Re: HYB-seed germination questions
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB-seed germination questions
- From: w*
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 14:42:02 -0500
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From: "wmoores" <wmoores@watervalley.net>
On 25 May 99, at 9:00, HIPSource@aol.com wrote:
> From: HIPSource@aol.com
>
> In a message dated 5/25/99 8:12:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> wmoores@watervalley.net writes:
>
> << Damping off was unknown to me until I moved to MS. It may or may not
> strike here in the early spring. It is dependent upon the weather...rain,
> humidity, and
> warm weather coming too quickly. >>
>
> Walta, what do they do when they damp off? Do they get weak at the soil line
> and keel over like other seedlings or what? When I've had dampoff on other
> things--I've only had it when starting seedling inside--they get this
> necrotic area at the soil line--presumptively where the fungus has
> attacked--and then they keel, and it moves outward in the flat or pot
> starting from the first fatality. Not wanting to hassle with it is one reason
> I've stopped doing much inside if I can help it. That and the incident when
> the ginger tomcat got into the locked plant room and grazed a flat of
> seedlings down to nothing one afternoon......
>
Anner, you described damping off to a tee. One day the plants
look healthy, and the next they have turned yellow and keeled
over...this mess starts at soil level and spreads rapidly. Terrachlor
mixed in the soil and topped dress later on can prevent damping off.
> So, you get this on the Bearded stuff or on the BX stuff or both?
>
> Just curious.....
>
Only on bearded here.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
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