On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 2:49:15 PM UTC+1, CactusPaul wrote:

and i fear this has contributed to the damage. It appears to be rotten
at the top as half of steam looks eaten away. The bottom i am not so
sure of. I gather that some breads do tend to go a little brown at the
around the bottom anyway. I am just wondering what the best course of
action is. Can i cut the top off where it is rotten? If so, should i do

Must cut out all rot. In case what remains doesn't survive I'd be tempted to remove any pads etc and plant them so they'll likely grow. ISTR using sulphur against rot, but that was a long time ago, you can't buy it now.


NT