A.hewittii toppled over

From: Baumfarn Webmaster webmaster at baumfarn.at> on 2005.06.23 at 19:02:48(13031) Hi, I have several (9) youngsters of A.hewittii grown from seeds. All of them are in miniature greenhouse, with more or less the same soil, which more or less as wet as the others Today I opened my miniature-greenhouse for a few hours, to give them more fresh air and to harden them a bit off, since some are soon to big to stay within the greenhouse. All stood in partially afternoon sun (beginning around 4:00 pm). No, in this room wasn't any window open. And they didn't get any draught (ger. Zugluft) Later I have to recognize that one of my A.hewitti toppled over (compelte petiole). I gave him a a small pillar to lean on, watered it a bit and closed the greenhouse immediately. Shall I spray with a fungicide too? What happend to it? thanks Peter +More --------------------------------------------------------------------------- treeferns & aroids: http://www.baumfarn.at/treefern (http://www.baumfarn.at) --------------------------------------------------- Amorphophallus network: http://www.amorphophallus.baumfarn.at/ _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Dan Levin levin at pixar.com> on 2005.06.24 at 05:30:33(13035) Dear Peter, I would caution you to carefully remove your plant from its pot and inspect for signs of rot/ deterioration of the roots and/or tuber. Most typically, the toppling over of an Amorpho. petiole is indicative of an after-the-fact "sour" media and/or drainage problem. If indeed this is determined to be the case, hopefully you'll (still) have an intact tuber which you can attempt to save... waste no time checking! Said tuber should be rinsed well in warm water, carefully inspected- all soft/ mealy parts cut out; then dusted with a fungicide (I've personally had +More good success with 3336WP, thiophanate methyl, effective against fusarium); after which UNDER-pot into fresh compost. Take care to keep just slightly damp until well after new growth reinitiates. Then and only then should you restart your regular watering regimen. Constant bottom heat will help greatly during such convalescent periods. Best of luck, -Dan p/s- en garde! your other Am. hewitti's may not be far behind... On Jun 23, 2005, at 12:02 PM, Baumfarn Webmaster wrote: Hi, I have several (9) youngsters of A.hewittii grown from seeds. All of them are in miniature greenhouse, with more or less the same soil, which more or less as wet as the others Today I opened my miniature-greenhouse for a few hours, to give them more fresh air and to harden them a bit off, since some are soon to big to stay within the greenhouse. All stood in partially afternoon sun (beginning around 4:00 pm). No, in this room wasn't any window open. And they didn't get any draught (ger. Zugluft) Later I have to recognize that one of my A.hewitti toppled over (compelte petiole). I gave him a a small pillar to lean on, watered it a bit and closed the greenhouse immediately. Shall I spray with a fungicide too? What happend to it? thanks Peter ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- treeferns & aroids: http://www.baumfarn.at/treefern (http://www.baumfarn.at) --------------------------------------------------- Amorphophallus network: http://www.amorphophallus.baumfarn.at/ _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Baumfarn Webmaster webmaster at baumfarn.at> on 2005.06.24 at 08:08:38(13036) Thanks Dan, but it seems that it recovers today. Another thing I was reading: "Species may be found in soils on granitic bedrock, but more often in limestone areas." from http://www.aroid.org/genera/amorphophallus/amgec.html +More Does this mean that for Amorph's it's better [i]not[/i] to water with rainwater but with tap water? thanks Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- treeferns & aroids: http://www.baumfarn.at/treefern (http://www.baumfarn.at) --------------------------------------------------- Amorphophallus network: http://www.amorphophallus.baumfarn.at/ _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Hal or Nancy Robinson" robyn82 at bellsouth.net> on 2005.06.24 at 13:00:30(13038) I suspect you will find that nothing is wrong with your plant. You were growing the tubers in miniature greenhouses with almost 100 percent humidity and then to take them out one could not stand. Just prop it up . It too will be ready to stand after a few days. If you can just open the greenhouse slowly that would help so that the humidity will not drop so fast. Nancy Tennessee +More > Today I opened my miniature-greenhouse for a few hours, to give them > more fresh air and to harden them a bit off, since some are soon to big > to stay within the greenhouse.> A.hewitti toppled over > (compelte petiole). I gave him a a small pillar to lean on, watered it a > bit and closed the greenhouse immediately. _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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