Re: Urgent help needed stump rot
Thanks it was a SVB larvae. I got it out without
needing to remove too much. i cleaned out all the rot
and covered the exposed area.
--- Alun Jones <Alun_Jones@excite.co.uk> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 5 Aug 2001 14:11:36 -0700 (PDT),
> pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
>
> > There is a spot starting to rot on the stump
> where a
> > leaf cracked off. What should I do?
>
>
> Yo Jon,
> Try and dry the area and put fungicide POWDER
> on. You may have to
> scoop out some goo first. I think the reason it rots
> is beacuse after a leaf
> breaks off some water and/or fertiliser gets in and
> stagnates in the hollow
> thats left which in turn starts the rot. I put bits
> of aluminium foil over
> these broken joints to prevent this from happening.
>
> Alun
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