Re: rust on hollyhocks
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- Subject: Re: rust on hollyhocks
- From: J*
- Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 14:20:11 -0700
Yesterday I pulled up all my hollyhocks and put them in the burn pile.
That's my solution! I gave them five years to prove themselves and this
year decided to pull the plug.
-----Original Message-----
From: Grdnpeach@aol.com <Grdnpeach@aol.com>
To: rsgt@california.com <rsgt@california.com>; medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
<medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Sunday, April 02, 2000 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: rust on hollyhocks
>
>In a message dated 4/1/0 10:24:20 AM, rsgt@california.com writes:
>
><< Would the baking soda/water/soap treatment work for the rust
>
>that invariably coat my hollyhocks? >>
>
>Barbara,
>
>Nothing I've tried on hollyhocks has worked! Most people who grow
>hollyhocks around here pull off the rusted leaves. That's what I have
>concluded because in gardens that have rustless hollyhocks, the hollyhocks
>have very few leaves left. I read somewhere, too, that you should remove
all
>rusted leaves asap.
>
>If you come up with a better solution, let me know.
>
>Nancy
>Los Altos, CA
>
>
