Category: Ailments

COLD PROTECTION: In Texas

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Details of winter cover of polyethylene supported by wood frame and clothesline for temporary structure in emergency. A86-918 Read More

FUNGICIDES: Mixing

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Mix Benlate with Dexon; mix Benlate with Truban; do not combine Dexon with Truban because they both do the same thing; Dexon is stable only one or two days in water; the others somewhat longer. A74... Read More

FUNGUS GNATS: Characteristics and Controls

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Small black flies in numbers; young maggots are whitish with black head, legless, and feed on decaying organic matter; some may feed on roots of cymbidiums; spray malathion several times at weekly ... Read More

FUNGUS: In Bark in Pots

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago White thread-like fungus grows fastest in media kept on the dry side; before bark begins to break down however the plant is usually repotted. A73-409 Read More

FUNGUS: Leaf and Flower Spotting

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago They cause minor damage; they seldom kill a plant; they do detract from appearance for several years. AH 15 Read More

FUSARIUM WILT: A Rot Disease

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Plants decline and die in a year; the cut rhizome has a band of purple in the epidermis as a sign; drench or dip in benomyl (Benlate 50W) at lttpg. AH86-74 Read More

FUSARIUM WILT: F. Oxysporum and F. Monoliforme

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago They infect through the roots or cut ends; a band of purple discoloration shows; entire rhizome may be purple; cut out diseased parts; spray with Actidione 1 ttpg. (highly toxic to humans) N317 Read More

SAFER'S SOAP: Uses

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Use it as a spray as a good contact killer, but with no residual effect; as a soap it is alkaline which could cause problems if used as a drench. A87-253 Read More

SALT, TABLE: For Killing Slugs

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Possible harm to plants; no harm, as salt is not volatile and will not affect plants when it is spread on the benches; do not put it in the pots. A68-811 Read More

FUSARIUM WILT: Fusarium Oxysporum

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Rather new and a serious fungus disease of roots of various genera; infects newly cut divisions; may live a year; looks like Pellicularia filamentosa; yellow and shrivelled leaves and pseudobulbs b... Read More