CULT: Bacterial Leaf Spot
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- Subject: CULT: Bacterial Leaf Spot
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 19:24:49 -0400
Message text written by Bill Shear:
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It appears that there is no good immediate remedy for bacterial leaf spot
but drier weather, though I think some people have tried agricultural
antibiotics. This I am loath to do because it is a quick way to select for
antibiotic resistance in the environment, something we don't need more of.
Does anyone have any more ideas?<
My last-ditch remedy for iris rots that don't respond to conventional
treatments is akin to the pioneer family's use of bourbon:
Gunshot or knife wound? Disinfect with bourbon.
Upset stomach with fever? A shot of bourbon to kill the germs.
Sore throat & cough? Ditto. Dilute for children with equal parts honey and
citrus juice. [A great way to turn kids OFF the taste of alcohol for
life!]
Now that I've placed this in the context of folk remedy rather than
something tested scientifically -- for rot of unknown origin I treat my
iris with something that sometimes helps, but never seems to hurt: Liquid
Chlorox:
If it involves only leaves, I clear away the affected ones and daub Clorox
onto the wounds. If the rhizome is involved, I clear away soil & rotted
portions to expose firm rhizome, then pour Clorox on it. Allow to dry.
Leave exposed in spring or fall, provide shade protection in the summer. I
suspect that the Clorox also serves to release micronutrients from the soil
because clumps so treated tend to out-perform their neighbors the next
year.
Here, such rot appears to be stress-related. It is much more prevalent in
TBs than in arils or arilbreds. The latter are quite at home, but TBs
require more water and better protection from the sun to survive -- much
less to bloom.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
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