> Toby posted recently that he would not use Benomyl.
NO NO NO!!
Sorry, but the only fungicide I use is Benomyl. I said I wouldn't use
*Bonomyl* note the "o" instead of "e". This was a "copy" type product
not made by DuPont (as far as I know). I use it on anything and
everything. It is being withdrawn from the UK market at least, but I
have a few friends who have access to stocks of the product and they get
me it when I need it.
>I am not saying he is
> wrong. I use it because it is the only product I have ever seen advertised
> for use specifically on CP's. I have used it on VFT's, Drosera (dries up
> the musciledge), Ping's, and a N. Madagascarienses with no real ill effects.
> This is not to say that I recommend Benomyl in any way! I am only telling
> of my own experience. It seems to control damp off fairly well but has had
> no effect on what I think others have called crown rot on Mexican Ping's
No, I wouldn't expect it to. It controls fungi only, not rot. Rot is
usually caused by (sorry but I have to say this, I am not reflecting on
your conditions) poor cultural conditions _or_ a bad variety, in my
experience. I usually have a few rotten crowns amongst my plants.
>. I
> lost three in the last two weeks:( (sorry Andrew). My P. Morensis is the
> only one to survive so far and it is even flowering for the first time:)
>
> If anyone knows of a better fungicide let us all know!
Chinosol. I don't know where you can get this other than Sarracenia
Nurseries, London. It is good for seeds and plants. It comes as a
tablet which you dissolve in 1 litre of water. It costs about 2 quid
($5). I don't know how big the packets are.
>
> Just my $0.02
>
> John Walker
>
My kindest regards,
Toby