xdriver, I had the same issue as you (at least based on the pictures and description). Spent a lot of time and money to make sure my overseeding was going to be as successful as possible. Grass came up perfect and then mother nature wouldn't let the sun come out for over a week. The non-stop rain day and night for a week is what I believe to have caused my Pythium (along with my excessive seed rate in certain spots). Since I was not able to get Heritage (due to several factors)I took timeco's advice that he gave me in a thread I posted a couple weeks ago. As soon as I saw no rain in the forecast for at least half a day I sprayed Immunox (found at HD). This seemed to stop and confine the spread to the few areas and now that the sun is back I hope that will be the last of it for this year. Since it is getting a little late for seeding now I think I will just try to dormant seed my bare spots this winter since they are not that large and that way hopefully by spring my lawn will be back to normal. Also search cornmeal here in GW. Although I have no personal experience, based on peoples positive feedback it seems it may be the cheapest and most effective way to avoid the common lawn fungi (applied about every ~30 days). I plan on giving this a shot next year. Good Luck!

I can tell you what has worked for me ... I'm not too far away from you in So Cal, either, so we have similar growing conditions. First, I will say that some cuttings are much more difficult to root successfully than others, and to a (sometimes frustrating) extent, every cultivar can be different. That said, I have had my best successes using the following methods: Callousing the cutting: 1. First, I look at what callous is or is not there already. Depending on the size of the cutting and the quality of the cut/callous (like, is the pith receding a lot? Have the cambium and pith pulled away from one another so there is a gap?), I may recut and re-callous the cutting. If the cutting is small, stressed, really wrinkly, etc., I will do my best NOT to recut, in order to preserve whatever energy is left in the cutting. If the cut looks messy, separated, etc., then I usually will recut. 2. After this step, I dip the end of the cutting in a rooting hormone (I use Clonex, others use Dip-N-Grow). Sometimes I wait for the latex to stop flowing (a few hours) before doing this if I have just recut. Other times, I'm lazy and don't wait. I'm not sure it makes a difference. 3. Then, I take a small plastic storage bin (I use one not much bigger than most cuttings. I got it at Target, I think) and fill it with fresh mulch, which is usually somewhat damp when you take it out of the bag for the first time. I bury the entire cutting in the mulch, and put a little more on top. I don't bother covering the plastic bin. 4. I leave it alone for approx 2 weeks. I have also tried wrapping the fresh-cut end in plastic wrap for a week (usually because I'm travelling with a fresh cutting) - this has worked, too, but I haven't done it enough times to say if it's better than the mulch method. Rooting the cutting: 1. I use coir from Gardener's Supply (Eco-coir potting mix), because it has been rinsed and is ready to use (just add water!): http://www.gardeners.com/buy/eco-co-coir-potting-mix/40-136.html If you use coir from some place else (like buying it in the reptile bedding section at PetSmart), be sure to wash it first to get rid of the salts in it. I follow the directions for prepping the coir, although I use a little less water than recommended. You want the coir to be pretty damp, but not so wet that water drips out when you squeeze it in your hand. 2. I then get a plastic baggie (quart size has worked fine for me), and fill it with approx 2/3 - 3/4 coir and 1/3 to 1/4 perlite. I don't measure, I just grab handfuls of each and mix them in the bag. 3. Stick the calloused end of the cutting in the bag! Leave enough space at the top for the bag to be sealed. I use cheap electrical tape to wrap the top of the bag. Be sure to press out as much of the air as you can before sealing the top. 4. I leave the bagged cuttings in the garage. They need heat more than light, and these super hot temps that we've been having have actually made the garage perfect for this. You should see some condensation in the bags after a bit - this is normal and is what you want. I've gotten roots as early as 1.5 weeks (from a really large cutting that I'd been trying to root for 18 months!!!), and other cuttings are slower, although I usually see something by 3-4 weeks. So far, though, everything has rooted, including a 3" Celadine tip that I bag rooted just to see what would happen. 5. After there are a lot of roots in the bag, I carefully cut the bag away and pot up, trying not to disturb the plant as much as possible. I water a little, then let the planting mix dry out before watering again. I put them in filtered light, too, since they've been in a dark garage for weeks. I really like bag rooting because you can see what's going on down there, and aren't just looking at leaf growth as an indicator of root growth. Mike Atkinson has a great short tutorial on bag-rooting on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_QKS_pasH4

Glad they are helpful. I did not have any coir and I always use potting soil mixed with a lot of perlite for rooting plumeria, so I kept to that. I opened a new bag of potting soil and that had all the moisture needed. I did not add any water at all. I read this tip about usung a newly opened bag of soil somewhere. It works because I can see the droplets of moisture in my baggies. Another tip I read was to keep the ziplock of the baggie sealed and cut one of the perpendicular edges off, and open the baggie to plant by that cut edge. This way the baggie will fall off when you remove the tape, without disturbing any roots.

oh my god! this is not even my plant. i was just asking for the name of the scissors. i am not the owner of the fiddle leaf fig that has a rotten root. i had to cut the container because it is a little taller than the decorative pot. around 0.5 inch only. the container is white and the pot is black. for me it looks ugly so I want to cut the top part. why is it so bad? why am i the bad person here?