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Fri, Feb 24, 12 at 12:58
| QUick question, does hot composting kill all the "bad" funguses or whatever that may get in compost? I'm thinking specifically or anything possibly contaminated with Armillaria? If anyone has an answer, I'd greatly appreciate! THANKS!!!
Amy |
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- Posted by tropical_thought San Francisco (My Page) on Fri, Feb 24, 12 at 14:19
| I would say no, it does not kill fungus. If you hot compost there is a fungal stage which occurs when your compost is no longer hot. The compost looks grey with fungus. Just do not put any wood in there is has stuff like sudden oak death. I would not risk that. If the hot composting killed the fungus, I think it would not have a fungal grey stage. But, I am sure someone can tell us why. |
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- Posted by toxcrusadr (My Page) on Fri, Feb 24, 12 at 15:51
| I'm just reading a book about fungus and Armillaria is mentioned as causing blights. I'm no expert here, but I'm curious whether you are asking because you HAVE these kinds of blights and wonder whether you can compost infected material, or just a general concern whether composting is good or bad on the fungal disease front in general. My sense is that potentially harmful fungi, bacteria and viruses are all over the place, but a healthy well-balanced soil food web will generally keep them in check. The same way that there are e coli and cold viruses everywhere, but we're not constantly sick. Nature has its immune systems. |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Fri, Feb 24, 12 at 16:27
| You'll have to define "anything possibly contaminated with Armillaria". Armillaria can be spread by the wind. tj |
Here is a link that might be useful: Armillaria info
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- Posted by greyandamy (My Page) on Fri, Feb 24, 12 at 17:35
| toxcrusadr, YES..... horrible problem now throughout, have lost a lot... |
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| Original thread by OP http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/pests/msg021735284793.html?1 As I said on that thread, get a grip and start considering what you *can* plant. Crying won't revive your failing trees, whatever the problem. |
Here is a link that might be useful: OP's other thread
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- Posted by tropical_thought San Francisco (My Page) on Fri, Feb 24, 12 at 21:23
| Is there no treatment? What about a fungicide? It would seem that good drainage will help since it seems to affect plants grown in clay? Of course the woman who posted that was linked to had roots from other yards growing in her yard, so it would be not possible, but maybe if one could control all variables remove all infected trees and start again? If was buying a house I would consider trees in the nearby yards with bad roots in my yard to be an important factor to consider. I would even think moving would be a good idea to get a fresh start. |
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| No treatment gets rid of armillaria -- if that's what it is. (We still haven't seen any images.) Only "treatment" for armillaria is to install tolerant & resistant plants. |
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| Armillaria fungi are quite commonly found in most of the soil in the USA, they are there. There are several fungicides mentioned for treating the soil for this but at least two are being considered for outright banning if not severe restrictions. Most of what I have found about this is to grow strong and healthy plants that can resist infection from this fungus. Hot composting needs 4 types of thermophilic bacteria that function at different temperatures and some research indicates that some fungi are killed at the higher temperatures. Whether you could solarize your soil to acheive the same thing I am unsure of. Since those fungi are found just about everywhere I'm not all that sure you could eliminate them. |
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