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Physan20 appears to be a quaternary ammonium disinfectant - there are others offered in Britain which should be just as effective (best try on a small scale first) - eg: http://www.agpsupplies.co.uk/index.php?a=opis&k=14&id=230 Boggy
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I think you would just take softwood cuttings, keep the rooted cuttings on a bright, warm windowsill and pot up in April for next year's plants. I think an unheated coldframe would be insufficient protection for these tender plants. Next year take cuttings in Aug-Sept, but with luck you can still get away with it. The parent plants might survive in the coldframe if you postion it in a sheltered place, insulate with bubblewrap and trhow a sack over the frame in the sharpest weather. Good luck
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Now that you come to mention it I cannot recall seeing a successful example, but I have some spare bulbs and if I can find a vase I will have a go. Boggy
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Sounds likea saprophytic fungus or even and algae or lichen - but not a plant disease as such. I would replace the infested layer with some bark chips or fresh potting media, consigning the growth to the compost bin. This coud be warning that the drainage need attention or that the potting media needs replacing before growth kicks off in spring. Boggy
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Flowers are the crucial bit so wait for spring. Pruning is best done April to July lest silverleaf disease gain entry viia the wounds so there is no rush. Prunus need little pruning as a routine. If the tree is too big replacement might be advisable rather than attempt to restrict size by potentially ugly and harmful pruning.. Boggy
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I agree with you - a sign, but not a cause. However fungal root rots are a potent cause of plant loss, especially in wet soil, so there may well be another fungus lurking in the roots - best replace the soil in that area before replanting or go for a grass as these seem not to get the same ailments as herbaceous plants. Of course it could merely be water-logged roots, but best change the soil just in case and ponder upping the drainage situation if necessary. Boggy
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Fleece come in various weights per square metre - 17g is the lightest and is designed to last one season, but might stretch (sorry) to two, but 25g will last longer, say three to five, and 60g longer still but is a tad too dark for summer crops. Some biodegradeable fleeces have been developed for commerce - it is tricky to gather up and dispose of wet, dirty plastic, but I do not think they have been released to the amateur market yet. You appear to have been the victim of sharp practice - as one
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I recently found this link on banana skins and potassium: http://jds.fass.org/cgi/reprint/32/11/969.pdf Here banana skins were analysed for potassium and the potassium level was 5.72 of the dry matter, banana skins being 83.8 percent water. This means that the potassium content of fresh banana skins is 0.9% compared with the 0.4% potassium content of an average sample of manure and 40% percent potassium in sulphate of potash. The skin accounts for 36 percent by weight of whole bananas and the skin
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Adding chilli to vodka is perfectly safe and a better use for ones chillis. Boggy
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How odd - this does not square with my experience of peonies - anyway all you can do is plant 'em shallow and on their sides. It should all come right. Boggy
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