Showy trailing jade with Rhizoctonia solani: Prevention & Cure
Crassula sarmentosa
Rhizoctonia solani on Showy trailing jade: What to Know?
Rhizoctonia solani on Showy trailing jade (Crassula sarmentosa) is a fungal condition with moderate severity. Showy trailing jade has moderate susceptibility to this disease. Rhizoctonia solani is a soil-borne fungus that attacks stems, roots, and young seedlings. It thrives in warm, humid weather and in soil that stays wet or drains poorly. Typical signs include seedlings...
Showy trailing jade is a easy-care plant. As an indoor plant, ensure good ventilation to aid recovery.
Unlike bacterial infections, Rhizoctonia solani on Showy trailing jade can be managed with organic fungicides.
ðĄïļ How to Prevent Rhizoctonia solani on Showy trailing jade?
TLDR: Prevent Rhizoctonia solani on Showy trailing jade with 7 essential preventive care practices.
- â Start with clean pots, trays, and fresh potting mix.
- â Quarantine new plants for 1â2 weeks and check roots before potting up.
- â Water deeply but less often, and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
- â Ensure good drainage, use raised beds if needed, and avoid overcrowding.
- â Keep lawns aerated and manage thatch, and avoid heavy nitrogen during warm, humid weather.
- â Rotate crops in vegetable beds for 2â3 years and avoid planting into cold, waterlogged soil.
- â Clean tools with 70% alcohol or a 10% bleach solution and promptly remove dead leaves and spent plants.
ðą How to Care for Showy trailing jade to Prevent Rhizoctonia solani?
ð§ How to Water
Water thoroughly, then wait until the mix is completely dry before watering again. Overwatering is the main way to lose it, so when in doubt, wait a few more days.
âïļ Lighting
Full sun to bright part shade, up to about 6 hours of direct sun. Sun turns the leaves lime green with red edges; in shade they stay dark green and the stems stretch.
ðŠī Ideal Soil
Well-drained succulent mix, such as two parts coarse sand, two parts potting soil and one part perlite. In the ground, sandy to loamy soil that never stays wet.