t’s that time of year when vegetable diseases tend to be more prevalent. There are many reasons for this. Sometimes the plants are running out of steam and become more susceptible to disease. The warmer, humid conditions in summer benefit certain diseases and the plants may be stressed if dry at the roots. There are very few chemical controls for diseases available to gardeners even if we wanted to use them. In this issue we also have a feature by Huw Richards who recommends applying LAB to help prevent some plant diseases. Turn to page 49 to find out more about LAB and some of
