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Wed, Jun 6, 12 at 9:54
| Hi all~
I have two hollyhock plants. One is about 7 feet tall (planted last year) and one smaller plant (started from seed this year). Last year my 1st plant was beautiful! I cut it after bloom and it grew huge again and enjoyed flowers until November! No rust, but a much dryer spring/early summer. This year both plants have rust. I have many buds, but I know that this disease will most likely eventually kill the plant. Should I keep taking off affected leaves, hoping for some flowers or should I cut it to the ground? I know it will come back. I am sick! It is really growing like crazy, but most of the lower leaves look bad. i have been trying to remove them, but the rust is progressing. Any advice/help would be appreciated~ Jo |
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- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 12 at 12:21
| Remove the effected leaves when you see them and discard. Get some Daconcil spray. It's in a red spray bottle at Lowes or other big box stores. Spray the plants well. Follow the directions. You may need to spray every 10-14 days. |
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- Posted by scorpgirl24 z7NJ (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 12 at 16:56
| Thank you echinacea...will leaves regrow at nodes where I cut off affected ones? It looks pretty funny now! |
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- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 12 at 17:13
| Mine always regrow. It's the base that has most of the leaves. |
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- Posted by schoolhouse z5/ohio (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 12 at 18:41
| I sprayed fungicide early and thought I beat the rust this year, but then I saw that it was doing no good and gave up. I probably should have continued. Right now my hollyhocks look terrible. One plant down by the barn I swear has an alien life form growing on the underside of it's leaves. I may have to give up and not let them grow next year. I've read the spores get into the soil and to help curb the disease you need to dig the infected soil out and replace it. Well, that would be a job when the hollyhocks grow in many places not just in a flower bed or border. |
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- Posted by scorpgirl24 z7NJ (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 12 at 22:24
| Before I planted some from seed last year, I had heard about the problems they have with rust. Since last year's plants showed no sign of the disease, I thought I was home free. I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing it was the terribly rainy, humid weather, we've been having. I will keep on spraying, but am not adverse to cutting the monster down. I don't know what I'll do about the soil. I am not moving it, so I guess I'll just have to wait and see!! It's such an ugly disease!! |
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- Posted by flowergirl70ks 5/6KS (My Page) on Fri, Jun 8, 12 at 15:39
| I had the problem with rust and moved the plants to another part of the garden, far away from the original place. No rust so far this year. |
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