all these little black dots are over the cuttings i brought home.they are not in my green house and they are exposed to the cold.
is this normal or is this something i just dont want to mess with and to throw them out. thanks
help agian please
I have never seen them before. They look like blackheads! I am a little concerned with the cutting on the right. It looks a little funky by the node and going down the stem. I would check out that plant it came from well for blackened nodes.
I always keep my cuttings in their own containers just in case one is infected with something.
I hope someone else can be more helpful to you!
these are all from the same plant. she cut the plant to the ground and was going to throw away the stalks.
some of them are actually rooting so i dont want to throw them away just incase this is actually nothing.
they are all by them selves as my new babies are in the green house well away from these. just in case something is wrong.
the spot by the node is where i scraped it by accident so that is nothing bad except where i scraped it trying to get in the car. actually thats the first one to put big white nodes out for the roots.
will have to do more research on these.
Black patches are usually caused by diseases like fusarium wilt. The mottled black spots in your photo suggest to me cytospora canker. I would suggest using a fungicide containing chlorothalnil, captan, or triforine. Disinfect all cutting tools and prune only in dry weather. I would also suggest that you paint the canes with a 1/4 strength latex paint in winter to limit the amount of moisture it is exposed to. Home Depot or Lowes should still carry Daconil from Ortho, but I'm not sure how well it will do.
Bagpypr
Have you painted brugs before Bagpypr? I notice my brugs are getting lenticles all the way up their trunks now from all the moisture in the air and it hasn't even been raining much yet. I could them all in pink!
its a wait and see game i guess. someone else suggested its just natural die back of the stalks. great i am trying to root them and they want to die on me. maybe if they get roots they will perk up and be better.
hmmm - this painting thing has me curious. Hope we get a reply about that.
wouldnt paint be toxic to the plant ????
No, paint is not toxic to a plant/tree. It seals the wound and prevents disease/infection/rot from entering at the point of the wound. I don't think it will have any benefit whatsoever on a cutting though. I would definitely quarantine those cuttings until you know for sure what you have, Marie. JMHO. Gretchen
is it possible that this is just from old age ( the little black spots) i got an email saying when the actual stalk goes to die before dormancy these black spots happen.
i am a novice on this. no clue as to if i need to toss them or what.
her brug always looks so healthy and beautiful. her babies off it look so beautiful too.
i guess i will throw the bad ones and keep the ones i think are okay.
Marie -- good morning and Happy Thanksgiving.
I wouldn't throw them away just yet. Can't you put them in a separate area until you know for sure?
I hope you have a wonderful day!!!
Gretchen
I agree with Gretchen. Don't throw them away yet. Maybe it is something as simple as a little cell blast on the stalk or moisture that has molded. LOL. I have no idea, but unless it gets much worse, I wouldn't toss them. Monika is having computer problems, but if she finds this thread, I'm sure she will help out when she gets back.
HAppy Thanksgiving all!!!
will wait a few days.
its has been really wet here the last few days. had a tornado go through yesterday. so it may just be moisture. will wait and see
i cut the bad off and threw it in the trash can. i still have several that have the little black spots and thinking it is just moisture related.
cant seem to get away from the rain lately. these all have root nodes even the bad that i cut off some were trying to root. so will keep them away from the others and see.
Plants that are susceptible to sunscald, and moisture-related molds and mildews do have a tendency to need a little extra help which I find this procedure quite useful. I would, however, stress that I use 1/4 strength LATEX paint and not an oil-based exterior type. Where I live in Southern California, the citrus grove farmers use it all the time. I've used it when starting cuttings of citrus, brugs and plumeria and it works wonderfully.- Bagpypr
I use latex paint to cover the cuts when pruning the trees in the orchard. It is a lot easier than the black tar type stuff they make for the same purpose.
Do you paint the entire brug cutting Bagpypr? How long does the paint stay on the cutting?
I say a picture once of a bamboo grove where someone had painted the stalks all different colors. It was fantastic!
After dipping the end in rooting compound, I carefully paint a single layer over the rest of the cutting avoiding any nodes that may be promising. For the cut stocks I use Elmer's wood glue. This is cheap and hardens clear. I go through two bottles( the large ones) when trimming back my 53 roses.
can you post a pic??
i will try this on my roses. which i have a problem with at the moment.
will keep fingers crossed on this brug as like i said hers is always so beautiful every year. have several Y cuttings too so hopefully one will take and be good.
you know this gives new meaning to :: painting the roses red. from alice and wonderland the song in it. lol just popped in my head.
My apologies, I am unable to take photos at present. I left my camera in my briefcase and the batteries have gone dead. I also am having a spot of bother with my roses and Ipomoea acuminatas. Nasty problem, actually. Whitefly. Am hitting them with everthing in my arsenal including hot pepper powder mixed with castor oil and dish soap. If it doesn't kill them it will make them WISH they were dead.
LOL, bagpypr, NOT laughing at you, but WITH you, I understand and appreciate your problem, which I've been fighting all summer, except we aren't positive what my problem is, whew!! Hang in there, with all that, and your determination, surely those buggers will succumb and retreat from your garden - Good Luck, and keep us posted...
Thanks for the pat. Just a word though. Here in the U.S. "buggers" means insects, right? Where I come from it has little different meaning.LOL
*LOL* at bagpypr, I am origanaly from England and we know what 'buggers' you are refering to.
Doris
Oh, dear, did I blunder in with a funny? In this case, 'bugger' means 'small and annoying', from Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, regarding George and Martha's apocryphal child, and the classic line, delivered by Sandy Dennis (Honey), when Dennis said something like 'when is the little bugger going to arrive'.