the Pansy are not only very popular because of their flowers. They decorate our gardens and balconies in the dull autumn days and in early spring with their cheerful, bright colors. The small plants are also easy-care, hardyand not prone to disease. They owe their robustness to their origins as meadow and arable plants.
also read
- The planting time for the pansies
- Pansies - the first heralds of spring on the balcony
- Suitable location for pansies
Recognize diseases and pests
The pansies can in rare cases be attacked by the following diseases and pests:
- Gray mold (gray coating on the leaves),
- Real and wrong mildew (flour-like coating on the upper or lower leaf -bottom),
- Root rot (rot on roots, leaf discoloration, plants take care of or die),
- Leaf spot disease (dried-up spots and discoloration of the leaves),
- Aphids (stunted leaves),
- Spider mites (bright, dried up leaves speckled with white dots),
- Groundworms (sudden disappearance of entire plants by nocturnal caterpillars).
To remedy the situation
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plants respectively. If parts of plants are affected, various home remedies are available to hobby gardeners as "first aid". Spraying the plants with garlic or onion brew can sometimes be a quick remedy for powdery mildew. The aphids can be driven away with the strong scent of lavender or with the taste of coffee. In the rarest case - when the whole plantation is affected - one will have to consider whether the rescue measures such as z. B. Treatment with sprays is worthwhile or only immediate removal and destruction can help.Grow resilient pansies yourself
the self-drawn Outdoor pansies are more robust than the pot grown in the greenhouses. Especially the pansies sown in autumn are not only characterized by higher ones Flowering time and abundance, but also through their vigorous growth, Frost resistance and insensitivity to disease. The pansies can be sown yourself with little effort. To have pansies blooming in early spring is the sowing in August / September outdoors or in the winter months in a cool room.
Tips & Tricks
Usually only the neglected plants are attacked by diseases and pests.
