How Do You Identify Downy Mildew On Vegetables?
Your cabbage has yellow spots on it and you know something’s wrong, but you just don’t know what. Downy mildew, a mold which grows on cabbage and other fruits and vegetables, destroys crops so it’s best to do some research and find out what the symptoms are. Here are the steps to identify if you have a downy mildew problem affecting your plants. Know what types of plants downy mildew prefers, because the mildew affects certain plants more than others. Crops such as cabbage, grapes, lettuce, cucumbers and onions suffer from downy mildew more often than other plants. Learn the time of year to look for downy mildew. In general, downy mildew attacks in the fall and spring more than the other two seasons. If the weather has been unusually wet and cold, downy mildew can attack in the summer as well. Look for light green spots that develop into yellow spots that appear on the upper leaf surfaces. The plant’s foliage suffers damage on the top of the leaves in which the downy mildew mold grows.
