A. paeonifolius HELP!!

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2006.09.11 at 09:40:54(14588) Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Monday, September 11, 2006 1:29 AM To : aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject : [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus paeonifolius HELP!! Dear Kirk, After reading your entire post, it seems like your prized plant is recovering nicely, as a new leaf is being produced, etc., so I GUESS the best thing to do is to protect it from further animal attacks, water only in moderation so as NOT to promote any rot, and just watch it grow! The damaged leaf detaching and the small white 'worms' ( I don`t believe these were nematodes) seem like 'natural' occurences in this plants cycle. The Best, Julius +More Hi, I have a decent sized A. paeonifolius that I've grown all summer outdoors on my pool deck. It had a single leaf about 2.5 to 3 feet tall which was starting to form another leaf off the tuber. A skunk/raccoon? uprooted the bulb and damaged a leaf stalk where it attaches to the bulb. I noticed some brown mush on the stalk near some white powdery fungus a few days later. When I pulled on the leaf, it detached from the bulb and I noticed some small white worms (nematodes?). Anyway, I cleaned of the rotted tissue as best I could and doused it with liquid sulfur 6.4% sulfur from Safer. The new leaf is happily getting bigger and so far no further sign of rot and haven't seen any more worms. Should I cut off the new leaf too and soak the bulb in some nasty pesticide/fungicide? Any advice is appreciated. Kirk Martin Fitchburg, Mass. _______________________________________________ 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

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