{"id":33475,"date":"2024-03-19T13:36:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T12:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6ce428d0-e97a-4730-a809-800f84457534"},"modified":"2024-03-19T14:34:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T13:34:49","slug":"the-worst-diseases-taking-over-gardens-this-year-and-how-to-avoid-them","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/the-worst-diseases-taking-over-gardens-this-year-and-how-to-avoid-them\/","title":{"rendered":"The worst diseases taking over gardens this year and how to avoid them"},"content":{"rendered":"

The RHS’s annual list of the worst diseases to affect gardens has been released, with four brand new issues added to the top ten list <\/p>

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Published: Tuesday, 19 March 2024 at 12:36 PM<\/p>

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A new list of the worst issues to affect gardens <\/a>in the UK has been released, with several new entrants to the top ten. <\/p>

The Royal Horticultural Society has published its annual top ten list of the worst diseases encountered by gardeners in 2023, created from the enquiries sent into the RHS advisory service. <\/p>

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Fruit trees continue to be a significant source of disease concern for gardeners. In 2023, apples, pears and prunus collectively resulted in over 1,000 enquiries to the service, which is a 50 per cent increase. Wet weather was also the reason for several of the diseases on the list.<\/p>
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Topping the list this year was Honey Fungus<\/a>, which has been at the same position for 28 years<\/a>. The fungus uses over 140 garden plants as hosts and the symptoms can include death and failure to flower.<\/p>
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Four new diseases have appeared on the list for 2023: blossom wilt of fruit trees, pocket plum, tulip fire and slime flux.<\/p>
Tulip fire<\/a> has been a continuous issue throughout 2023, with Gardens Illustrated<\/em> identifying that spring 2023 was a particularly bad year. Some high profile gardens avoided planting tulips in autumn. Sissinghurst Castle Garden<\/a> was hit particularly badly, and as a result avoided any tulip displays for 2024. Head gardener Troy Scott Smith and his team will not be planting tulips for several years<\/a>. It’s the first time in ten years that Tulip Fire has been on the top ten list. <\/p>
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Tulips Impacted by Tulip Fire in Holland \u00a9 Roger Anis\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
A wet spring <\/a>was likely also the reason for pocket plum, which causes elongated, hollow fruits with no stone on plums and damsons. Slime flux colonises trees via their roots, and affects a wide range of trees and shrubs. <\/p>
To minimise plant disease, the RHS is recommending using lots of mulch<\/a>, to improve drainage<\/a>, and to make sure you’re pruning<\/a> out any diseased and damaged growth before it can spread when temperatures are warmer. <\/p>
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Honey Fungus has topped the list for 28 years. \u00a9 Craig Joiner\/Loop Images\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Liz Beal, RHS plant pathologist, said: \u201cUnusually wet weather in 2023 had a significant effect on plant health across the UK, with the prevalence of tulip fire and pocket plum demonstrating the impact of prolonged damp conditions. <\/p>
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Pocket plum Taphrina pruni is number 8 on the list. \u00a9 Tomasz Klejdysz\/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Gardeners can help combat many of the most common diseases in our ranking by practising good hygiene, keeping tools<\/a> clean and removing \u2013 and safely disposing of – diseased plant material from their gardens.\u201d<\/p>
The top ten garden diseases for 2023<\/h2>
Honey fungus<\/li>
Apple and pear scab<\/li>
Rose black spot<\/li>
Pear rust= Blossom wilt of fruit trees= Bacterial leaf spot and canker of Prunus<\/li>
Phytophthora root rots<\/li>
Pocket plum \u2013 Taphrina pruni<\/li>
Tulip fire<\/li>
Slime flux<\/li><\/ul>
Here’s more on how to avoid tulip fire<\/a><\/p>
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The top ten garden diseases for 2023<\/h2>Honey fungus<\/li>Apple and pear scab<\/li>Rose black spot<\/li>Pear rust= Blossom wilt of fruit trees= Bacterial leaf spot and canker of Prunus<\/li>Phytophthora root rots<\/li>Pocket plum \u2013 Taphrina pruni<\/li>Tulip fire<\/li>