Planting seedlings

From: Susan Cooper coops at execpc.com> on 2001.05.09 at 02:27:28(6395) Hello all, (Especially Mr. Stinky, now taller than me!) I received some Amorphophallus seedlings- about 8" (20cm) in height. They had their roots in moist paper toweling and were in plastic bags. They arrived pretty damaged- some had their tops "mushed" right off. My question is: Before planting, is there something I can do to help these poor babies? +More The tiny tubers (tuberettes??) were wet for a week- that can't be good for them. Would a captan or rootone dusting help before planting? Or would that be too toxic for the roots? Thanks for any suggestions! Susan

From: plantnut plantnut at macconnect.com> on 2001.05.09 at 03:29:55(6396) In spite of the hokey advertising on the label... Use a product called "SuperThrive".... Soak the seedlings for about 20 min. in a 5 drop per qt. solution... Stronger than the lable says... but, it will not hurt.... Dewey +More >Hello all, >(Especially Mr. Stinky, now taller than me!) > >I received some Amorphophallus seedlings- about 8" (20cm) in height. They >had their roots in moist paper toweling and were in plastic bags. They >arrived pretty damaged- some had their tops "mushed" right off. > >My question is: Before planting, is there something I can do to help these >poor babies? >The tiny tubers (tuberettes??) were wet for a week- that can't be good for >them. > >Would a captan or rootone dusting help before planting? Or would that be >too toxic for the roots? > >Thanks for any suggestions! >Susan

From: "Ron Iles" roniles at eircom.net> on 2001.05.09 at 15:37:23(6398) Hi Susan (who is not as tall as the Titan). If the tubers are healthily firm would it be helpful with their problem to put them in the dark in the airing cupboard to dry out and recover and then try again? I wouldn't recommend rootone for a Skippy Barbie, Captan. The tubers go to sleep in Winter. Perhaps we'll have Spath Fever then? Cereusbuttrynevertomissachuckle +More ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L" Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:28 AM Subject: Planting seedlings | Hello all, | (Especially Mr. Stinky, now taller than me!) | | I received some Amorphophallus seedlings- about 8" (20cm) in height. They | had their roots in moist paper toweling and were in plastic bags. They | arrived pretty damaged- some had their tops "mushed" right off. | | My question is: Before planting, is there something I can do to help these | poor babies? | The tiny tubers (tuberettes??) were wet for a week- that can't be good for | them. | | Would a captan or rootone dusting help before planting? Or would that be | too toxic for the roots? | | Thanks for any suggestions! | Susan | |

From: "Ron Iles" roniles at eircom.net> on 2001.05.09 at 15:39:39(6399) Seriously! Yes!!!! There is a ver inexpensive common health food product called "Citricidal" (Grapefruit Seed Extract) about which best selling Books have been written. It is reputed to be a Panacea for animal ills from Colds almost to Ebola. In my incessant wonderings it occurs to me that it might be a cidal or a discourager for anything which likes plants as hosts. For non-valuable plants could it be worth experiments? If successful, maybe sell Agrochemicals and get shares in Citrus? Cheerfully +More Ron (Soothing Music) ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L" Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 4:30 AM Subject: Re: Planting seedlings | In spite of the hokey advertising on the label... Use a product called | "SuperThrive".... Soak the seedlings for about 20 min. in a 5 drop per qt. | solution... Stronger than the lable says... but, it will not hurt.... | Dewey | | >Hello all, | >(Especially Mr. Stinky, now taller than me!) | > | >I received some Amorphophallus seedlings- about 8" (20cm) in height. They | >had their roots in moist paper toweling and were in plastic bags. They | >arrived pretty damaged- some had their tops "mushed" right off. | > | >My question is: Before planting, is there something I can do to help these | >poor babies? | >The tiny tubers (tuberettes??) were wet for a week- that can't be good for | >them. | > | >Would a captan or rootone dusting help before planting? Or would that be | >too toxic for the roots? | > | >Thanks for any suggestions! | >Susan | | | |

From: StroWi at t-online.de (StroWi) on 2001.05.09 at 15:41:52(6400) Dewey, since "SuperThrive" is not known here in Germany..... Could you tell what "SuperThrive" is? Fungicide? Growth regulator? or something else? +More Could you further tell what the active ingredient of "SuperThrive" is and what is the concentration of the active ingredient? Thanks, Bernhard. plantnut schrieb: > In spite of the hokey advertising on the label... Use a product called > "SuperThrive".... Soak the seedlings for about 20 min. in a 5 drop per qt. > solution... Stronger than the lable says... but, it will not hurt.... > Dewey

From: plantnut plantnut at macconnect.com> on 2001.05.09 at 20:58:42(6407) The formula of SuperThrive is a secret... but... it is a formulation of vitamins and hormones... That is all the maker will say. It is not a Fungicide, Growth regulator, or a fertilizer.... But, it really works. Go to www.superthrive.com....... See what you can find out... I have not checked it out as yet... Dewey +More >Dewey, > >since "SuperThrive" is not known here in Germany..... > >Could you tell what "SuperThrive" is? Fungicide? Growth regulator? or >something >else? > >Could you further tell what the active ingredient of "SuperThrive" is and >what >is the concentration of the active ingredient? > >Thanks, >Bernhard. > > > >plantnut schrieb: >> In spite of the hokey advertising on the label... Use a product called >> "SuperThrive".... Soak the seedlings for about 20 min. in a 5 drop per qt. >> solution... Stronger than the lable says... but, it will not hurt.... >> Dewey

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