Re: Problem with phal. Base of leaf black

Read al's account of his plant for physan dosage... Personally I have a bottle of the stuff but have never used it. :)

--j_a

Jane wrote:

> > if that black area is soft, you've got some sort of crown or bacterial > > rot.
> >
> > 1) ?isolate plant asap
> >
> > 2) pull it out of the pot, clean off all the old medium, treat the
> > black area with hydrogen peroxide or one of the physans (or even
> > remove the leaf and cut away as much of the black as you can reach)
> > and then dust with cinnamon
> >
> > 3) repot and ?keep pouring H2O2 or physan on it about once a week. > >
> > see also:
> >
> >

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> > under 'fungicides' and 'crown rot'
> >
> > and
> >
> >

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> >
> > if however the black area is hard and dry, i'd just rinse it down with
> > H2O2 when you repot and keep an eye on it.
> >
> > --j_a
>
> Thanks. Repotted it this morning. While the black area feels hard,
> the leaves that had it came off easily. Not good I'm sure. I will
> take your advice about treatment.
>
> Thanks again.