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Cameron
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My Bee Balms have been growing great this year and have flowered once, but now have a powdery mildew on the leaves that developed shortly after the flowers were done.

How can I get rid of this and prevent it from happening in the future?

Thanks,
Cam

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weezie13
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Hello Cameran,
Welcome to the Garden Helpers Forum!!!!
Glad to have you on board!! You'll find a great bunch of gardeners here. All able to help you with all your gardening questions.

Bee Balm needs to be airy, if's there's not good air circulation between them, they are very prone to it.
Also, have you had some rain, humidity???
That wil bring it on.
They suggest when it first starts to grow in spring to thin it out a bit, to improve the circulation early.
I'll bet there'll be someone else along the way that also grows it, that will add another trick to keep it from getting that way also.

Hope this info helps!!!
Happy Gardening!
Weezie

There's also something you can do with baking soda and water and a spray bottle.
I can't remember the ratio of it for mixing portions?? Like 1 tsp to 1 quart or something like that...

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JAKE
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Hello there - I also have a bee balm - and yes it does require good air circulation to avoid the mildew problem. Also try to avoid watering it from above - (I thought it was silly at first), but after trying it myself, I have avoided the powdery mildew problem this year completely.
Good luck to you!
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