Re: Help!

LCCSB St._Francis (b3fra002@freenet.niagara.com)
Fri, 26 May 1995 13:40:10 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 26 May 1995, Carl Strohmenger (HSC) wrote:

> Anytime that one plant of a species is having a non-trivial problem that
> is not affecting others of the same species, I suspect that a rhizome
> borer may be at work. You can remove the plant from the growing mix and
> visually inspect the rhizome for damage. If you see indications of a
> borer, carefully cut down the length of the rhizome with a CLEAN, sharp
> knife so as to split it lengthwise. If a borer is present, you can
> extract it and send it to borer hell. Then you can repot the two halves of
> the original rhizome and perhaps have two plants in a few months if they
> both establish successfully.
> - Carl
>
Thanks for the thought. I have just plant in mind to try it on!

Sincerely, Carl J. Mazur
b3fra002@freenet.niagara.com

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