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Seedfork said:I have twenty seven 1.0 rated plants, others with "low" ratings also, the best I can say is they have all shown rust and sometimes some of them show really noticable rust. Still I do believe they do much better than ones with a 4 to 5 rating.

Gosh, Larry. You are one of the most respected people of this forum. I eagerly read every one of your posts that I see. I would love, love, love to get a couple of your suggestions. Even one. I'll buy it. Thanks!

I was speaking to a breeder yesterday. She said it is amazing how she can walk among infected plants and occasionally there is one that is completely clean with rust filled plants on both sides. When asked which ones. She couldn't remember. She has 1000's of plants.

Trevia: I spoke to a big reseller who said if he gets a rusty plant, he cuts it down to 1inch and put 70% -100% bleach on it and repeats the same with the plants on both sides. He said he uses the "good, strong bleach". No more rust on that plant for the rest of the season. Had another breeder says he "cuts it back to dirt" and in weeks has a beautiful plant. Another major seller conquers rust by strengthening the plant with micro-organisms and special feeding, so the plant can fight the rust. Of course, I have heard many different spraying programs.