Post by cco on Jun 1, 2014 15:26:34 GMT -5
Hey everybody, I've got a bit of a problem on my hands and I'd like to see if I can get the opinions of some more experienced growers.
I have had an oreophila "sand mountain" clone for a very long time (at least 2 1/2 years), and it was mature when I got it. It's been in need of splitting for a while, and I missed the optimal time to split this year, but I went ahead and did it late. Well, it's a good thing I did, because a huge portion of the rhizome was rotted! This came as a huge surprise because this plant was probably my healthiest specimen and there was no sign of wilting or anything else out of the ordinary. There were no growth points on the portion that was rotted, so I got five divisions from the rhizome. I talked to mike about the issue and he was a huge help. He told me to water the oreophilas less because of difference in habitats from the other plants I had them in trays with, which totally makes sense to me now. I put them in their own tray and make sure not to over water them. I'm posting this because I have lots more questions and don't want to pester him any more.
The problem is: almost all of the divisions are now wilting and drying up. I dug up the rhizome of the largest plant (that had the most rot) and other than the surface I cut, I could see a brown ring if I cut into the rhizome that went pretty deep. I cut off rhizome until I couldn't see this, just to be safe. Is this rot? The rhizome itself is/was healthy and white otherwise and isn't soft to the touch. They're also going dormant, and even for oreos this seems pretty early to me, but I'm not too concerned about this because I have a few other oreophilas that are going dormant as well. Could the wilting be from a lack of live roots or stress from the division, or is it pretty much guaranteed rot?
Also, when I topwater my oreos, the water that seeps out of the pots is a rusty red/orange. What is this??? Could it be related? (I use tap water, but it's not hard at all and has worked for years.)
Sorry for another long post,
-Christiaan
I have had an oreophila "sand mountain" clone for a very long time (at least 2 1/2 years), and it was mature when I got it. It's been in need of splitting for a while, and I missed the optimal time to split this year, but I went ahead and did it late. Well, it's a good thing I did, because a huge portion of the rhizome was rotted! This came as a huge surprise because this plant was probably my healthiest specimen and there was no sign of wilting or anything else out of the ordinary. There were no growth points on the portion that was rotted, so I got five divisions from the rhizome. I talked to mike about the issue and he was a huge help. He told me to water the oreophilas less because of difference in habitats from the other plants I had them in trays with, which totally makes sense to me now. I put them in their own tray and make sure not to over water them. I'm posting this because I have lots more questions and don't want to pester him any more.
The problem is: almost all of the divisions are now wilting and drying up. I dug up the rhizome of the largest plant (that had the most rot) and other than the surface I cut, I could see a brown ring if I cut into the rhizome that went pretty deep. I cut off rhizome until I couldn't see this, just to be safe. Is this rot? The rhizome itself is/was healthy and white otherwise and isn't soft to the touch. They're also going dormant, and even for oreos this seems pretty early to me, but I'm not too concerned about this because I have a few other oreophilas that are going dormant as well. Could the wilting be from a lack of live roots or stress from the division, or is it pretty much guaranteed rot?
Also, when I topwater my oreos, the water that seeps out of the pots is a rusty red/orange. What is this??? Could it be related? (I use tap water, but it's not hard at all and has worked for years.)
Sorry for another long post,
-Christiaan