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I think I may have finally 'killed' all the Osmocote!!

16 years ago

Yep, that's what I said. In my zeal to eradicate a 'crown rot' situation in several of my

container hosta that I created by not clearing off the leaf mulch off the crown/petiole areas,

well enough--I have gone to full-strength bleach spraying! I figure, the likelihood of losing them

completely is very high, and the 10% bleach/water mix isn't cutting it! I spritz the petioles directly

and all around the area including the little balls that accompany the syndrome.

I wait about 2 mins. and then drench the areas with water. So far--it looks like---it may be working!

I've repeatedly gone back and spritzed those little balls only to realize--that I think they may be

Osmocote from last year!!! I'm thinking that because they are not orange and that some are even further

away from the petioles, under the pulled back leaf mulch!

Oh well--time will tell if I kill the hosta or if I actually cured them with my over-the-top remedy!!

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