..."What's Going On"?! Can anyone offer advice please? I'm not expecting good news... Turbinicarpus Pseudopectinatus, just over 1.5cm across.
in the words of Marvin Gaye...
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Re: in the words of Marvin Gaye...
I suppose you knew this already, but either
- some bug has chewed its way into your plant
- your plants has the lurgy from the roots up, and it is bursting out.
I'd unpot it. If the roots are squidgy, I suspect its "game over". If the roots look OK, I'd get a very sharp scalpel, cut out the brown part, dust it with sulphur, and maybe in 5 years or so the wound will be so low you no longer notice it.
Good luck.
- some bug has chewed its way into your plant
- your plants has the lurgy from the roots up, and it is bursting out.
I'd unpot it. If the roots are squidgy, I suspect its "game over". If the roots look OK, I'd get a very sharp scalpel, cut out the brown part, dust it with sulphur, and maybe in 5 years or so the wound will be so low you no longer notice it.
Good luck.
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Re: in the words of Marvin Gaye...
Thank you Ralph, much appreciated. The plant is so small I suspect performing surgery on it would be beyond me (and more particularly my eyesight). I guess first things first though, I'll unpot it and see what lurks beneath... Cheers.ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:07 pm I suppose you knew this already, but either
- some bug has chewed its way into your plant
- your plants has the lurgy from the roots up, and it is bursting out.
I'd unpot it. If the roots are squidgy, I suspect its "game over". If the roots look OK, I'd get a very sharp scalpel, cut out the brown part, dust it with sulphur, and maybe in 5 years or so the wound will be so low you no longer notice it.
Good luck.
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Re: in the words of Marvin Gaye...
Could it be where an old seed capsule was ?, it does not look gooey ( yet)
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Re: in the words of Marvin Gaye...
Thanks Tina, it is a thought that occurred to me too, but so far as I know the plant has yet to flower (I've had it about six months). I've had a closer look at the "bad" area and it does seem to be completely dry... Another thought that has occurred to me is, could it be where I might have pricked the skin with a needle while trying to spear a mealy bug? Not that I remember having any mealy problems with this particular plant, but I'm always on the lookout for them with my trusty needle. If it is a post seed pod issue, is there anything that can be done or is it best just left alone?...
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Re: in the words of Marvin Gaye...
If it is hard, and not gooey, maybe it is best to leave it alone, as you say.
But experience tells me that if a plant looks iffy, it is often the best course to unpot it and check what is going on - before it is too late.
But experience tells me that if a plant looks iffy, it is often the best course to unpot it and check what is going on - before it is too late.
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Re: in the words of Marvin Gaye...
Indeed yes, the benefit of your experience is invaluable, and unpotting is on my list for the weekend... Thanks!ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:10 pm If it is hard, and not gooey, maybe it is best to leave it alone, as you say.
But experience tells me that if a plant looks iffy, it is often the best course to unpot it and check what is going on - before it is too late.
Re: in the words of Marvin Gaye...
So I un-potted and found the roots to be dry, sound and as far as I could tell as clean as a whistle. The only thing vaguely of note I found was what may have been the remains of one solitary Mealy Bug at the base of the plant. I have re-potted and sprayed with Bug Clear Ultra. But - this has now appeared on the plant next door (Lobivia Famatinensis, about 2 cm across)... Weird.
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Re: in the words of Marvin Gaye...
Is that a mouse dropping among the gravel?
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