Re: TB-Treating Mosaic
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- Subject: Re: TB-Treating Mosaic
- From: N* J* <j*@csn.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 23:09:37 -0600 (MDT)
>Nancy Jentzsch wrote:
>>
> The leaves on all the affected plants are way too
>> light a green, not terribly streaked. I doubt a feeding problem because the
>> 10-5-5 mixture was both dug into the soil when the bed was redone and was
>> applied as a top dressing. The plants last year were badly infested with
>> aphids. I sprayed for that, but not before some of the plants were badly
>> damaged (tops, not rhizomes).
>
>Nancy,
>
>I would suggest that you get your soil tested. However, I suspect that
>your soil may be lacking in iron which would perhaps turn the foilage a
>light green (chlorosis). This sometimes happens to my Louisianas and I
>treat the condition with Ironite.
Rick,
As a followup...you were right! I had it tested and it was (typically) very
high in lime and low in nitrogen. I added something like Ironite and they
are greening up.
If you sell irises, would you send me a catalog? My address is:
108 Encino Dr.
Pueblo, CO 81005
Thanks again.
Nancy Jentzsch
jentzsch@csn.net
District Technology Resource Teacher
Pueblo School District No. 60
Pueblo, Colorado
