Too much shade: A lesson on mildew (plus a new project)
When I planted the Bee's Bliss Sage a month ago, I thought I had finally found something to thrive in a particularly shady section.
But earlier this week on my morning garden patrol, I noticed there were white spots all over the leaves.
This, I learned, is powdery mildew. It can happen when the plant does not get enough sun or airflow, or has water on its leaves. All three of these factors were working against the Bee's Bliss Sage.
The advice I read said to remove the mildewy leaves and to spray the plant with a solution of water and baking soda.
That, I did.
But the mildew was a sign that this was not the best spot for the sage. I had to transplant it.
That brings us to the new project.
A few days before, the person my dad has do some maintenance work, cut a section of plants down to the ground.
The neighbor asked him to trim the plants going over to her side and he cut everything.
I'm seeing it as an opportunity to try landscape design to fill the space and make it nice. This section doesn't get full sun but it does get an ample amount, and more airflow.
And that brings us back to the Bee's Bliss Sage.
I pulled out the remnants of plants in this section and transplanted the sage here.
Date transplanted: April 7
I hope it will be happy and healthy here. I will post about its hopeful recovery, as well as what I do with this new landscaping project, so stay tuned.