Disaster
Any one ever heard of 'damp off'? I've only seen it once before in all my years of growing violets. It comes on fast. A plant can look good one day and be completely wilted in less than 48 hours....
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Oh Cheryl, how awful. Of all the plants it could have happened to it had to be your PAL. Fingers crossed that your babies will bloom true. Good thing you had your little insurance policies. It makes...
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Aww, I'm so sorry to hear it. It was a beautiful plant. Good luck with the babies.
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That's a shame. It may be what happened to a couple of my plants (just not sure if it's the same). Optimara Romance had a habit of collapsing in the summer. After doing it twice, I just quit growing...
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Diana If it is a true case of damp-off...the plants donnot recover. There is no cure. Cheryl
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How terrible, Cheryl. I dearly hope you are right and that you won't see it in more plants. Damping off is a term used for several different but similar soil-born diseases and fungii. When they die...
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That's Terrible Annabel. Yes I soooooo know the feeling. The first time I wick watered I lost many large plants this way. I was able to save one by stripping it down to the top crown and re-rooting...
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Hmm, I think the other plants had powdery mildew perhaps. Maybe Rosie Ruffles had more going on. It was a goner by the time I noticed. This situation was probably a damp/chill one since they were in...
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Jon Thanks for asking...but I tossed the whole thing. I didn't even take a leaf. Not taking any chances...not even for a favorite. I soaked and washed the pot and plastic cottage cheese tub it was in....
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So sorry to hear about losing your favorite, Cheryl. What a beautiful violet. Good luck with the young'uns! Anne
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Cheryl, I hear you. I'm having the same problem. Toooo many babies and no place to put them. I've had to toss some of the poor performers to make room for those that are. I just hate throwing plants...
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