"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 ...

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 ...

Question for Dan Gill: We have a few citrus trees, and all but one are turning yellow and partially dying. Two are navel with a calamondin in the center. One navel orange and a key lime seem to be ...

I have oak trees on my property and if I’m checking my trees for root rot by looking for spongy, shredding wood, I’d be wrong. Many types of root rot form no structures and are invisible to the human ...

Symptoms of black root rot are often mistaken for nutrient deficiencies. Older leaves may develop symptoms that look like iron chlorosis, while young leaves become stunted. Infected plants grow more ...

To keep your houseplant roots healthy, water them properly according to their needs, and avoid overwatering. Let the top ...

Take-all root rot is a warm-season turf disease affecting zoysia, Bermuda, and St. Augustine grasses. Symptoms include yellowing, thinning turf, and black, rotten roots. Proper irrigation, ...

The best time to repot an orchid is after it has finished blooming and when you see new root and leaf growth. Spring and ...

DEAR JESSICA: I have a rhododendron that has been thriving for the last five years. Suddenly this fall, some of the leaves began curling up. My husband pruned off the affected branches, but now more ...