Garden Pests and Diseases: Sooty Mold?, 3 by FLSUNSHYN

FLSUNSHYN wrote:
There seems to be no end to the problems for a wanna be gardener. This black stuff is on EVERY plant under my big ol' maple tree, which has lots of it on lower leaves. I am fearful of it killing many plants. I have such a large amount of shrubs, Japanese maples, roses, azaleas, hawthorn, and many more covered with this stuff. I understand what it is, but at this point, a point where most leaves are black, what can I do?