Mark, I should toss the plants? Makiko On Jan 14, 2015, at 1:27 PM, Mark Mazer <markemazer@gmail.com> wrote: > 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/