Re: Re: CULT: plague/rot
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: plague/rot
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 21:01:14 -0700
> From: Linda Mann <lmann@icx.net>
> When we had an ag extension person talk to our group a few years ago,
> she told us that bacterial soft rot 'usually' starts this way (from the
> leaf tips downward). I thought bacterial leaf spot started from spots
> on the leaf, not a general rotting of the entire leaf from the edges
> down.
Linda,
Whenever bacterial soft rot has occurred in my garden it has always started
in the leaf or stem bases where they join the rhizome, not at the leaf
tips. Was your "expert" a person who was actually experienced growing
irises herself?
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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