Peter Dowdall: How to treat and cure your plants' ailments

Just what the doctor ordered: Maintain your plants' healthy immune systems and treat infection with appropriate 'medicine'

One of the most effective tools in the garden is crop rotation. Picture: iStock

It's no secret to anyone to learn that we have had the wettest July in history and who knows what the rest of August will bring. 

Whilst I, for one, am slow to complain about the Irish weather when we see what is happening in other parts of the world, one thing that I do not thank the rain and humidity for is the increase in fungal problems in our gardens.