Root rot: These two little words can strike fear in the heart of any plant parent. But what exactly is this mysterious horticultural affliction — and does it mean saying goodbye to your snake plant or ...

If your houseplant looks worse for wear but you can't identify the cause, it may be suffering from root rot. This common plant ailment can develop unseen beneath the soil’s surface, weakening your ...

Root rot is a common disease that can impact indoor and outdoor plants. The most common cause of root rot in houseplants is overwatering. Diseased roots will look darkened and mushy, and leaves and ...

"Root rot" might be the two most dreadful words in the gardening language. Healthy shrubs and flowers afflicted with root rot suddenly start to decline, and the next thing you know, they've collapsed ...

The plant parasite species Pythium lurks in virtually every agricultural field and commonly causes damping-off, which weakens or kills seeds or seedlings, and root and stem rot, which can kill plants.

Brown stem rot is a common soybean disease in the north central U.S. that can cut yields up to 15%. 1 It’s one of a trifecta of associated conditions you should monitor carefully — the others being ...

Certain plants, like azaleas and rhododendrons, like moisture but they don’t like long periods of standing water. There is a delicate balance between adequately hydrating plants and drowning their ...

Honey fungus is causing root rot in trees and orchards in South Carolina, posing a threat to one of the nation’s largest peach industries. The Armillaria root rot, also know as oak root rot, is ...