- is this a weed? Very spinachy feel and look...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10508583/is%...20a%20weed.jpg


Does anyone recognise this rhodie malaise? It's affected no more than
about 10% of the leaf and on the most exposed side. I was fairly
concientious about feeding and applying anti-chlorose last year -
could I have overdone it?...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10508583/rhody%20blight.jpg

many thanks for any help..

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:26:25 +0100, bob wrote:

- is this a weed? Very spinachy feel and look...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10508583/is%...20a%20weed.jpg


Does anyone recognise this rhodie malaise? It's affected no more than
about 10% of the leaf and on the most exposed side. I was fairly
concientious about feeding and applying anti-chlorose last year -
could I have overdone it?...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10508583/rhody%20blight.jpg

many thanks for any help..

The rhodie problem looks like leaf spot. Whatever the cause, you need
to remove and (they recommend) burn the infected leaves, otherwise bin
them, don't compost. Treatment with Dithane 945's also a good option.
Generally the problem's associated with the damp spring weather and
wth a litle bit of help now, will clear up when things get warmer and
dryer.

Check out
http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to...ron-leaf-spot/

Jake

In article , bob wrote:
On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:53:11 -0000, Janet wrote:

- is this a weed? Very spinachy feel and look...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10508583/is%...20a%20weed.jpg

It looks like wild arum aka cuckoopint. The leaves and berries are
toxic.

- thanks Janet.

Would you say it's invasive?

Not very. It's easy enough to remove, too.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:53:11 -0000, Janet wrote:

In article , bob says...

- is this a weed? Very spinachy feel and look...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10508583/is%...20a%20weed.jpg

It looks like wild arum aka cuckoopint. The leaves and berries are
toxic.

Janet


- thanks Janet.

Would you say it's invasive?

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:02:29 +0100, bob wrote:

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:53:11 -0000, Janet wrote:

In article , bob says...

- is this a weed? Very spinachy feel and look...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10508583/is%...20a%20weed.jpg

It looks like wild arum aka cuckoopint. The leaves and berries are
toxic.

Janet


- thanks Janet.

Would you say it's invasive?

Arum maculatum (to use it's latin name) is a perennial hedgerow plant.
It's not invasive in the sense of a single plant spreading itself all
over the place though a single plant will get bigger as it matures.
Removing a mature plant can involve a bit of digging as it's root is a
tuber (edible when cooked the right way) that will gradually push
deeper and eventually be over a foot underground. However it will
produce a mass of the characteristic red berries in the autumn and if
these are spread then it will also spread of course.

Reputedly it attracts rodents who eat the berries and don't seem to be
affected by them, though it is listed as poisonous to rabbits. I
wonder if it's an old wives' tale that rodents eat the berries and
then excrete the indigestible seeds some way away and so spread it. If
you have young children (or rabbits) get rid of it now. Similarly if
it's growing in a closely cultivated area it's best to remove it
because of the disturbance that digging down to the deep tuber may
cause later.

Jake

No.

In spring it produces flowers in the form of a pale green hood with a dark brown spike inside; these are followed in autumn by spiked clusters of bright red berries, so, in the right setting, an attractive plant. Its relative, Arum italicum, has variegated leaves and is widely grown as a garden plant.

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:26:08 +0000 (GMT), wrote:

In article , bob wrote:
On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:53:11 -0000, Janet wrote:

- is this a weed? Very spinachy feel and look...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10508583/is%...20a%20weed.jpg

It looks like wild arum aka cuckoopint. The leaves and berries are
toxic.

- thanks Janet.

Would you say it's invasive?

Not very. It's easy enough to remove, too.

- thanks for replying

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:36:08 +0000, Jake Nospam@invalid wrote:

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:02:29 +0100, bob wrote:

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:53:11 -0000, Janet wrote:

In article , bob says...

- is this a weed? Very spinachy feel and look...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10508583/is%...20a%20weed.jpg

It looks like wild arum aka cuckoopint. The leaves and berries are
toxic.

Janet


- thanks Janet.

Would you say it's invasive?

Arum maculatum (to use it's latin name) is a perennial hedgerow plant.
It's not invasive in the sense of a single plant spreading itself all
over the place though a single plant will get bigger as it matures.
Removing a mature plant can involve a bit of digging as it's root is a
tuber (edible when cooked the right way) that will gradually push
deeper and eventually be over a foot underground. However it will
produce a mass of the characteristic red berries in the autumn and if
these are spread then it will also spread of course.

Reputedly it attracts rodents who eat the berries and don't seem to be
affected by them, though it is listed as poisonous to rabbits. I
wonder if it's an old wives' tale that rodents eat the berries and
then excrete the indigestible seeds some way away and so spread it. If
you have young children (or rabbits) get rid of it now. Similarly if
it's growing in a closely cultivated area it's best to remove it
because of the disturbance that digging down to the deep tuber may
cause later.

Jake

- interesting. Yes, it'll be the berries from last year, I didn't
pay any heed and now there are clumps here and there which I've dug up
for the most part, about 6" deep.

No kids or rabbits so no real problem - thanks for the low-down.

bob wrote in message ...
On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:36:08 +0000, Jake Nospam@invalid wrote:

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:02:29 +0100, bob wrote:

Jake

- interesting. Yes, it'll be the berries from last year, I didn't
pay any heed and now there are clumps here and there which I've dug up
for the most part, about 6" deep.

No kids or rabbits so no real problem - thanks for the low-down.

If you have nothing that can be harmed by them, I think I would keep them
for now, to watch their hoods come out and after that, the berries. Very
interesting plant.

Tina

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:58:10 +0000, kay
wrote:


bob;913777 Wrote:
On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:53:11 -0000, Janet wrote:
-
In article , bob says...-

- is this a weed? Very spinachy feel and look...

http://tinyurl.com/6b3czv3-

It looks like wild arum aka cuckoopint. The leaves and berries are
toxic.

Janet-


- thanks Janet.

Would you say it's invasive?

No.

In spring it produces flowers in the form of a pale green hood with a
dark brown spike inside; these are followed in autumn by spiked clusters
of bright red berries, so, in the right setting, an attractive plant.
Its relative, Arum italicum, has variegated leaves and is widely grown
as a garden plant.

- thanks for that. One or two of these remain so I'll leave them be.
I seem to remember last year when they were in evidence but fewer in
number that several of the leaves had black spots which looked a bit
unsightly.