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Re: New member and question

Dale,
Sounds like you may have a fungal/bacterial problem, rather than an insect.
If fungal, the black spots are likely to be the fruiting body and produce
microscopic spores that spread the disease. You might try spraying with
Safer's fungicide, or with a solution of 1 TBLS baking soda to a gallon of
water. Repeat weekly. Or do a chlorox dip (make a weak solution of
household chlorox (1 tsp to a gallon H2O) and dip the whole shoot in, then
water once with fresh solution.

Good luck. Would also suggest you isolate it until the problem is solved or
the plant goes to the compost heap..

Gerry  

At 08:29 AM 11/14/97 -0600, Dale wrote:
 >
>One plant I'm having trouble with, though, is a peace lily picked up from Wal
>Mart (the rest came from a bona fide garden centre). While getting it home,
>this large plant got quite wind battered. Then, a week or two after it got
>home (north window, often shuttered) I noticed a lot of brown patches, almost
>look like insect damage but can't find any - even with a magnifying glass.
>There do appear to be a lot of tiny black specks - but definitely unmoving,
>and if insects they must be microscopic enough that I can't tell. I also
>noticed what appears to be tar deposits on some leaves.
>
>Just to be safe, I've been spraying with a commercial insecticidal soap.
>Hasn't helped. Most of the leaves have brown patches, streaks or spots (made
>up of little perforations), and I've noticed a few little brown spots
>starting on the stems.
>
>I've taken to cutting off the most damaged or disfigured leaves and plant is
>starting to look quite barren. Yikes!
>
>My questions: any ideas what the pest or disease could be and how to treat
>it? Also, when cutting away leaves, is it best to leave a lot of stem or do
>it close to the pot? Finally, will there be new shoots coming from the old
>ones, or would those stay dead and all new growth come from the root/bulb
>system? Should I just toss it and start a new plant from a root division?
>
>I apologize for the length of this post, but thanks in advance for any help
>anyone can offer to this definite beginner.
>
>Dale
>
>
>
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