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how do you keep dwarf varieties from damping off at maturity

I am currently using bonzi at 25 ppm heavy spray

and this controls height great is it also causing the damping off of dwarf varieties.

Permalink Reply by Michael Pawelek on February 27, 2010 at 1:47pm: None of the Paclobutrazol products will cause damping off of plants but the water it is mixed with applied in copious amounts under humid, cloudy, cold weather conditions can add to fungal problems. During the Winter months be sure your soil mixes are a well draining type, keep the soils from getting water logged and keep as much air movement as possible around the plants so the foliage and stems stay dry. You can also use drenches such as Truban to control or eradicate water molds such as pythium and phytophtora.
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Pecan Hill Nursery
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Permalink Reply by Don Schmidlin on February 27, 2010 at 11:05pm: Thanks for the info we will try to get more air movement and give the Truban a shot.
As far as dry we do keep things pretty dry.

thanks again
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Permalink Reply by Eric Rohloff on March 4, 2010 at 3:21pm: Drench with 1 to 3 ppm Bonzi. Don't let them wilt. Water early enough in the day that plant goes to bed dry.; ▶ Reply to This