Re: cinnamon as fungicide ..Now Wisteria question.

Marge Talt wrote:

>Spice grade cinnamon is used to ward off fungal diseases on orchids
>and for seed pots, plus have read it works on other plants.  Just
>sprinkle it on the plant - probably works better if the foliage is
>wet.  Or, if there are cracks or odd spots involved, you can make a
>slurry with water and paint it on with a brush.
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>Hi Marge and all you gardeners out there..
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For many seasons the cinnamon has worked well for me to stop/prevent 
damping off wilt in seedlings...Dont recall where I first saw this tip 
but tried it and sure enough it works..Assume its because it comes from 
 high humidity tropics where it developed natural defenses to molds etc...
Sprinkled on the planting mix surface serves as a preventative(apply 
good planting practices for seedlings of course)..As repeated watering 
washes it away just re-sprinkle..Contact with seedlings is harmless,and 
in fact I have reversed early stage damping off by backing off the water 
and heavily applying the cinnamon..
The season here has been strange,frustrating,volatile(high 
winds/thunderstorms),what with alternating warm,cool,to drastic 
cold,then HOT is has been a gardeners nightmare(especially 
veg.gardeners)..In less than 48 hrs we went from a low of  28f.to high 
80s here in the 'ol back yard..Cooked the toms/peppers,thats with covers 
too.Tomorrow will reach into the 90s mark,which I will take over the 
sub-freezing any day..
The plus side is it verifies which plantings one can count on to roll 
with the weather dished out in these 
parts...Salvia,Allium,Petasites,Ligustrum, many of the natives,etc..

Question please...When would be a good time to transplant a Wisteria?
I have one planted in the greenhouse (directly in the ground not a 
pot)which is growing leaps and bounds (maybe 5')and concerned that I 
have waited too long to do get it in its permenant spot..Anybody know?
I dont  want to leave it much longer as with increasing growth , its 
root system will suffer greatly ..
I know how vigorous Wisteria is but given the current heat am in a 
quandry just when is the 'right time'..Could I possibly loose it by 
waiting til the fall.?Hum, how long is too long?
Hope Mother Nature is kind to you all  and your gardens prosper.
C.zone 5/6 high desert

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>>From: Theresa- yahoo <tchessie@yahoo.com>
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>>HI Marge-
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>>I'd love to know you cinnamon/baking soda and oil recipe if you
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>have time to
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>>dig it up.
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>>On a positive note- the rosemary cutting I took last year did
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>success- 50%
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>>at least so I have three new plants of a very tasty rosemary.  They
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>are
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>>growing well outside.  The cutting that were outside the whole
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>time- even
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>>before they rooted- were the most successful.
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