How To Get Rid Of Black Spot
Your plants suffer from black spot plant disease and you want to get quick and easy relief for your plants?
Great! This article is exactly for you since I will show you many simple ways to control black spot in an effective manner.
Black Spot Overview
|Short description||Black spot is a quite common plant disease and is caused by a fungus.|
|Scientific name||Diplocarpon rosae.|
|Lifespan||Up to five years if not treated properly.|
|What plants are vulnerable?||Roses and other flowers are quite vulnerable to black spot.|
|Symptoms||You will see characteristic circular black spots on the leaves of your plants.|
|Potential damage||If not treated properly, black spot can slow down the growth of your plants and may also affect your yields.|
|Control options||Chemical, biological and cultural.|
How to prevent & control Black Spot Plant Disease
1. Remove contaminated plant material
First of all, you should get rid of plant material that is contaminated with black spot plant disease.
Not only will this give your plants some relief, but you can also prevent black spot disease from spreading in your garden to other plants by pruning infected plants and by disposing of the plant material in the trash can.
2. Make sure to grow your plants at an optimal site
Another simple but yet effective way to control black spot is to provide an optimal location for your plants.
The better the site, the better and stronger your plants will grow and the more resistant they will become to black spot and many other plant diseases.
Hence, make sure to find the perfect spot in your garden or on your balcony according to the individual needs and preferences of your plants.
3. Adjust your watering behavior to get rid of black spot
Many plant diseases, including black spot fungus, develop when people don’t water their plants properly.
In fact, most people with little to no experience in gardening water their plants way too often.
In turn, waterlogging may become an issue and the soil will be too moist in general.
Consequently, the roots of your plants may start to rot or may just no longer be able to distribute nutrients to your plants properly.
In turn, your plants will become more vulnerable to pests and plant diseases like black spot.
Hence, make sure to water your plants less often in case you see black spot on the leaves of your plants.
4. Sufficient air circulation is crucial for keeping your plants healthy
Air circulation is crucial when it comes to keeping away fungus-related diseases.
In fact, fungus diseases can only develop and sustain themselves if conditions are moist or humid enough and the air is not circulating well.
Consequently, to get rid of black spot, you often just need to open your windows more often or use a fan to distribute the fresh air in your rooms properly.
5. Provide optimal soil conditions to your plants
Another reason why plants often suffer from black spot is that people don’t provide decent soil conditions to their plants.
Thus, if you see black spot on your leaves, make sure to adjust the acidity level of the soil.
You can easily do so by just adding natural substances from the garden center to the soil.
6. Vinegar is a great natural way to control black spot
Vinegar is a great natural measure to get rid of black spot since fungus doesn’t like vinegar at all.
Consequently, just spray a solution of vinegar and water onto the leaves of your plants and you should see results within a few weeks.
7. Potassium bicarbonate can remove the fungus causing black spot
You could also just get some potassium bicarbonate and treat your plants with this substance.
In fact, potassium is well-known to help against black spot and many other fungus-related plant diseases and you should definitely give it a try.
8. Neem oil may help to deter black spot
Neem oil is an all-round talent when it comes to removing pests and diseases from your plants.
It is also fully natural and in my opinion, every ambitious gardener should have a bottle of neem oil at home to be ready in case of a pest or plant disease emergency.
9. Use stinging nettle liquid to get rid of black spot plant disease
If you don’t want to spend any money, you could also just collect some stinging nettles, place them in a bucket full of cold water and wait for a few days.
After this period of time is over, you need to remove the plant material and you will have a fully natural pesticide that helps to deter pests and to control plant diseases while you can also use it as natural fertilizer at the same time.
10. Horticultural soap may help to deter black spot as well
While horticultural soap is not fully organic, it is not as harmful to our environment as many other chemical substances and it is also quite effective when it comes to treating black spot.
You can get horticultural soap from the garden center or just order it online.
11. Chemical substances to control black spot fungus
If nothing else helps, you could also try to use chemical substances to get rid of black spot.
However, those chemical substances are often quite harmful to our environment and can also hurt your plants.
Hence, you should try everything else first before relying on those substances since you might just do more harm than good.
What’s left to say?
Now that you found all the information to get rid of black spot, you may also want to check out my companion plant charts and my grower’s guides to learn even more about gardening in general to make your future growing projects a real success.
About the Author
My name is Andreas and I’m really passionate about our environment and also about growing plants. In fact, I have grown several different plants over many years. I love to see my plants grow and also always try new things to improve my overall conditions at home.
In my blog posts, I want to share my experiences with you so that you can become successful in growing various different plants and improving your home as well, even though you might still be a beginner right now.