Brown Buds On Chyrsanthemums

"My chrysanthemums are quite profuse this year but when the buds start to open they turn brown. In your FAQS you said it may be fungal disease. How do I treat this? and will it spread to my other chrysanthemums? " - Read the answer

ARTICLES TO READ

The October Not-A-Raffle-Raffle! This is it - the final raffle of the year. Get our your acorns and enter to win one of these great prizes. National Pollinator Garden Network Closing in on Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Goal National, regional, conservation, and gardening groups fight the decline of pollinator species by calling on all Americans to do their part Harvesting root crops Growing Turnips Soil Common Sense Share the Harvest Preventing Garden Diseases Growing Miniature Roses Not so long ago, miniature roses were almost strictly the province of hobbyists, usually ones already bitten by the rose-growing bug. But now, thanks to the influence of European gardeners and nurseries, an entirely new category of miniature rose is available here. In fact, these florist or European-style minis are the type you're most likely to encounter at supermarkets, chain stores, and discount stores. While the two types look pretty much the same to casual observers, it's useful to understand how these florist minis compare to the familiar miniature garden roses.

AWESOME NEW PHOTOS FROM THIS WEEK

Chrysanthemum 'Salmon Allouise', by kniphofia: Peony (Paeonia daurica subsp. coriifolia), by RuuddeBlock: Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna), by HamiltonSquare: Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Baltimore'), by ARUBA1334: Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Beautiful People'), by ARUBA1334: Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum arachnoideum x montanum 'Hausmanii'), by dirtdorphins: Ornamental Onion (Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'), by treehugger: Landscape view by HemNorth: Landscape view by 4susiesjoy: Landscape view by sulurph: Landscape view by Fleur569:

NOTABLE DISCUSSIONS FROM OUR FORUMS

Subject	Area	Replies
Trivia, etc. Contest	DnD's ALL SEEDS SWAP (Int'l) #4	36
Another game	3rd Annual Not From the Seed Rack Seed Swap	34
Hanover Fall 2017 report	Irises forum	32
.... just can't get good help nowadays	Irises forum	30
San Pedro emergency =[ - root rot??	Ask a Question forum	20
top 10 roses specifically Double Delight	Roses forum	19
Banner for October 11, 2017 by joannakat	Site Banners forum	17
Thoughts and prayers	Irises forum	17
Little envious of this garden	Irises forum	16

THE NUMBERS FROM LAST WEEK:

602 members joined. 4,200 posts written in our forums. 1,202 photos posted to the plant database. 640 plants added to personal inventory lists.