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edwmax · 07-07-2020, 05:04 AM

This is what I would do .......Wash/soak the corm in bleach water for 15 or 20 min. 1/2 cup of bleach/ gal...Fill a pot (12 -14") half full with potting mix (50% perlite); then the top half with course builders sand (do not use 'play sand'). Set the corn in the sand and give 1/4 cup of water. No more water until you see new growth. It will take several weeks. The potting mix will nourish the corm when the roots grow into it. The dryer/ airy sand will help to kill/prevent any root rot. Good luck.

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edwmax Location: Cairo, Ga Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 2,891 BananaBucks : 115,407 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,740 Times Was Thanked 4,437 Times in 2,093 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 414 Times	Re: Variegated Florida arrived...And not good news :( This is what I would do .......Wash/soak the corm in bleach water for 15 or 20 min. 1/2 cup of bleach/ gal...Fill a pot (12 -14") half full with potting mix (50% perlite); then the top half with course builders sand (do not use 'play sand'). Set the corn in the sand and give 1/4 cup of water. No more water until you see new growth. It will take several weeks. The potting mix will nourish the corm when the roots grow into it. The dryer/ airy sand will help to kill/prevent any root rot. Good luck. __________________ Last edited by edwmax : 07-07-2020 at 09:29 AM.