why are you afraid to use the "good stuff'?? I would hurry and go for the ones Snowrose listed....they work!!!
My roots lack vitality :oP
RainGazer
May 01, 2007
I'm not afraid, I just don't have any. Where did Snowrose list them? I've been looking them. I see above that she suggested a fungicide, but didn't see any particular names I'm supposed to look for. And then Ki said I might not find any locally, so I figured what could it hurt to try the peroxide. It's always good to have a backup plan. ;o)
Amy,
Lysol (the original brown stuff) works on mold and mildew, I mix with warm water and spray at the first sign. Living in Georgia I always had a problem with humidity and A/C's making mold, after I started using the Lysol I haven't had a problem. I don't know how it would work on a fungus.
Susan
I am going to try and find where she said to bring out the big guns!!! I remember that Fusarium was one of them...let me look
It is in this same thread, but here it is on google
http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/Texlab/Flowers/aviolet.html
I keep my house really cold in winter, too. We like it in the 60's. The AV's seem to do okay, though. Maybe the grow lights I have over them compensate.
Fusarium etc are the names of the problem, not the solution. If you google them, you should find agri extension sites with names of the active ingredients you would want in the fungicide.
The noise you heard is not a good sign. This is one of those situations where infected plant material has to be cut away, and clean tissue can be treated as a preventative.... But i'm talking off the top of my head - just waiting in line for a moment...
RainGazer
May 01, 2007
Hi Susan! I've treated powdery mildew with Lysol a few times and it works great for that. I've sprayed them with the aerosol cans of Lysol, as well as used the method you suggested. I don't know if it would work on fungus or not, either.
I've decided I don't so much mind spraying them with something. But...would it make my life a whole lot easier if I cut off the two best leaves from each plant, soak them in a 10% bleach solution for a little while, rinse well, put those down and throw the plants away? That way I'm not losing the plants I've got, but I'm starting fresh and not worrying myself to pieces about this crown rot or whatever it is spreading to the ones that are not affected. What do you all think about that?
I think that's a great idea. I hate using bleach, so I don't know if that would work on this stuff, but presumably it does...?
RainGazer,
Think of all the fun you'll have watching the new ones grow. I say go for it.
I think your idea of putting leaves down and tossing the plants is the way to go, RainGazer. It's what I would do. Sorry you had to deal with all of this but such is the way of living things at times unfortunately. A fresh start and less worry and bother seems like an ideal plan.