Summer in the Garden
This has been a very hot summer. The high temperatures and hot winds have killed or burnt plants in a lot of gardens, and high humidity has caused fungal diseases to occur on plants in many areas. Don’s advice is not to do much gardening at the moment. Keep up the watering during dry spells, but don’t do any planting until the cooler autumn weather arrives.
Mango fruit fall
This year some mango trees have been infected with Anthracnose, a fungal disease which causes the fruit to fall off. To control this disease spray with a fungicide such as Mancozeb or Mancozeb Plus while the tree is in blossom until harvest, as per the instructions on the container.
Further information
Mancozeb and Mancozeb Plus are available at nurseries and hardware stores. Chemspray Mancozeb is $9.95 (100g pack); Yates Mancozeb Plus costs from around $11.50 (150g pack).