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Author: | dom [ Mon May 26, 2008 11:06 am ] |
Post subject: | Diseased Crepe Myrtles - Please help identify |
Hello, Several of my crepe myrtles have a bright white, fluffy substance on the tips of a lot of the new growth this is causing the new leaves and flower buds to turn black at the tips, curl, and basically not grow. I thought this might be powdery mildew so I have sprayed a couple of times with a mixture of "cornmeal water" with Garrett Juice, orange oil, potassium bicarbonate, and liquid fish and it keeps coming back after a couple of days. This substance will easily fall off with rain or a spray of water, but comes back within a couple of days. Please help me identify, fix this problem. The tree's root flares are exposed and there is plenty of "good stuff" in the surrounding soil. Here's a picture of what it looks like: Thanks, Dom |
Author: | dom [ Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:07 pm ] |
Post subject: | Update |
After spraying with the "cornmeal juice" described in the original post a couple of times, in addition to soaking the ground with the cornmeal juice as well, the problem went away and the trees have flourished since then. Regards, Dom |
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