Video of a couple who have the virus
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Comments (17)If you are interested and willing to search (Google or Bing), check out some of the articles on AGDIA, which is a company that makes tests for viruses and other diseases of plants. You can see the PCR and ELISA tests that are available for roses (and for many other plants.) Do you know the word "Synergy"? Not the new age version, but the science based synergy- there are some interesting plant pathology sites out there as well. Briefly, Synergy means that diseaseA has X symptoms and disease B has Y symptoms, but when a plant has diseases A&B, the plant will not have a simple mix of X and Y symptoms, but often will also have new (call them Z) symptoms that may be worse that the sum of X and Y. Where does that leave rose growers? It leaves rose growers wanting to keep their plants as healthy as possible so that no even more damaging symptoms appear. Years ago a simple study was done in California roses. Under optimum conditions, roses with a single virus (as tested for back then) produced ten to fifteen per cent fewer blooms. That, economically, was reason to keep the plants as clean as possible. And to the root to root transmission: Google Scholar papers by Giolino (author), roses, and the time period last ten years....See MoreHosta virus--do we have it here?
Comments (15)From what I have read, all infected hostas should be put in the trash--not composted. And if you leave even a tiny bit of root, it is infected so it is not a good idea to plant another hosta there immediately. But the soil itself does not hold the virus. It comes from sap from the infected hostas. So you can transmit it with garden tools, your hands (ripping out a leaf from an infected hosta) and many other ways. Some say animals can spread it; some not. But a deer browsing on infected leaves, it seems to me, could spread it to uninfected hostas. This is all from reading. I am not a plant scientist! But this has become a hot topic among experts and there is a lot of info on Google. Triciae--have you thought about contacting the nursery where you bought your infected plants for a credit towards some other kind of plant?...See MoreDo These Hostas Have a Virus.
Comments (34)There isn't much that will survive boiling water, not sure about viri but certainly nematodes won't. If you wanna play it safe do not re-use the soil the infected plants were in, do not compost it, if possible burn it or put it into the curbside garbage, same with the infected plants. Typical HVX transfer is by mechanical means, such as a knife or shovel used for division for example. The act of digging up the infected plants may well have left some potentially infected roots and if those roots were to come into contact with disturbed roots from the plants around them that could lead to viral transfer, likelihood of this happening are very slim given the apparent spacing you had. You are right to be concerned about the virus surviving in the soil and you would certainly not want to replant another hosta there. Why not try Astilbes or Heucheras for a completely different texture and colour, or a couple of different Dicentras?...See MoreA Must-see video for anyone who feeds Pro Plan Kibble
Comments (52)Am I alone in finding irony in the comment above that says "there is a lot of information out there about it from reliable resources" and then later on in the same thread, there's a link purportedly justifying the poster's opinion that leads to a completely anonymous website. Who owns or sponsors the website, what are their qualifications, what is the source of its information, what individuals or companies are involved? Nada. This is an example of how people are easily mislead to think unsubstantiated opinions of unqualified people, if found on the internet, are something more than what they clearly are. These are unsubstantiated and anonymous opinions, not facts. The sources, provenance, and individuals involved with real and authoritative information are always clearly presented on legitimate websites. It's interesting to note that in many European countries, the ownership/sponsorship of websites is a required disclosure. Not in the US and perhaps easily avoided if hosted from a third world country with little or no regulation....See More
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