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Originally Posted by MissS
I'm sorry to hear that you have been hit too. Yes it is a nationwide problem. I believe that it started in Florida in some greenhouses there and spread when the plants were shipped around the country.
I had the mildew 3 years ago. You are not supposed to replant impatiens in the same yard for 3 years. I will be trying them again next year. While I am waiting to re-grow this beloved plant I have had fibrous begonias in their place and have been using MycoGro and other such products in the areas where the impatiens once grew in order to try to suppress the pathogen. Part of the problem is is that the spores spread on the wind and will land in all of your other beds. I saw white drifts coming off my plants when I watered them. Once you are ready to try planting them again be sure not to purchase them from big box stores. Only buy them from local growers that start their own plants and are reputable.
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Thanks Patti, good luck reintroducing them. We have a local greenhouse that does all their own starts so I highly doubt it was from them. Most likely someone down the street had some infected plants and as you said it came in on the wind. We will enjoy trying some new things over the years and will eventually try them again.