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blue fungus on asparagus
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michael1846 6 (
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Fri, Feb 14, 14 at 14:14
So i got my asparagus crowns and they had blue fungus on them so i put them in baggys and dumped a bunch of ground cinnimen on them will they be ok? I have alot of bulbs that i bought along with the asparagus will they catch it also? Or is it an asparagus only problem. (None of the other bulbs are veggys) please help. (I also dumped the soil that they were in way off ftom where they are going to be planted. Please tell me im not going to infest my entire o
Garden with blue fungus (not to mwntion my neibours also. Thanks |
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RE: blue fungus on asparagus
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| I think they need to come out of the plastic bags asap. It was probably the original packaging conditions which encouraged the mould in the first place. Fresh air and good watering practice usually sort out surface moulds. The spores are in the air all around us and only cause problems when they meet the right conditions i.e. warm and damp. The bulbs won't 'catch' mould as long as they are not kept in mould inducing conditions. |
RE: blue fungus on asparagus
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| Ok only the adoaragus had mold but will the cinnimen have killed the mold. |
RE: blue fungus on asparagus
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| I have no idea but imo the cinnamon is a side issue. Exposing the crowns to fresh air will defeat the mould, cinnamon or no cinnamon. Asparagus and bulbs are different beasts. The asparagus crowns don't have a dry protective tunic to preserve them and the bulbs would not have had damp medium around them either. Often the simplest solutions work best i.e. unwrap the crowns and let the air at them. Plant them asap. The mould will perish under the soil. |
RE: blue fungus on asparagus
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- Posted by digdirt 6b-7a North AR (My Page) on
Sat, Feb 15, 14 at 11:26
| As floral said it is NOT fungus, it is just mold and no it is not going to "infest" anything. It is just a normal mold found in soil and it dies off as soon as exposed to dry air. Dave |
RE: blue fungus on asparagus
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| Well thank you :) this is why i love gardenweb. I was planning to plant them this sunday after i wash the roots (they are going to be used as an ornamental because i like asparagus leaves) |
RE: blue fungus on asparagus
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| Where are you in zone 6 that you can plant anything now? |
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