One of the questions most commonly asked by amateur fruit growers is "Why do my plums and peaches rot and dry up just as they are getting ripe?" The brown rot disease that is responsible for this rot ...

White-rot fungi release aggressive enzymes that bust apart lignin to get at the other bits, leaving behind white, stringy wood that’s mostly cellulose. Brown-rot fungi leave the lignin largely ...

Firm white roots turn mushy and brown and often emit a stinky odor ... do your best to prevent contaminating healthy plants with root rot fungi. Don't reuse water that ends up in the saucer ...