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Posted by Susanne - Herndon, VA
on October 14, 2009, 11:44 am
96.231.149.150
Hey all,
BRRRR! I am getting the plants ready to come in as time allows (a schedule that has been shortened thanks to this cold snap)!
I noticed my washy has some spots on its leaves. They are elongated, perhaps an inch to 1.5 inches long, and about a half inch wide. A month ago they were darker green than the surrounding frond, with an even darker green spot (less than a quarter-inch around) in the center.
Now they are turning yellowish and becoming translucent. The spots are on two of the older leaves. It sounds to me like some sort of bacterial infection (because of the symptoms) but I couldn't find anything in my palm books here. Anyone ever experience this?
I treated a few weeks ago with the EcoSense disease spray, and because I'm going to dig up that palm and over-winter it in our gazebo/greenhouse, I was thinking I might go ahead and just prune out those two older leaves and treat the rest of the plant with the EcoSense again. Thoughts - ??? (The plant looks good otherwise, and while I don't want to remove the older fronds, it would certainly still have plenty of crown.)
Also, I have a verrrrry large variegated shell ginger and just don't have room for it indoors ... and if I can overwinter it as a rhizome, then I don't want to have it take up too much space in the gazebo/greenhouse. Anyone have success overwintering them as rhizomes - ? Is that the preferred method - ? I would trim it down, do the sulfur/vermiculite dust treatment (recipe posted awhile ago) and then store it dry in a sheltered cabinet in my garage (which worked for tuberose begonia last year, so I'm thinking it's OK). Altnernatively, I guess I could divide it and overwinter a smaller piece as a houseplant, but I'd really rather not add to the "nursery" at this point ...!!!)
Thanks in advance for your input/advice!
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