Your violet does not look healthy, does not grow well, does not bloom, is it clearly depressed by something ?
- Signs of illness:
- wilting in a wet earthen coma;
- decay of leaves, buds and flowers, trunk, roots;
- the appearance of spots of various irregular shape (stripes, curls) of yellowish-gray color, without signs of thinning and decay;
- the appearance of spots with signs of decay of brown, gray, brown;
- the appearance of a white, grayish-white, gray coating, similar to scattered dust or flour;
- appearance of a gray fluffy coating on the decaying sheet, handle, center of the outlet;
- secretions on the back of the sheet in the form of small vitreous droplets;
- not prolonged flowering or lack thereof.
- Signs of pests:
- on the leaves there are dots and very small spots, in the lumen the leaf seems to be pricked with a needle or carnation, the color of the leaf is not changed (ticks sucking insects);
- leaves are deformed, twisted inwards (mites, sucking insects);
- leaves are hard and brittle, rough by touch (mites);
- the rosette is incorrectly formed, its structure is flattened, the leaves in the center are almost devoid of petioles, small, hardly grow (nematodes);
- the buds do not open, and, if they do, the flowers have an ugly shape (thrips);
- flowers are as if dirty, pollen is scattered on the petals, and anthers in dark spots, sharp-eyed vision or a magnifying glass allow you to see small white worms on the petals when shaking the anther (thrips);
- bloating is visible on the roots, petioles of the leaves, cracks on them (nematodes);
- on petioles and on the back of the leaf, near the veins, tubercles of brown, yellowish or brown color, with difficulty scraping with the nail, seem motionless (shields, false shields);
- on the trunk and petioles whitish mealy, as if pubescent tubercles (mealy worm);
- on the hairs of the thickening leaves, because of this, it seems that the leaves have become more pubescent (tick);
- the child of violets develops incorrectly, an exorbitant number of stepsons appear instead of one growth point, but they hardly grow (nematodes).
- Often, the violet affected by the pest is exposed to diseases, then both signs are present. If there are 2-3 signs of illness, then this is a disease. If - 2-3 signs of pests, then - this is a pest.
- The cause of a sick type of violet is often: improper transplantation, improper watering, insufficient illumination, sunburn, excess nitrogen, lack or excess of some trace element, drafts, extreme heat, hypothermia of roots in winter on the windowsill, crowding of plants, overdrinking of an earthen coma, in a word - improper care. In this case, the drugs will not help, it is necessary to change the regimen.
- You can increase the immunity of violets using Epin, Zircon and the like, according to the instructions on the package.
- It is often very difficult to identify the causative agent of the disease, but this is not always important. There are many complex drugs. They are used for various diseases of both fungal and bacterial. Every year, manufacturers supply more and more new broad-spectrum fungicides to the markets. Consult the seller and read the instructions carefully.
First, let's find out if the disease or pests hit the violet.
How to spray violets with fungicides
- Many drugs are sold in ampoules designed for 5, or even 10 liters of water. It is not advisable to dilute it all, the solution is not stored for a long time.
- We read in the instructions in what amount of water it is necessary to dilute the ampoule with the drug. We estimate how much liquid we need to spray our violets. We divide the first number by the second, we find how many times less fluid we need. We read on an ampoule how much fungicide it contains. Divide by the number we got. So we find how many milliliters need to be diluted in the volume we need.
- For example: the instructions say that the ampoule should be diluted in 5 liters of water, and we want to have 0.5 liters of solution - this is 10 times less. There is 2 ml of medicine in the ampoule, we also take 10 times less, that is, 0.2 ml and dissolve in half a liter of water.
- We collect the entire contents of the ampoule into a 2 ml disposable syringe, then slowly pressing, release the required amount of the drug into water, stir and can be sprayed. The remaining drug is stored in a syringe, only the needle must be put tighter and closed with a cap, wrap the syringe in a plastic bag, put instructions in it and store it away from children and better outside the apartment until reprocessing.
- There is an opinion that it is impossible to spray violets at all. It isn't. It is not advisable to spray them to simply increase humidity. Yes, violets do not like moisture on the leaves, and can get sick. We will take all precautions: we will remove large drops that can drain into the center of the outlet using toilet paper or a paper napkin (let the corner of it absorb the drop), in the room where we will process, we will first turn on the electric fireplace so that it is warm and dry. We put the sprayed plants closer to the fireplace. No drafts!
- To treat one plant, you need to take it in your hand, place it over the bath, basin, special oilcloth, but in no case over other plants. It is necessary to spray the leaves on both sides, petioles, trunk, top of the earthen coma. Do not direct the sprayer to the growth point. After finishing the treatment, shake the violet slightly to shake off excess moisture.
- If there is a rotten sheet on the violet, it must be removed before spraying in whole or in part, then sprinkled with an activated carbon cut or smeared with a disinfecting solution, dried. Otherwise, when sprayed, you can transfer fungal spores or putrefactive bacteria to a healthy part of the plant.
- The bathroom is the most convenient place to spray, especially if it has an electromechanical hood that can be turned on when the violets are dry. Remove towels, toothbrushes, etc. from the bathroom. After all the work, this room is easy to wash. You can also carry out processing in the hallway or corridor if you lay a large oilcloth on the floor. The kitchen and bedroom should be excluded.
In the next article, we will figure out how to deal with ticks on violets.
The author of the article Rusinova T.A.
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