Re: Treating shipped Hosta
- Subject: Re: Treating shipped Hosta
- From: c*@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 19:04:14 -0400
Barbara,
You wrote: {Roots were dry, leaves were limp, but there were also some
soft mushy spots near the base of the plants. What do you do in a case
like this? I removed all the slimy leaves and petioles} I would have
done the same thing up to here - and then dipped the plant into a 10%
bleach solution with the hope of killing the crown rot - ala Bruce
Banyai's suggestions. After that I would have soaked it in water with a
"touch" of bleach to rehydrate as mentioned in earlier posts. Then,
before planting, I would spray well with Benomyl, a fungicide. Then
pray.
As an amateur in the Hosta world, that is what I would have done.
Perhaps the seasoned experts have better suggestions.
Hope that helps,
Charles
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