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9. Small suggestion if you want the leaves for compost

Thu Sep 18, 2014, 07:27 PM

Sep 2014

Take them off and bake them for one hour at 220 degrees. The Nitrogen will still be there and you even get rid of a lot of viruses.

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It's powdery mildew. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #1

Probably composting is not a good idea. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #3

Any coffee shops around? alfie Sep 2014 #5

Powdery mildew is omnipresent. Elad Sep 2014 #6

Small suggestion if you want the leaves for compost sadoldgirl Sep 2014 #9