Re: Damping off: was Botanical Name of the week]

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• Subject: Re: Damping off: was Botanical Name of the week]
• From: R* Z* <r*@execulink.com>
• Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 10:47:31 -0400 (EDT)

Jim Gray wrote:
>Believe it or not, they were in Jiffy-7's.  For some reason, damping-off
>fungus loves my plants.  Of course, I also have problems finding
>good-light places to put flats and that doesn't help at all.  I'm
>investing in a fluorescent light set-up to overwinter my stuff this year
>and I'm making room in late winter for seedlings under those lights,
>too!
>
If I'm not mistaken jiffy 7's are mostly spaghnum peat moss.  Spaghnum moss
is the above ground part of the plant, feathery stems, light beige in colour.

Ruth Z 
Ruth Zavitz                                     
rzavitz@execulink.com                            
Freelance Writer & Gardening Consultant, zone 6 Southern Ontario

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