First winter casualty, Sikki dead? *update PUPPING* :- D

cordyman · Post by **cordyman** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:43 pm

so i sawn the top off as it felt a bit mushy, didnt smell or look good, so sawn some more off, then some more, eventually got to something looking a bit better.

No green though, what do you reckon

it was such a beast last summer I hope its made it

harryc · Post by **harryc** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:47 pm

Looks cream krackered but might be worth checking out if the roots have rotted as well, if not i would cut down close down to the base and stick it on a heat mat and wait and see.

Harry

GREVILLE · Post by **GREVILLE** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:55 pm

Keep it warm and fairly dry after cutting it back as it may pup. These do took a while to appear, so be patient. If nothing's appeared by mid-summer, it's an ex-sikki.

cordyman · Post by **cordyman** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:07 pm

i could bring it inside, in south facing front bedroom

Mr List · Post by **Mr List** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:49 am

check lower down for rot

kata · Post by **kata** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:53 am

Mine looked similar,

It was soft so its been dumped. I am not prepared to mess about with ifs, buts, and maybes...cheap enough to buy new and store it better this winter.

Lesson learnt.

Troppoz · Post by **Troppoz** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:14 am

Actually Cordy Im quite positive about that plant. While there isnt any green you can see that the growing point has structure and isnt just a gooey mess.

Id take it out of the soil, wash as much muck off as I could, cut out whats left and give it some H2O2 to kill the infection. Then back in some fresh light potting mix and give as much sun and heat as you can deliver.

At least thats what Id do...good luck and let us know if it survives.

Yorkshire Kris · Post by **Yorkshire Kris** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:27 am

Probably dead.

cordyman · Post by **cordyman** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:43 pm

kata wrote:Mine looked similar,

It was soft so its been dumped. I am not prepared to mess about with ifs, buts, and maybes...cheap enough to buy new and store it better this winter.

Lesson learnt.

cheap enough to buy kata, but you lose the all important year before of growth.

A year of planted out growth, where it got to 7 foot, would have give me a monster this year. To start again with a small plant is taking a step back.

Similar to Ensetes each year you get one through your rewarded

Thanks for advice all i'm going to cut it down lower again and investigate and bring inside somewhere even warmer, and repot too

mushtaq86 · Post by **mushtaq86** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:50 pm

Feel the corm at the bottom if it feels solid it will come through,if its feeling soft, not a good sign.

kata · Post by **kata** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:29 pm

Thats how mine was mush...soft, feeling the stem that soft it was never going to survive,

As always, good luck Cordy I had a decision to make.

cordyman · Post by **cordyman** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:28 pm

repotted tonight, some white root in the pot, and firm corm, firmer towards the base, ended up chopping majority of the old stem off. Brought inside, not watered yet as original soil was pretty damp. South facing front bedroom, full sun.

Yorkshire Kris · Post by **Yorkshire Kris** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:41 am

The black centres are a bad sign. Give it a go but I would be sowing some more seeds now.

rburrena · Post by **rburrena** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:11 pm

How sad. I did the same to my Sikki. Not very hardy it seems.

cordyman · Post by **cordyman** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:44 pm

if its dead i won't grow it again. wasn't even a cold winter. probably expand my ensete collection, easy to get through and gives me the red colour k crave in a banana

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