Re: [CH] Chile-Heads Digest V6 #269
Lukasz Electronics (lukasz@midcoast.com.au)
Sat, 04 Nov 2000 00:29:12 +1100
fragrantgarden wrote:
Anyone seen a second year hab or any other variety slowly die with a
sort of die back that roses get? The outer branches die and the rot very
slowly goes to the main trunk of the plant. It also loses all its leaves
Michael(Mad king)
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Funny you should mention that:
I have had this in some of my Chiles at home and have wondered about it
myself..
The stems lose leaves and get a dark rotten withered look to them
eventually dieing..
I tried cutting off the affected sections and was unsuccesful in saving
the plants..
Varieties I have had exibit this problem were Chinese, Bactum and to a
lesser extent Pubescens..
I have my own thoughts about this as most of the Chiles affected were in
a small shade house on the Eastern wall of my house..
I think the problem is probably fungal, our winter up here was pretty
dry, so that probably blows my theory out of the water..
I have some plants that are showing signs of this problem and am
experimenting with a Bourdeaux/mild bleach spray..
If I have Dieback on other Chiles (Annums mainly)the stems stay woody
and relatively dry and when pruned seem to survive (they look terrible
but they do survive)..
I think that overwatering probably contributes to the problem, as I
wrote earlier we did have a dry winter and I did keep the water up to
the Chiles..
Chiles in the ground do not seem to be affected as yet..
Luke in Oz
Our business in life is not to succeed but to continue to fail in high
spirits.
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