Older plants may survive if not placed under moisture stress. Plant in pasteurized raised beds. Do not recontaminate beds. Rhizoctonia Stem Rot Stems of seedlings or recent transplants collapse at the soil line. A red-brown lesion forms at the base of the stem.
Older plants wilt and die with lesions at the base as noted above.
Rhizoctonia solani Plant in pasteurized raised beds. Apply fludioxonil, flutolanil, PCNB or iprodione as a soil drench to protect healthy plants. Rust Small yellow swellings form on leaves or stems and burst to release rusty colored spores. Concentric rings of spores form around the initial spot .