Re: Rot Prevention

From: mburack at mindspring.com> on 2001.12.11 at 15:36:55(7878) I know I am going to get smacked for this, but.... regardless, why would this be "better" than using one of the MANY fungicide products on the market? Cost? As far as I know, Hydrogen peroxide has great "disenfectant properties" but I dont know if you would find it to be a broad spectrum fungicide. aroid-l@mobot.org wrote: +More > At a recent orchid society meeting, the speaker mentioned that he uses hydrogen peroxide (3%) to treat orchids that have experienced a problem with rot. Basically, he waters the plant on its regular schedule, but for three waterings he uses hydrogen peroxide. His reasoning was that apparently plants (at least orchids) produce a weak hydrogen peroxide solution at the interface between leaf and stem when the plant is dropping a diseased leaf. His reasoning being that if the plant produces it inside, it should have no problem with it being applied on the outside. Long story, short question. Does anybody have any idea if this procedure might help combat rot in dormant potted amorphophallus tubers? Bill Weaver bill_weaver@hp.com

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