Date: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 18:46:16 -0800 From: Ron Schlosser <rons@earthworld.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3916$foo@default> Subject: Re: Fungicide for VFT
On 08-Oct-97, BREWER_CHARLES@ecomail.damneck.navy.mil wrote:
> Is the mold actually growing on the plant or is it growing on some
> left over food that the plant caught. If the mold is growing on left
> over trap food, this is normal and you can just cut the trap off. If
> the mold is attacking the plant then action must be taken. There are
> several products on the market that seem to be very good. I use a
> product called Ortho 3336. I've used it on my vfts and sarr's with
> good results. Be sure to read the label and follow the instructions,
> and use a mask or spray in an open area.
>
> Charles
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> Within the past few days, I have been distressed to find mold
>growing within the traps of one of my Venus Fly Traps. I went out to get
>myself a fungicide, but the people at the garden center were all certain
>that a fungicide labelled for roses would kill a VFT. They could not with
>assurance recommend one that would suit the needs of my plant.
> Therefore, I turn to you. What fungicide can you recommend to me
>that will be mild enough not to kill my plants, but powerful enough to kill
>the mold?
> Waiting in worry,
> Benjamin F. Lasseter
Ortho 3336 is the same product that I know as Cleary's 3336. It is a
sister compound to the old stand by fungicide Benlate, has the same properties
and is used in the same situations. It is systemic and should be good.
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