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sputinc7 · 04-29-2018, 02:23 PM

Thanks Gabe... I had some ideas what you meant by social dynamics but was curious what you meant, specifically... Now I know.
I have done what you suggested with plants for nematodes, but they eventually return. It gets you 2-3 months of "normal" growth. I recently tried a fungus that is supposed to kill them, mainly in the larval stage, but I realize it won't work like a poison would, it will take some time.
Some of the symptoms mine have are like nematodes, but some, such as decimation of pups is more akin to weevils. (On some the pups are unharmed and eventually outgrow the parent and in others the pups die off, then return only to die off again. It's weird as well as maddening.) Possibly I have both. All I know is I have plants over a year old less than 3 feet tall... Still trying everything I can, but not getting much return.
I recently dug a GM and the corm was the size of a cantaloupe and healthy, roots and all, just fine. It wasn't growing with much vigor, though... It's replanted in pure sand now, we will see what it does.

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