Posted by stuart noble on October 4, 2011, 6:03 am
Can anyone suggest a reason why about 10% of my violas just drop dead
overnight after a couple of weeks of what seems like healthy growth?
Often it's just one in a line of half a dozen. Most are in semi shade so
they haven't been fried by the Indian summer or allowed to dry out.
I'm wondering whether plug plants can become plug bound in some way if
they put on too much growth too quickly.
I grow them every year and have never had this problem before, so any
thoughts appreciated
Posted by Phil Gurr on October 4, 2011, 6:12 am
> Can anyone suggest a reason why about 10% of my violas just drop dead
> overnight after a couple of weeks of what seems like healthy growth? Often
> it's just one in a line of half a dozen. Most are in semi shade so they
> haven't been fried by the Indian summer or allowed to dry out.
> I'm wondering whether plug plants can become plug bound in some way if
> they put on too much growth too quickly.
> I grow them every year and have never had this problem before, so any
> thoughts appreciated
Leatherjackets?
Phil
Posted by stuart noble on October 4, 2011, 8:55 am
On 04/10/2011 11:12, Phil Gurr wrote:
>> Can anyone suggest a reason why about 10% of my violas just drop dead
>> overnight after a couple of weeks of what seems like healthy growth? Often
>> it's just one in a line of half a dozen. Most are in semi shade so they
>> haven't been fried by the Indian summer or allowed to dry out.
>> I'm wondering whether plug plants can become plug bound in some way if
>> they put on too much growth too quickly.
>> I grow them every year and have never had this problem before, so any
>> thoughts appreciated
> Leatherjackets?
> Phil
No sign of any damage to the plant or the roots, they just flop and die.
Posted by Dave Hill on October 4, 2011, 10:02 am
> On 04/10/2011 11:12, Phil Gurr wrote:
> >> Can anyone suggest a reason why about 10% of my violas just drop dead
> >> overnight after a couple of weeks of what seems like healthy growth? Often
> >> it's just one in a line of half a dozen. Most are in semi shade so they
> >> haven't been fried by the Indian summer or allowed to dry out.
> >> I'm wondering whether plug plants can become plug bound in some way if
> >> they put on too much growth too quickly.
> >> I grow them every year and have never had this problem before, so any
> >> thoughts appreciated
> > Leatherjackets?
> > Phil
> No sign of any damage to the plant or the roots, they just flop and die.- Hide quoted text -
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I wonder if they are damping off, stems rotting at ground level
Posted by stuart noble on October 4, 2011, 10:17 am
On 04/10/2011 15:02, Dave Hill wrote:
>> On 04/10/2011 11:12, Phil Gurr wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>> Can anyone suggest a reason why about 10% of my violas just drop dead
>>>> overnight after a couple of weeks of what seems like healthy growth? Often
>>>> it's just one in a line of half a dozen. Most are in semi shade so they
>>>> haven't been fried by the Indian summer or allowed to dry out.
>>>> I'm wondering whether plug plants can become plug bound in some way if
>>>> they put on too much growth too quickly.
>>>> I grow them every year and have never had this problem before, so any
>>>> thoughts appreciated
>>
>>> Leatherjackets?
>>
>>> Phil
>>
>> No sign of any damage to the plant or the roots, they just flop and die.-
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>>
>> - Show quoted text -
> I wonder if they are damping off, stems rotting at ground level
Seems crazy in the middle of a heat wave, but I suppose we've been
having some very heavy dews. Lawns here have been sopping wet while
adjacent flower beds are as dry as a bone.
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> overnight after a couple of weeks of what seems like healthy growth? Often
> it's just one in a line of half a dozen. Most are in semi shade so they
> haven't been fried by the Indian summer or allowed to dry out.
> I'm wondering whether plug plants can become plug bound in some way if
> they put on too much growth too quickly.
> I grow them every year and have never had this problem before, so any
> thoughts appreciated