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Originally Posted by mgk65
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Yikes how many wilts!
I always forget about this stuff until suddenly I have a problem.
I've been having some issues with the "pith necrosis" this year in my new container soil. New growth turned yellow then stems started swelling in odd places, that fit the description of 'pith necrosis' in an Alabama publication. Can be caused by six different bacteria including Blackleg (which I HATE on potatoes
) but the Pseudomonas corrugata is commonly blamed, and it is super wierd.
This thing is found in clouds, snow, riverbeds... everywhere there's water, and it's an "ice nucleating" bacterium.
http://www.nature.com/ismej/journal/...j2007113a.html Nothing like trouble to bring up on some wierd wonder that you never imagined.
I did take drastic measures to amend the soil (and pretty much a full on root massage!) plus the weather switched from cold and wet to sunny and hot, the plants are looking fine... for now. So I'm feeling positive about the amendment approach to bacterial issues.
The fusarium...
that's got to be tough.