Category: Fungus

Stagonospora – Leaf tip browning – Narcissus Leaf Scorch

The RHS has some great information and photos of Stagonospora curtisii in Narcissus. The site can be reached at: http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=735 Worth reading as the fungus can easily be confused with freeze damage. I DO pick off the tips of any…

Mycorrhizae

Friends, I am writing from memory right now, which is increasingly dangerous, as the passage of time has made me a little less confident in my knowledge base.  Nonetheless, here is what I recall: First, the term mycorrhizae literally translates…

soil sterilization

Options (other than bleach, about which I have no opinion) you might consider include Cleary’s (buy it in WP wettable powder form as Banrot) or a soil fungicide sold in granular form for lawns ( be sure the active ingredient…

fusarium and bulb fly

So what is the most effective fungicide to use on soil wherein the grower suspects fusarium pathogens and is available to gardeners in the USA. Same question with regard regarding insecticides for bulb fly prevention and eradication? I have been…

Chilling hours for daffodils

Like many areas in the northern hemisphere we are having a far colder December and January. We are several weeks behind with our early daffodils blooming. Below is a link to the Overton Texas Agriculture weather station that tracks chilling…