Re: Southern blight in the north AGAIN
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Southern blight in the north AGAIN
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 20:32:33 EDT
Beth, I live in the South and do not have problem with so called Southern
blight. In all of the time I have grown hostas I have had 2 problems. Each
time the plant was not getting air circulation around the petioles. Once
mulch had washed down on a border of plants and the other was when I had
failed to remove the mulch back away from one plant. Each time I removed all
of the foliage cleaned the area and drenched with a fungicide. The plant
came back as good as new and there was no more problem.
If the humidity does not drop soon, I may not be able to make the above
statement. Heat and rain together are making my garden into a jungle. A cut
leaf Jap maple produce new growth of nearly three feet while I was in Ann
Arbor. Plants in my area are not used to water.
Mary
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