Re: REB: CULT: Sprng Cleaning
- Subject: Re: REB: CULT: Sprng Cleaning
- From: S* &* C* R*
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 08:42:16 -0600
From: "S & C Rust" <srust@fidnet.com>
Char, cutting the stalk flush with the rhizome does not leave a wound.
Leaving frozen (mushed) stalks on a rebloom clump is what can cause the
whole clump to rot. Those watery stalks are a warning! This has happened
in a matter of days to me during a late freeze during spring bloom season.
Some rebloomers try to put up stalks very late into December here. If you
miss them, you may wonder why you never get even spring bloom from some of
these clumps, but they have been badly set back by the frozen rebloom
stalks they tried to put up. As for treating actual rot, I have had
limited success in this field, and will leave it to experts! I have better
luck with prevention, and to that end diligently cut frozen or any leftover
stalks before cold weather. I have also had excellent results here from
mulching any exposed rhizome with clean river sand over the winter. It
prevents exposure and splitting and my incidence of rot has never been
lower. I remove the sand when the weather turns really warm, or it could
cook the rhizomes in the summer. Hope this helps!
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