Re: rust-orangey powder
hi.Don't know if it is rust but have had some similar stuff on my
hollyhocks. yes I know they are not shade plants but IF it is rust it
should respond to the same treatment I used which is aulphur powder
(oops my birthplace is given away. I the good old USA it is spelt
sulfur!!) which is not toxic. make up a past if you us the powder with
a little dish detergent and then dilute with water and treat both top
and bottom!!! Another trick is to use about 6 or so teabags to make a
strong tea and treat with that. Good luck. I wish I had so many jacks!!
I know i would want to protect them!!
Gilly
Roberta Diehl wrote:
>
> Re Karen Cooper's message: Welcome back, Karen. I hope Gene Bush is still
> around! I suspect he's pretty busy, though.
>
> I have not seen this powder on my jack-in-the-pulpits, but something
> remarkably similar has been appearing for the past couple of years on my
> mayapples. I wonder if it's the same thing. They are growing near the
> jacks, and I'd hate for them to catch it.
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
>
> On Wed, 10 May 2000, Karen Cooper wrote:
>
> Is Gene Bush still around? Or does anybody know about rust on
> jack-in-the-pulpits? I've got a horrible orange-y powder on my
> jacks, and want to cure them. Does spraying them down with hydrogen
> peroxide work? (I saw that advice on an organic gardening web site.)
> There's 100's of jacks in my yard... I do not want to lose them all.
