Browning at Babiana leaf tips is an indication of a wintertime Botrytis infection. Mark Mazer Hertford, NC USDA 8a On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 2:38 PM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote: > Dear Bob, > > You seem to have hit the nail on the head (Carpenter -wise) with > your plumbing suggestions. Bad roots usually means bad leaf tips. Too far > from the water source to ‘prime' the ‘pump' and ‘pipes’ all the way to the > leaf tips. > > And like you I have salt build up and pH changes due to hard > water. Some plants need frequent ‘flushing’. Usually a summer outdoors > gives them enough rain water flushing to last for a long time, but watch > out. Pots get crusted with calcium deposits and need heavy cleaning and > brushing before reuse. > > I’ll keep this hand plumbing vocabulary in mind for the future. > Best Jim > > > > > On Jan 14, 2015, at 12:47 PM, penstemon <penstemon@Q.com> wrote: > > > >> Browning at the leaf tips is the first sign that what Jerry Morris > (dwarf conifers) calls “the pump” is not working properly. The area > farthest away from the roots, the leaf tips, is the first to show signs of > inadequate hydration. > > > > One of the most startling things I read there was the necessity of > flushing the potting mix (with water) from time to time to avoid salt > build-up, and the effect salts have on root hydraulic conductivity. > > > James Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > USA > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/