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powdery mildew

19 years ago

Just wondering if its possible to dry flowers from plants that have been infected with powdery mildew. The flowers look good, but the stems are a little dark and I'm wondering if it will continue to travel up into the flower when drying. Thanks for the help! Dave

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Clare
19 years ago
By now, I guess you've tried drying these powdery mildew-ed plants. How did it work? What plants were you working with?
tyshee
19 years ago
You can spray them with metalic paint. Of course they will be gold or silver or whatever but you sure can't see the black. The poppy pods in these photos had some on them.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sprayed mildewy pods.
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