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Over-wintered geraniums have mold
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Posted by April_50 Thumb of MI (My Page) on Sat, Apr 9, 05 at 21:10
| I have potted up alot of over-wintered geramiuns. Some have new leaves and green stems. A few have grey mold at the base of the plant. They have been in my back room, west sunlight for a week. Today I moved them outside to my unheated greenhouse. Is the mold bad or will the fresh air and light kill it? My potting soil was maybe a little too wet when I potted them up, but has dried out some these last couple days.
I also have alot of my winter sowing sprouts in greenhouse, so if this mold is something that will spread, please let me know asap. Thanks alot to all.
April |
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RE: Over-wintered geraniums have mold
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Hi April,
It is better to prevent mould and fungal infections rather than try to cure them. Unless the the infected plants are of particular value I would discard them rather than risk the infection spreading to other plants. If the plants are particularly valuable I would still remove them to a separate room, cut off all visibly infected tissue then treat ALL the plants with a systemic fungicide such as Dithane 945.
Geraniums (Pelargoniums) are best grown in dry well drained soil/compost in a dry atmosphere, they do not like humid conditions.
Good Luck
Ron |
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