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I thought of what may be a better method of treating Sarracenia during division. It is described below and I am wondering what you think.
Have you found that applying fungicide to recently divided Sarracenia does reduce the number of plants lost by preventing fungi?
I just purchased some Eco-fungicide because I heard it is safe for humans and good for the plants. However, I am wondering if it will be much advantage to use on the divided Sarracenia after potting. I used to soak the plants in Wettable sulphur just after breaking them up before potting. However, this took a lot of time and you also needed to make up a new batch of this fungicide every day I potted.
I did not do this while potting recently. I thought what could be done is to later use the Eco-fungicide mixed with the water and the Eco-Oil it is meant to be mixed with. I thought it would be best to water about 50ml of this on to to the base of the plant or crown so some of it soaked into the soil to possibly kill any fungi before they develop. I could do this after I have potted up a lot of plants to save mixing the fungicide up too often so long as it is within a month of potting.
Do you think it is worthwhile doing this or could I just leave it go till fungi is observed? However, if I do, then it may be too late and the fungi can be hard to notice especially if it is below the soil.
Please see more information about this Eco-Fungicide and Eco-Oil at https:// ecoorganicgarden.com.au/products/pest-disease/eco-fungicide/
Howdy Richard! I have never applied a preventative fungicide to Sarracenia rhizome divisions, and have never had any fungal issues. I only ever use a sulfur-based fungicide as a preventative measure with Sarracenia seedlings grown under higher humidity. That said, I grow all of my mature pitcher plants outdoors in Southern California where humidity is low and fungus and rot are not a big deal. I can’t comment on the particular product you are describing, because I have no experience with it and have never heard of it.
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I thought of what may be a better method of treating Sarracenia during division. It is described below and I am wondering what you think.
Have you found that applying fungicide to recently divided Sarracenia does reduce the number of plants lost by preventing fungi?
I just purchased some Eco-fungicide because I heard it is safe for humans and good for the plants. However, I am wondering if it will be much advantage to use on the divided Sarracenia after potting. I used to soak the plants in Wettable sulphur just after breaking them up before potting. However, this took a lot of time and you also needed to make up a new batch of this fungicide every day I potted.
I did not do this while potting recently. I thought what could be done is to later use the Eco-fungicide mixed with the water and the Eco-Oil it is meant to be mixed with. I thought it would be best to water about 50ml of this on to to the base of the plant or crown so some of it soaked into the soil to possibly kill any fungi before they develop. I could do this after I have potted up a lot of plants to save mixing the fungicide up too often so long as it is within a month of potting.
Do you think it is worthwhile doing this or could I just leave it go till fungi is observed? However, if I do, then it may be too late and the fungi can be hard to notice especially if it is below the soil.
Please see more information about this Eco-Fungicide and Eco-Oil at https:// ecoorganicgarden.com.au/products/pest-disease/eco-fungicide/
Regards Richard.
Howdy Richard! I have never applied a preventative fungicide to Sarracenia rhizome divisions, and have never had any fungal issues. I only ever use a sulfur-based fungicide as a preventative measure with Sarracenia seedlings grown under higher humidity.
That said, I grow all of my mature pitcher plants outdoors in Southern California where humidity is low and fungus and rot are not a big deal. I can’t comment on the particular product you are describing, because I have no experience with it and have never heard of it.