Hi, i'm growing purslane in a pot in The Amazon jungle. And theres some kind of white powder that appears in The leaves. Any idea whats this and how to solve this?
I have grown purslane before in other places and everything was ok. Any ideA?
Those white dots don't seem to be on the surface, but from hollowed mesophyll tissues. If you look closely, are there leaf miners inside the white spots?
They are not eating The leaves. I cut The leaves in order to avoid The spreading of this white powder.
AI says it's powdery mildew . And theres are diferente substances to cure The plant.
But i don't want to spray substantances. I want that My system can fix this by itself.
Is theres any strategy from permacultura point of view to avoid or fix this?
To me, those bumps look too consistent to be powdery mildew. It seems too well defined to me as I'm use to a more even coating that builds up over time (Not starting as bubbles).
I'm thinking it is some form of insect egg. I would work on doing what you could to attract beneficial insects to the area to balance out this potential insect problem.
Is this the only example or is it throughout your purslane?
My guess is not enough sunlight? Purslane requires a lot of sun in my climate at least. It looks like the mites or insects that my prickly pear cactus gets when they are brought in each winter—a low air circulation, low humidity, low sunlight, moderate temperature environment.
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