Re: Re: CULT: Rot - retention/persistence in soil?
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: Rot - retention/persistence in soil?
- From: o*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 10:29:13 EDT
In a message dated 7/9/2002 7:50:38 AM Central Daylight Time,
lmann@volfirst.net writes:
> My understanding is that the rot organisms are ubiquitous (love that
> word!) and while they can definitely kill a plant, they seem to be
> opportunistic, taking advantage of injury/stress from whatever (drought,
> suffocation by water, freeze injury, all kinds of mechanical
> injury,..).
Ubiquitous? I like omnipresent. I no longer hesitate to replant into areas
where rot has manifested itself. I do not experience a significantly higher
incidence of rot in these areas over those never harboring an infected plant.
For five years I have been planting a highly amended (cow manure) "sick bed"
with irises infected with soft rot. In the fall of last year I planted 25,
apparently, uninfected rhizomes in this bed. None have contracted soft rot.
BB 7a/b
Old South Iris Society
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