Re: CULT: Leaf Rot not Spot
fleurdelis wrote:
>
> It has been unusually hot here for the last two weeks and I have just
> notice a kind of rot that I have never seen before. So far it is only
> effecting 2 or 3 of my TB's. But it looks like something that could
> spread fast and I want to take care of it as soon as possible.
>
> The leaf seems to be rotting starting about 3" up from the rhizome and
> spreading down. It seems to effect the outer leaf (ocassionally the one
> underneath). I don't notice any odor other than rotting leaf.
>
I think that is the start of a type of rot Sandra. I have seen it here
in Fremont. I think it is caused by small cracks starting in the leaf
from the cool/warm/cool cycles that we have been getting this year. The
rapid warming causes a growth spurt and the leaf, hardened by the cool
weather, cracks a little. Warm moist conditions and presto [that's a
slang word meaning something magically
appears ;) ] you have rot.
I would strip off the leaf, douse with clorox solution, and watch closely.
John | "There be dragons here"
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