoes it basically
starts in small little white spots all
across the leaf it's left untreated this
will spread over the entire leaf and
eventually over the entire plant this is
just the first line of mildew attacking
it science but in really bad cases it
can look like the whole plant has been
dealt in talcum powder now mildew is
usually caused by cooler evenings and
high humidity during the day loads of
water droplets build up over the leaves
and cause of fungus so first up you're
going to need three teaspoons of baking
soda this isn't the same as baking
powder at all the alternatives of bicarb
or bicarbonate of soda next up you don't
really need to add this ingredient but I
did see some spider mite on the leaf so
I may as well make an insecticide while
I'm here if you'd like to see my full
health to make an insecticide video just
click the link here I'm just going to
add two teaspoons of eco-friendly
washing-up liquid to help with this
problem baking soda is the main
ingredient for this mix as it helps to
break down the mildew but you're also
going to need something to help it stick
to the legs so the last ingredient is
one teaspoon of vegetable oil then just
give it a really good stir making sure
that all the powder is dissolved in the
water now this is a really strong mix of
this spray you can double the water or
half the ingredients right now I'm using
just under 500 milliliters of water
because that's the size of Bowl
lifestyle
I've decided to make an extra strong mix
in this video just to give you instant
results as soon as I spray on now you
can use any old detergent spray bottle
as long as you clean it properly but I
like to use these you can usually pick
yourself up a packet of two or any pound
or dollar stores just unscrew the cap
and pour the mixture in gently and I've
added the washing-up liquid this will
cause it to bubble so if you pour it too
quickly it will froth over so do it
slowly then just screw the cap on really
tight and give it a really good shake
when applying this spray always make
sure the Sun is set and it's a call to
part of the day the sun's energy could
reflect in the oil and burn the leaf
there you go all finished now every time
you do use this make sure you give it a
good shake beforehand just to mix up the
ingredients and just spray on the leaf
gently now as I always suggest we're
making something homemade always try to
sell on one plant first just in case
you've made it sistrum as some varieties
might need a weaker solution as this is
a cause yet plant I would spray it
really lightly and it's got small hairs
underneath the legs as you can see this
leaf is slightly damaged but this isn't
down to the mildew
this is user over fertilizing now this
may take two or three applications to
get rid of it fully if it's really
spread across your gardens but I'd
always suggest cutting off the legs as a
last resort because it can open the
flight after more diseases this is a
fungus so it could spread across other
plants so make sure you spray onto the
leaves if needed as well well that's my
quick and easy way of getting rid of
powdery white mildew good luck doing
this at home and I'll see you again next
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