Garden & Orchard Diseases

Garden & Orchard Diseases

Garden & Orchard DiseasesA brief Internet search or a scan through your favorite gardening reference will tell you that plant diseases abound. Any time plants are stressed by suboptimal conditions, they may be unable to fight off the many pathogens that surround them, such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi.

Our guide to garden and orchard diseases contains information on the causes and symptoms of some of these problems. It also offers tips on treating and preventing diseases. Natural solutions are provided whenever possible.

 

Bacterial Diseases

Bacterial Leaf SpotBacterial Leaf Spot

 

Bacterial WiltBacterial Wilt

 

Fire BlightFire Blight

 

Pierce’s DiseasePierce's Disease

 

 

Fungal Diseases

AnthracnoseAnthracnose

 

Black RotBlack Rot

 

Brown RotBrown Rot

 

Cedar-Apple RustCedar-Apple Rust

 

Damping-OffDamping-Off

 

Downy MildewDowny Mildew

 

Fusarium WiltFusarium Wilt

 

Peach Leaf CurlPeach Leaf Curl

 

Phytophthora BlightPhytophthora Blight

 

Powdery MildewPowdery Mildew

 

Verticillium WiltVerticillium Wilt

 

 

Viral Diseases

Cucumber Mosaic VirusCucumber Mosaic Virus

 

Tobacco Mosaic VirusTobacco Mosaic Virus

 

 

Deficiency Diseases

Blossom End RotBlossom End Rot

 

 

Toxicity Diseases

Walnut ToxicityWalnut Toxicity

 

 

Structural Problems

Growth CracksGrowth Cracks