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Post by LucST on Jan 13, 2014 17:50:27 GMT -5
Can someone recommend a fungicide for clearing up some botrytis found on the crown of a few of my Sarrs.
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Post by hal on Jan 13, 2014 21:52:05 GMT -5
Oooh, nasty. I lost a few plants to botrytis a couple of years ago. All the research I did said that there's no cure but cutting away the infected area. The guy at The Pitcher Plant Project has some recommendations here
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Post by lloyd on Jan 13, 2014 22:44:26 GMT -5
I had that problem after a freezing winter and a early hot spring. Weakened plant from freezing and then hot/moist conditions with low ventilation. Lost a few plants. I agree with Hal. Cut away all the soft/discoloured tissue, maybe even removing a border zone of apparently healthy tissue. The plant looks healthy and should recover from the surgery.
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Post by LucST on Jan 14, 2014 12:49:33 GMT -5
That isn't what I wanted to hear Hal and Loyd... but thanks. Looks like I have a lot of digging to do soon since the plant is in my bathtub. The plant in question if an OSM "Red" and probably one of the cooler ones I have. Fuck. The good news is if I am doing some digging I can fix the drainage, which is partially to blame. The other good news is it looks like there are three good growth points that can be divided into two plants. (Third one is hidden under the phyllodia)
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Post by lloyd on Jan 14, 2014 19:03:39 GMT -5
I'm not sure about the drainage. I don't think sarr's really need that much drainage although I do try to vary the water level and have an air-space layer at the bottom (clay balls). Don't delay. The longer you wait, the more you will have to excise.
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Post by LucST on Jan 14, 2014 19:15:39 GMT -5
I'm not sure about the drainage. I don't think sarr's really need that much drainage although I do try to vary the water level and have an air-space layer at the bottom (clay balls). Don't delay. The longer you wait, the more you will have to excise. I know I am going to pull the Sarr out tomorrow, weather should be nice. I don't have to redo the whole tub do it?
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Post by hal on Jan 14, 2014 19:39:27 GMT -5
My sarrs are in undrained plastic pots. Once or twice a summer I tip them on their sides to drain then refill with rainwater.
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Post by LucST on Jan 14, 2014 19:56:11 GMT -5
I used to keep them in undrained ceramic plots too, it worked out really well I could dump them after a heavy rain or what not. But the bath tub I am physically unable tip over to drain. I do have a perpetrated pipe in to monitor the water level and can pump water out of it if needs be. I put that in after a heavy rain fall.
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Post by lloyd on Jan 14, 2014 20:10:29 GMT -5
When I had my spring melt-down, I just threw out the infected plants (they were totally mushed). I don't think you need to throw out the medium. Maybe just the medium around the infected plant.
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Post by LucST on Jan 15, 2014 23:20:09 GMT -5
Here is the damage:
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Post by hal on Jan 16, 2014 22:28:31 GMT -5
Nasty, but the roots look good. You have green grass? Bastard!
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Post by stevebooth on Jan 17, 2014 8:34:50 GMT -5
As far as I'm aware there is no 'cure' for Botrytis, although ventilation helps prevent it a great deal, and spraying with fungicide may protect uninfected plants from infection. If you want to have a go at saving the plant by cutting away the brown and dead tissue, keep it well away from any growing plants, use new medium and burn the infected plant material. Ventilation is the best and cheapest prevention, is the bath outside? I sympathise with you, its a real pain once you get it, good luck
Chers Steve
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Post by LucST on Jan 17, 2014 13:23:40 GMT -5
Yes the bath is outside and it is now getting open to the air and will stay like that unless it going to poor. I dug out the soil around the infected plants and tossed it in the city's compost. The infected plants will stay in pots with individual trays.
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Post by Maiden on Jan 18, 2014 15:48:45 GMT -5
Very sorry for your plants.
Botrytis is the worst nightmare for all growers. From what i learn, when a plant is infected, and the botrytis enter the vascular system of the plant, its over.
Exept maybe for a very large plant, you can try to cut and save a little division. Or a leaf cutting.
Botrytis occur with cold and wet growing condition, with a lack of ventilation and lack of light.
Each year, 1/3 of the world agricultural food production is lost because of this desease.
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Post by LucST on Jun 10, 2014 18:26:42 GMT -5
It's alive! It's alive! It's a little retarded compared to the rest of my Sarrs but it looks like it will be making a recovery.
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