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tuberous Begonia help

14 years ago

Hello, I have some tuberous begonias that are in desperate conditions. At first, I believed them to be too wet, so I let the soil dry for a week, it is very humid. Today I noticed that while I watered it, it fell over, and the bottom had turned brown and it fell off of the root system. How can I save by beautiful begonias? thanks for the help!

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doooglas
14 years ago
You can use a regular regimen of Kilol to keep the fungus and bacteria away.Here at the gardens I spray weekly during the rainy season.It's totally harmless and more effective than Manzate or Benlate.
Also if you are watering by hand ? Use a half cup of peroxide to a quart of water. You'll get better growth due to the extra oxygen. Peroxide is an oxidizer so that may help with bacteria as well.
oilpainter
14 years ago
Your begonias have stem rot and I'm afraid there is no cure. Begonias don't like to be kept wet for too long
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