Cult:ROT (was Digest Number 14)
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- Subject: Cult:ROT (was Digest Number 14)
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:58:26 -0700
From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
Carryl Meyer wrote:
>
> Help---we are now done with rain every day and it has turned hot (for
> us--90plus now) and I find that I have rot!!! A yuckie, brown, mushy, smelly
> rot--which I rarely had before this year (usually our rot is dry rot and
> happens over the winter) so------since everyone was so helpful when I asked
> for ways to treat slugs, I decided to ask again--what do I do to the rot to
> get it under control before I loose whole clumps to it? All suggestions will
> be appreciated. Thanks Carryl in Western Montana
I would:
Clean up around the plant.
Cut back the leaves and rhizome til I got to good clean plant material.
Drench with a 10%-20% solution of clorox.
Dust with Agricultural Gypsum (it has 16% sulphur in it) or with something
like Bon Ami (or some other bleaching sink cleanser). I like the gypsum
because the sulphur lasts longer than the bleaching agents in the cleanser.
Leave the cut exposed to the air so it can dry and heal over.
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