Sensei Jm! Summoned by the 'Bat' signal.... High 5 So, after all this, it really is a K deficiency, huh? I do see now steps that led to it, despite it growing in TLO soil, thanks to you laying down the signposts! ...Jm, can I ask if I'm barking at the wrong parked car on few things?-
What I found alarming was how you said the necrosis was progressing quickly in short amount of time... this, and the fact that you use TLO for which nute' issues are very rare, are what tipped the scales toward fungal to my eyes, as well as the 'wet', funky look of the dead tissue with the somewhat wider yellow margin between good and bad tissue; with nute' burn, the tissues at the tip usually whither and dry fast, and margins are minimal (at least initially); with deficiency, tissue death doesn't happen nearly as fast as you observed, and often the tips go chlorotic, maybe some spotting, before they wither....again, initially,...in advanced symptoms everything is worse, but at that point the symptoms are usually bad enough to readily diagnose...
--from Sticks' description of the speed of progression, the looks of the dead tissue, and the appearance of spots away from the margins (turns out this was misunderstood, and didn't happen), I kept cruising down the 'fungal 'path on this; so, deficiency symptoms can move this fast after all? ...it certainly explains why there wasn't any gradual change in the tissues appearance, and why it looked 'wet' to me... Am I wrong about that in general, or is this this something of an exceptional case? (ditto for nute' burn)... also, could there still be fungal invasion compounding this, secondarily to the symptoms of deficiency?
Waira, yes in hoopy. Holes are drilled in the side at the base, just like plastic commercial containers. In fact, I added additional holes a couple of days ago. No water came out, as I was expecting might happen.....Did snip and yes I always dip, but never assume right. I was constantly getting bitten in the ass when I was a construction foreman, and would assume that a journeyman knew what they were doing, just because they said "yea I know how to do that" NOT!
LOL! yeah, I thought I saw it in the pic at my thread, but was too busy writing to go back and confirm.... About the drainage holes- now you tell me! LOL! Of course you drilled them properly, but I had to throw a dart at something! ditto for the alcohol dipping!.. but not just for resterilizing, the extra alcohol stays on the edge a bit longer, and dessicates the tissues some... seems to help seal it up better...
Why just the one plant out of 20+ in the same growing medium and environment? Not necessarily a question, but more of an WTF.
Maybe strain-specific sensitivity, or just plain bad-luck-of-the-draw....
AFN.. where everday I'm forced to further my education in horticulture so I might teach others.. :roflcry:
Good stuff eh?
Thank you very much, Jm! Some of us actually like to try and help bail out a friends boat,.. but I don't like to wake up finding that I'm chewing on my own ass instead of the problems'!!
:roflcry: Please, anytime you see me barking at the proverbial parked car, swat my snout with a rolled up newspaper and point me toward the right direction!! If I'm going to take the time to help, I wanna actually help!! LMAO!! Evil Laugh x
Waira... cheers!
doesn't that just figure... Well, as Jm says, now ya know...! great idea on the extra holes and brick elevation... foliar supp' spray, :check:,... Jm, should a hit of neem, maybe tip-focused, be applied later that day, but still in time to dry? or wait until the next day? Also, would copper or sulphur sprays be a better choice? I've not had this fight yet, so I just don't know,...
