Re: African violet - leaf fungus

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• Subject: Re: African violet - leaf fungus
• From: J* <j*@earthlink.net>
• Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 08:42:36 -0600
• References: <3.0.32.19980315063103.006a8400@pop01.ny.us.ibm.net>

Garry,

Your problem sounds like powdery mildew.  Its a very common problem with
african violets.  I have never heard of spraying with a baking soda
mixture.  I am not sure that the salt in baking soda would be good for
the plants.   It might be worth a try on one that you don't mind using
as an experiment.  

Increasing air circulation around your plants will be helpful in
preventing mildew.  It tends to grow in conditions of little air
movement and high humidity.

One way I am aware of to get rid of the stuff is to remove all affected
blooms, and spray with lysol.  You want to spray above the plants atlest
a foot and let the spray fall down onto them.  Spraying with lysol will
damage the blooms that are open.   A chemical called Phyton 27 is
supposed to be good at killing powdery mildew without harming the
flowers.

Most of this information is out of the African Violet Magazine.  

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.

Julie
grower of 200+ african violets
Gerry O'Neill wrote:
> 
> Having some problems with fungal growth (sort of a sparse, grey mold) on my
> African Violets. Shows up mostly on leaves, petioles, occasionally on
> underside of large flower petals.
> 
> When this occurs on other [plants (angel wing begonias for example) I spray
> with a mixture of 1 TBLS baking soda/gal water and it works well.  Question
> is, if I'm careful to use warm water, can I use this same spray on the
> violets? Or is there something else you all would recommend?
> 
> Thanks,
> Gerry

• References:
  • African violet - leaf fungus
    • From: "Gerry O'Neill" <eoneill@ibm.net>

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