How to Use powdery mildew in a Sentence

powdery mildew

noun

• Towards the end of the season, the plants often get powdery mildew.
  — Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2024
• The UMass group sprayed rows of acorn squash with a pesticide meant to stop powdery mildew, and assessed the results.
  — Byian Mount, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2022
• Water at the bases to keep foliage dry and avoid problems like powdery mildew.
  — Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2020
• The Baco Noir vines, for example, are in an area where powdery mildew is a threat.
  — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 May 2021
• The reason: These little champs feed on powdery mildew.
  — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2020
• Another is powdery mildew, which is a white film on the foliage.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 May 2023
• The spores of such fungal diseases as black spot, rust and powdery mildew may be lurking on dead leaves or atop old mulch.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 12 Jan. 2018
• If the tree is dropping yellowing leaves, check for a powdery white residue, which is a sign of powdery mildew.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 May 2024
• Keep leaves of cucumber, melon, and squash dry to stave off powdery mildew.
  — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 11 May 2022
• For example, those with scale, powdery mildew or even white flies.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2021
• This is where the powdery mildew comes in as a second but related problem.
  — oregonlive, 25 July 2021
• Answer: What sort of looks like snow is called powdery mildew, a fungal disease.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
• Control powdery mildew and leaf spots with a fungicide as needed.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 May 2018
• But nearly all of it was wiped out from powdery mildew and phylloxera in the 19th century.
  — Ann Abel, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
• The variety is supposed to be resistant to powdery mildew, so what could this be?
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 June 2018
• Please don’t blame me when I get covered in powdery mildew and catch other fungal diseases.
  — Rita Perwich, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 July 2018
• Use these tips to keep powdery mildew from ruining your squash harvest.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2022
• Last year all 14 of my tomato plants and my squash plants got a form of powdery mildew on them that stunted the plants growth and drastically reduced the crop.
  — oregonlive, 3 Apr. 2021
• If powdery mildew is present, water-wand rose bushes early in the day, so leaves have time to dry before nightfall.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023
• Some lilac cultivars have been bred to resist powdery mildew.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2021
• Between the powdery mildew, vine borers, and quite frankly the deer that now roam our neighborhood on a nightly basis, the little plant didn’t stand a chance.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Oct. 2021
• Warm weather brings on powdery mildew, which covers a plant with a downy, white fungal coating that sucks nutrients out of the leaves.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2017
• Outbreaks of powdery mildew vary from year to year and the severity varies depending on weather.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2021
• Keep water off the foliage to prevent powdery mildew and possible crown rot.
  — Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com, 4 Dec. 2020
• Two ways to avoid powdery mildew on tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, pumpkin and melon leaves: - First thing in the morning, give leaves a quick rinse to wash away mildew spores.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
• Above ground, fungal diseases such as rose rust, powdery mildew, and anthracnose in sycamores thrive in moisture on the leaves and stems of trees, shrubs and perennials.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
• If so, that boost of humidity is just enough moisture to aid in the germination of powdery mildew spores that then infect the leaves.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
• Leaves with a powdery white coating have been infected with powdery mildew.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
• My favorite is ‘David’, a white, powdery mildew resistant variety that grows to about 4 feet with loads of slightly fragrant blooms.
  — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2024
• Another top garden candidate in her book is ‘Glamour Girl’, also with hot coral blooms as well as good resistance to powdery mildew.
  — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024