Re: AV question

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• Subject: Re: AV question
• From: s* <s*@sprint.ca>
• Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 12:21:22 -0400
• References: <19980513125337.28061.rocketmail@send1e.yahoomail.com>

It sure sounds like crown rot. The first thing to do is take some healthy
leaves as cuttings, just in case you lose it, at least you'll be able to
start new ones. Then remove all signs of rot wether it be on leaves, stems
or roots. Take it out of its pot and remove all rotten roots. Spray with
fungicide and water very little until the situation appears normal again.
Helga

Kristina Gray Perez wrote:

> Hello Everyone!
> and Happy Spring!
> (of course, in St. Louis it's going to hit almost 90 degrees today!)
>
> We recently moved into our first house and I've been a bit distracted
> unpacking and all.  Finally I noticed that the outer leaves on 2 of my
> once most beautiful and one variegated African Violets are turning
> brown around the edges and then falling off.  They do not dry out but
> they are not rotting quite  like in crown rot (experienced that once
> before) which seemed to progress rapidly, this happens very slowly.
> I've been very careful with the watering, no cold water, from the
> bottom, not too much (in clay pots).,etc..
>
> They are now in an east window.  In our apt. they wintered in a west
> window.  (We couldn't find a house that we could afford, etc... with a
> lot of south windows ----- I tried!!)
>
> Is this crown rot?  I've only lost one other AV to this about 2 years
> ago.  This browning is occurring in  3 of my 8 plants.
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> Kris
>
> --The Jeli's  wrote:
>
> > I live in an apartment so all I can do is indoor gardening and some
> > containers.  I grow mostly African violets but also have a variety of
> > regular houseplants...pothos, schefflera, diffenbachia, swedish ivy,
> > rosemary, some orchids (struggling to get them to bloom), lipstick
> plant,
> > goldfish plant, ficus, jade plant, etc.  Your schefflera sounds pretty
> > impressive!:-)
>
> ==
>
> Kristina Gray Perez
> Project Archivist, Concordia Historical Institute
> Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (St. Louis, MO)
> (krisgray@yahoo.com) -- (314) 505-7946
> "Haven't accomplished much but dream of more..."
> -Mansions in Heaven- by John Mellencamp
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