Blight is the number one disease in the garden. In this article, you will find solutions to avoid it. Blight or Phytophthora infestans is a devastating disease in the garden, due to a fungus. It is prevalent especially in summers with a lot of rain and temperatures between 10 and 25°C. By contrast, a hot, dry summer hinders the spread of this disease. Treatments exist, but the risk of an outbreak can be reduced by using resistant varieties and taking certain steps: • Use healthy seeds or young plants, bought at a store, • Avoid planting close to a potato crop, as well as petunias, ornamental tobaccos, bell peppers, and eggplant which are potential hosts for Phytophthora infestans, • Ensure that no diseased potato tubercules remain in the soil, • Under shelter, ventilate crops as much as possible to avoid high...
