Lysol

Hi all,
I recently noticed a tiny bit of powdery mildew on some AVS. I removed them from wicking and matting and increased air circulation even more.It seems to me that someone here mentioned Lysol in the plant area for that problem.
Can someone refresh my memory? I have never had that happen on handwatered plants.

Lynn

I had powdery mildew on a couple of plants once. I put them on the toilet and sprayed in the air and let it fall down to the av's. Worked great. I have never had that again, but the Lysol worked. Make it a very light spray and wait and make sure all it well. Just be careful since each plant is different. Good luck.

Thanks,Sally,I will try it!! I will be careful.I assume you are talking about the regular Lysol santitizing stuff in the blue and white can?

Yes, regular and I sprayed above, lightly.

any of the scented ones will work too,i got some in a purple can for when i have problem,(which hasnt happened this year yet

Also, let them dry off. Don't put them in light right afterwards. How many have a problem? I only had two or three. I have not had a problem since then, about a year ago.

It's only 4 or 5.The rest are fine.I moved them to a different location anyway,because I always do that if any plant has a problem.

When I foliar feed, I have Physan 20 added to the water . . . that is good to use against powdery mildew.

Thanks Syru,
So far I have not been using anything for pests and disease.I inspect my plants very carefully everytime I water though.

You will be fine. I bet the Lysol will work great for ya. I do not use chemicals in the soil, etc, so far so good. I cannot be around chemicals and I have a bird too.

The places I buy my AV's from use them of course. They have to with large amounts of plants. I am glad. But I do not add any.

I am not fond of chemicals.I only use them when I have to.

Can't wait to see how it all worked for you.

I'm not particularly fond of chemicals either, but since it gets so hot here, powdery mildew is a constant problem. Since I started adding a bit of Physan20 to the water, I have not had a problem. Plants even seem greener, but that could be the new fertilizer . . . ^_^


(the "hard core" chemicals I have are Marathon and AVID - they are high up in a kitchen cabinet - and will only be used if needed)

Sally, you never told us what happened to the violets that had yellow on the ends of the leaves? Did you end up changing water or not? Give us your solution, please.

Well, they are fine. The AJ yellow submarine is really green now, this is an older pic... I took off the more yellow leaves. They were healthy, but yellowing.

My other plant is doing fine, a bit more green. I use fish fert. and it seems good for them. I repotted also. I think with more time, the other will be fine too.

I just wondered if you changed their water as I changed mine to 1/2 RO water and 1/2 tap. The plants are loving the change.......

No, I still buy spring water.

I still use plain old tap water,letting it sit for a while before watering (the day before if I am able),but sometimes I have to draw it straight from the faucet.The water here is hard and has lots of lime,so I tend to use a little more acid mixture for many plants and do not add lime to my potting mixtures.
Syru,
I know I should probably use Marathon and/or Avid,but if I really run into a problem I can still buy Kelthane,Malathion, or Diazinon cheap,plus using things like Clorox,Lysol and hot water baths is practically free!! I just try to avoid ANY harsh chemicals anymore....unlike when I was younger LOL.I was so paranoid when I first started growing that if one leaf or plant looked at all funny,such as one tight center,I would dip or submerge all 300 or so,let them drip dry,then spend HOURS hand drying them with soft cloths,tiny little paint brushes,and even blowing on them...I have learned a lot since then!! I did spray the 4 plants with powdery mildew with Lysol.I will let everyone know how that goes.

Lynn ^_^

My water tested at 7.8 so I made the change to half and half. Of course RO has no minerals at all so I can't use just RO water.

I think I told Heidi it was over 9 but I got my numbers mixed up and my brother corrected me on the ph of my water.

Lynn - I haven't even opened the AVID. I won't until I see a reason for it. The Marathon I have used, but it was used on the plants that I took to the club show/sale in May. I haven't had a reason to use it on my own plants before. For the club sale, it was mainly for preventive maintenance.

Well, I'm almost happy with my AV club again! I finally got my proceeds from the sale in May, so can go and get a few more perma nest trays on Friday, and still have enough to renew my AVSA membership! WooHoo!

We discussed more on the state show in November. . . there will be 2 dinner choices for the banquet - NY strip and Chicken Diane (or something like that!). A vegetarian dish will be available for those who want it.

Since rooted leaves were not encouraged for the club sale, I didn't think that was something that would be good for a state sale. They said tonite that those would be a great thing to have at the club table, so I am going to stick alot of leaves this weekend, just for sale purposes.

I even spoke up and suggested a 'lesson' for next month . . . I would very dearly like a lesson on trailers - grooming, trimming, etc. I've got some semi-mini's that are starting to bloom, and I think they look good . . . even for November!

Tonites raffle win -

Silent Prayer (8775) 11/14/1998 (K. Stork) Single-semidouble lavender large star/darker frilled edge. Medium green, plain. Large


sorry the lighting is bad . . . ^_^



p.s. - sorry, too . . I forgot this was the Lysol thread, not the pix thread!

This message was edited Jul 8, 2009 10:06 PM