Re: TB's are worth it...

Further comment on the washing/soaking, Comet cure for the rotten 
blues:  I get better results than even a Comet sprinkle with a very 
strong bleach solution sprayed on the clean end of the rhizome.  If I 
don't have to dig the whole thing out to get the rot cut away, I also 
spray the soil around the cut end.  I know this adds some moisture, 
but the Clorox (or whatever bleach you use) takes care of it.  And 
when I say "strong" solution, I mean as much as 1/3 to 1/2 bleach.
It's potent, but it doesn't harm the living plant or rhizome, and it 
does kill the organisms causing the rot.  If at all possible, I try 
to cut out the bad stuff and leave the rhizome growing rather than 
dig it out, though sometimes it is so bad by the time I discover the 
problem that I have to dig.

Arnold Koekkoek (in NW Iowa)
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