Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 18:37:31 -0800 From: Russell Elliott <relliott@geocities.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg618$foo@default> Subject: Re: Algae on spaghnum
Clarke Brunt wrote:
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> On 11 Feb 97 at 2:00, Russell Elliott wrote:
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> > I have just noticed algae growing on the surface of some of
> > my pots with sarracenia seed just starting to germinate. The
> > medium is chopped dead spaghnum, and I was wondering if it would
> > be safe to spray with Mancozeb (a fungicide) at this early stage.
> > It states on the packet thatt it kills algae.
> >
> > I hope it doesn't do the same to just germinating sarras!
> > ! Russell Elliott, Seed Bank Director, !
> > ! Australian Carnivorous Plant Society. !
Clarke,
>
> Sounds from the latter that you might be an experienced seed-raiser?
Not as experienced as I would like :-)
> Personally, I doubt that algae, moss, and other 'green slime' which
> eventually establish in all my CP pots, is any harm to Sarracenia
> seedlings. I'd be a bit worried about a product which killed algae -
> sounds a bit close to being a plant.
I thought the same way and decided against it! I have had this algal
slime smother and kill seedlings before, but this time it appears to
be a less virulent strain!
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> --
> Clarke Brunt (clarke@brunt.demon.co.uk)
> http://www.brunt.demon.co.uk/ Seeds, Cacti in Mexico, etc.
Bye for now,
Russell
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