RE: new flower scapes are there!
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- Subject: RE: new flower scapes are there!
- From: D* N*
- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 17:00:24 -0400
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I think Alex gets away with no fungicide because his soil is low in organic
matter and he uses no fertilizer. Jim Hawes uses fungicide with his bud
cuttings. I suggest always using fungicide. I use captan, or rootone, and
rootone contains a fungicide. Your potting mix is real high in organic
material and with all of the cut surface exposed on a bud cutting I bet the
bud cutting would be prone to rot. I have seen Jim use Pro-Mix in the
greenhouse over winter with fungicide with good results.
I have seen Alex tear into a one of a kind hosta without mercy and cut it
down to little bits. It takes good nerves. Mine aren't that good. I have a
lot higher organic content in my soil and I'm afraid come spring either rot
or voles would claim my prize possession.
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hosta-open@mallorn.com
[o*@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Chick
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 4:00 PM
To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: new flower scapes are there!
That makes sense. I have also had significant losses when I start cutting
into
things this late, but it could be because everything here is in pots, which
is a
little riskier. Do you have no problems with rot on things that were
divided
this late in the season? Fungicide? I can't count the things I've lost by
trying to get greedy late in the year. I wouldn't mind trying it again but
I'm
afraid to do it on anything valuable, and if it's not valuable, why bother?
Chick
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