Was: Babiana rubrocyanea - NOW Plumbing

Mark Mazer markemazer@gmail.com
Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:27:17 PST
Browning at Babiana leaf tips is  an indication of a wintertime Botrytis
infection.

Mark Mazer
Hertford, NC USDA 8a

On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 2:38 PM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote:

> Dear Bob,
>
>         You seem to have hit the nail on the head (Carpenter -wise) with
> your plumbing suggestions.  Bad roots usually means bad leaf tips. Too far
> from the water source to ‘prime' the ‘pump' and ‘pipes’  all the way to the
> leaf tips.
>
>         And like you I have salt build up and pH changes due to hard
> water. Some plants need frequent ‘flushing’. Usually a summer outdoors
> gives them enough rain water flushing to last for a long time, but watch
> out. Pots get crusted with calcium deposits and need heavy cleaning and
> brushing before reuse.
>
>         I’ll keep this hand plumbing vocabulary in mind for the future.
>              Best            Jim
>
>
>
> > On Jan 14, 2015, at 12:47 PM, penstemon <penstemon@Q.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Browning at the leaf tips is the first sign that what Jerry Morris
> (dwarf conifers) calls “the pump” is not working properly. The area
> farthest away from the roots, the leaf tips, is the first to show signs of
> inadequate hydration.
> >
> > One of the most startling things I read there was the necessity of
> flushing the potting mix (with water) from time to time to avoid salt
> build-up, and the effect salts have on root hydraulic conductivity.
>
>
> James Waddick
> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd
> Kansas City, MO 64152-2711
> USA
> Phone     816-746-1949
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