Was: Babiana rubrocyanea - NOW Plumbing

Makiko Goto-Widerman makikogotowiderman@me.com
Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:31:15 PST
Mark,
I should toss the plants?

Makiko

On Jan 14, 2015, at 1:27 PM, Mark Mazer <markemazer@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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