The cinnnamon is probably one of those new age untested bits of nonsense that might work, but odds are against it. . It's being pushed for everything from sore throat to arthritis. Type it into your browser and see what turns up you'll see --next --colonic irrigation , But just how do you do it on a plant? through the stomata? with a teeny hypodermic? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ina" <klazina@orcon.net.nz> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] re fungus cures > Thanks Adam > > When I throw things out, they really are thrown out. As I can't burn > them, they go into the council bin (soil and all!) and the municipal > waste places. > > By the way, the seller did replace the sick bulb, so far the new one is > healthy. > > As mine are in the ground all year round, I don't lift them so treat > them in situ. Hence the query about the cinnamon. > > Ina > > Ina. From what I hear... Don't bother. The Dutch have been sending out > lots of garbage bulbs this year. > > I'd consider one of the over the counter athlete's foot solutions--one of > the azoles, miconazole, tolnaftate, etc as a solution and drench to see if > it acted as a systemic. Unless you have other systemics available. > > Did you burn it or leave it where it could infect the rest of your > garden? > .. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ina" <klazina@orcon.net.nz> > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 1:59 PM > Subject: [pbs] re fungus cures > > >>I grow Hippeastrums in my garden. Bought some doubles this spring, one >> of which grew a bright red small shoot. Was told by the seller that was >> caused by a fungus. Spraying it with copper would possibly give a >> flower this year. However, as it was so badly affected I threw it out >> soil and all. >> >> As most of my garden Hippeastrums are showing at least a bit of the >> fungus infection and I am no fan of spraying, have been looking at >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4640 (20091126) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/