Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: DYING NATIVE FRANGIPANI'S 2Oct 24, 2007 6:27 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: DYING NATIVE FRANGIPANI'S 7Oct 24, 2007 9:21 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: DYING NATIVE FRANGIPANI'S 12Oct 26, 2007 6:58 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: DYING NATIVE FRANGIPANI'S 18Nov 19, 2007 9:34 pm It doesn't sound too cool.
These may be something like bacterial leaf spot or maybe a fungal disease such as anthracnose. This appears on Mangos in a similar fashion. Starting to sound more trouble than it's worth if it is bacterial then there isn't much you can do. You would use a systemic fungicide to offer some chance of recovery from a fungal disease like that. something like "fongarid" or a phosphoric acid based treatment such as yates anti-rot. (there is a cheaper alternative but it escapes me right now). over all tthings like that happen to a weak plant so stick with it. the seasol shouldn't smell that strong! Just a cap if that into a watering can. The smell should be short lived and the benifits of using it will far out weigh the smelly side effects. better off getting ithem stronger if you want to keep them. other wise give up on them and just buy some new ones later when you go to plant them. EDIT!>>>> what am I saying Helps if I read what you wrote a bit more Those raised bumps are scale. They feed on the sap and again would be an indication of a weak plant if they are in any great numbers. ants can often be responsible for them to start with as they farm them for the sugary secretions like we farm cows for milk. any treatment for scale should be accompanied by an ant treatment if you notice lots around as well (on the plant that is ) you need to use an insecticide such maldison. this is sold in a product made by a queensland mob called Chemspray. look for an orange box. Now this stuff is nasty and shouldn't be used without proper protection. i won't use it. i have read documents in the past that mention Maldison as being similar to a human nerve agent used by some not cool people. the only thing seperating us from the insects it treats is one single carbon atom in the molecular structure! As far as using white oil to treat scale that is W.O.F.T.A.M. (Waste Of F%$king Time And Money ) I don't know of any commercial nursery using this as an effective treatment. the above antiscal product has white oil in it but that is there I recon to make you feel better about using it Maldison is about the only truely effective insecticide for scale. rogor and confidor don't work too well. There are organic treatments too and I will post a new thread on that. Fig Landscapes has produced an e-book and native plant index, available for purchase from their website. It's a great resource, full of inspiration and tips. Another… 1 12255 |