Watch closely Squash & Melons · Disease

Powdery mildew

Affects: Cucumber Zucchini Pumpkin Butternut Squash Cantaloupe Winter Squash

Symptoms

White powdery patches on leaves that spread until foliage yellows and dies back early.

Late summer with warm days and cool, humid nights.

Aug Sep

Spray a potassium-bicarbonate or neem fungicide on first sign; remove the worst leaves.

Space for airflow, water in the morning at the base, and choose resistant varieties.

The same products HomesteadSync recommends in the app for this problem.

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