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| All of a sudden, leaves on a few of my begonias will do this..
Can someone tell me what it could be..I do not put them in full sun..Morning or late afternoon sun is what I provide..I wait until after the mix has dried out before watering again.... I use a well aerated mix that dries out rapidly.. Any help would be appreciated..Thank you so much..
Thank you very much. Mike
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- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 16, 10 at 19:24
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- Posted by rainygarden (My Page) on Wed, Aug 18, 10 at 17:16
| What is the composition of your mix for begonias? |
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- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 19, 10 at 12:13
| Hi rainygarden.. I was told it was a disease and without looking at the link, I can't remember.. It is one that is still in farfard mix which is basically 80% bark, the rust perlite and peat.. I normally grow most my plants in a gritty mix or a mix with very little peat, such as 5 parts bark, one part peat, and one part perlite.. Do have a recommendation? Another idea? Thank you for asking..:-) Mike |
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- Posted by rainygarden (My Page) on Thu, Aug 19, 10 at 17:50
| Hi: No, I don't that's why I was asking. The 5-1-1 isn't working for the very small plants I have. I tried to add more peat and that didn't help. I am now spraying RD-20 fungicide in case it is some kind of fungus. But I think it's too late and now I'll try to root the leaves from the only plant left. |
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- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 19, 10 at 18:41
| Hi rainygarden, Mine is not in the 5.1.1 mix...I usually use it, but this time I was lazy and just used the Farfard mix.. I am really starting to think there is some kind of blight going around....Al at the houseplant forums pointed it out to me and I was reading that this disease, affects begonias and grape leaves especially.. Go figure, right? I have never grown one before, thought I would try, and the only two I have do this... I am going to do what Al says, and remove all the affeceted leaves and start a couple of cuttings... Mike |
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