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Downpours spawn fungus fest

Your yard has most likely turned into a virtual playground for fungus. This spring's nonstop rain has made trees, shrubs, lawns and garden plants more susceptible to disease.

"A number of leaf diseases tend to be more common and severe when we have a cool, wet spring," said Nancy Taylor, director of the C.Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic at Ohio State University.

And there is little you can do about it.

"For many leaf diseases, the infections have already happened," Taylor said. "We just have to wait for the symptoms."

In the next few weeks, symptoms of several fungal diseases might show up on landscape and garden plants.

Anthracnose leaf blight causes discoloration and damage to the foliage of trees and shrubs. Brown spots might develop, particularly along leaf veins, but, in most cases, anthracnose won't cause any long-term harm to the tree, even without treatment. In rare cases, particularly on sycamore and dogwood trees, anthracnose might cause more serious problems if the fungus moves into the stem tissue.

Septoria is a fungal disease that causes black or brown spots to appear on the leaves and stems of vegetables and grains. In tomatoes, it can cause defoliation when warm weather arrives.

The best remedy is to pull the infected plant, Taylor said. "In my experience, even the most diligent home gardener isn't very effective at controlling it" with sprays.

Botrytis, or gray mold, is likely to strike the flower garden. Symptoms include leaf spots, flower blight and bud rot, and patches of fluffy gray-brown mold. In extreme cases, the plant will die.

The best remedy is prevention, Taylor said. When the weather is dry enough to plant flowers, "make sure the plants are well-spaced to encourage air circulation and drying of the lower foliage, to minimize the impact of disease," Taylor said.

Then there is root rot. It's a stealthy disease. Plants become infected but seem perfectly fine until the weather gets hot and dry. Then, they die.

"You may not see a plant succumbing to root rot while it's cool and moist," Taylor said. "They tend to collapse later in the growing season when the weather becomes hot and dry and the root is not functioning."

Root rot-related pathogens "love soil saturation," she said. "Where drainage is good, they may not cause problems, but where drainage is bad and the plant root is standing in water for extended periods," they flourish.

Fungal Infection Natural Home Remedies And Treatments | Black Mold ...

Fungal infections are of varied types such as athlete foot, ringworm, jock itch, and many more. These are caused by fungus tinea. Another popularly known fungal infection is yeast infection, caused by candida albicans. Fungal infections are more likely to develop in people with weak immune system. Diabetic people are also more likely to develop fungal infection and the reason behind it is the elevated level of glucose in the body. This increased level of sugar provides food for some fungus and encourage their growth.

The fungus develops a red scaling patch that itches. It may infect other exposed area of the body. Fungal infection is normally seen in the rainy season. The other symptoms of fungal infections are circular lesions, which are itchy, scaly and may occur on any exposed area of the body. In case of nail fungus, there may be rigidity, dryness and discoloration of the nails and formation of black streaks on the nail surfaces.

Ringworms are common type of fungal infection that infects the inner and upper parts of the thighs and the groins. Fungal infection may also cause baldness, itching and scaling in the scalp, and dryness and brittleness in the hair.

Home Remedies for Fungal Infections

1. Rub the juice of garlic on the region of the infection. This is a good home remedy for skin disorder of fungal origin.

2. One of the useful home remedies for fungal infection is turmeric. Pound a piece of fresh raw turmeric along with some holy basil leaves. Apply this paste locally on the affected area twice a day.

3. Prepare a paste by pounding together raw turmeric and few margosa (neem) leaves. Apply this paste on the infected region two or three times.

4. Prepare a paste of freshly ground basil leaves and apply locally on the infected area. This is a useful natural remedy in case of skin rash with fungal infection.

5. Extract the juice from fresh leaves of mint and apply locally to treat fungal infection.

6. Camphor mixed in some coconut oil when applied on the skin patch gives good relief from the infection. For best result, apply this remedy daily at least 3 times.

7. Scalp fungal infection causes a moth eaten appearance of multiple bald spots. Trim the hair properly to clean the scalp. Apply mashed garlic and onion juice to cure the patches.

8. There are many antifungal powders available in the market. Apply an antifungal powders on the infected area.

9. Proper hygiene is very important to prevent fungal growth.

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