[Arisaema-l] A. sikokianum persistence

[Barry Yinger]

A question is: what is the source of the wounds? If nothing is biting the corms how are they wounded?


On Apr 21, 2012, at 1:15 PM, Giorgio Pozzi wrote:

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> Il giorno 19/apr/2012, alle ore 12.07, Barry Yinger ha scritto:
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>> I am beginning to believe that predation is a major cause of failure with A. sikokianum. 
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> for Siko
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> in my wood I'm sure they simply  rot,
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> the same in pots, no matter the soil mix or composition
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> some may show small wounds and then rot,
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> sometimes ,  rotting ring appears at the base of the stem and the stem falls
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> even if I dig the tuber at once and clean it, it will rot in few days;
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> my opinion is that I have too many fungi and mildews here all over my garden and woods around
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> p.s.
> I lost a lot of Pinellias ( pedatisecta expecially ) always rotting in late spring, when the temperature begins to increase:
> the clumps look fine but  some of them begin to rot in the centre and then the whole clump will have problems
> and those tubers are softened and have a very bad smelt, leaving a milky liquid 
> when I crush the tuber between the fingers
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> Giorgio Pozzi
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