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From: "Jim McClements, Dover, DE z6" <JimMcClem at AOL.COM>
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In a message dated 5/29/03 2:05:09 AM, ggusman at ULB.AC.BE writes:

> If these tubers are just imported, it is - unfortunately - not surprisi=ng
> that some of them wither just after poping up. They were shipped too dr=y and
> do not produce roots that could replace the amount of water required by=the
> shoot. Put the tubers "in good health" in pot or in the garden, in very=well
> drained soil. They will take three years to become acclimatized.
>

My experience has been that most tubers that behave this way (sprouting a=nd
then falling over prematurely) are found to be soft and rotted at the bas=e of
the stem. Some may have been excessively dry when shipped, but many are n=ice
and moist and still are lost after the initial growth spurt. I have wonde=red if
perhaps rough handling, resulting in invisible damage beneath the surface=,
might be part of the problem. Very few of my Chen Yi tubers, in "good hea=lth" (or
obviously not), have survived in the garden.

Does anyone find that a rinse with a fungicide or 10% clorox helps?

Jim

Jim McClements
50 S. Prestwick Ct, Dover, Delaware, USA, Zone 7a

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In a message dated 5/29/03 2:05:09 AM, ggusman at ULB.AC.BE writes:<BR>
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hat could replace the amount of water required by the shoot. Put the tube=rs =
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My experience has been that most tubers that behave this way (sprouting a=nd =
then falling over prematurely) are found to be soft and rotted at the bas=e o=
f the stem. Some may have been excessively dry when shipped, but many are=ni=
ce and moist and still are lost after the initial growth spurt. I have wo=nde=
red if perhaps rough handling, resulting in invisible damage beneath the =sur=
face, might be part of the problem. Very few of my Chen Yi tubers, in "go=od =
health" (or obviously not), have survived in the garden.<BR>
<BR>
Does anyone find that a rinse with a fungicide or 10% clorox helps?<BR>
<BR>
Jim<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Jim McClements<BR>
50 S. Prestwick Ct, Dover, Delaware, USA, Zone 7a<BR>
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