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Hearts & Flowers problem
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Posted by ainsrow Big Island (My Page) on Fri, Aug 29, 08 at 0:44
| I've successfully established from cuttings hearths and flowers (aptenia cordifolia) groundcover on our hillside in Waikoloa. It has just about covered the whole hillside. Took over 6 months to get to that stage. But lately patches of it have developed a white cruddy stuff at the roots and then the plant starts to die off. What is this white stuff (fungus?) and how eo I get rid of it? I have the sprinklers set to go off at 7:00 am, so it's not wet overnight, which I'm told sometimes causes problems. Any idea what's ailing it? |
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RE: Hearts & Flowers problem
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| You have dampoff fungus. My guess is your soil is just too wet. Try turning your sprinklers completely off for a few days, it should clear up. The plants that are already infected will probably not recover. |
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