Rot on Arisaema

[Greg Ruckert]

At 03:56 PM 10/23/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Does anyone have a program for preventing rot? Can or should sulfur be
>applied before rot can begin? Has anyone ever tried watering occasionally
>with a very mild Clorox solution? What about surrounding the corm/tuber with
>sand? I'm guessing most of the rots are fungal, but there are likely other
>causes as well. Here in the Delaware Valley fungus detrimental to plants is
>rampant. Wish morels were as plentiful!
>Dot Plyler, Zone 6

Dot,
Are you talking about when stored or in the ground?  If during storage, try
washing all dirt off the tuber, fip in an anti-fungal solution then store in
spagnum moss.  Treat your tubers as though they were food that you are
preparing to eat.
Regards,
Greg Ruckert
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Glenside  5065
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