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Re: Damping Off

Hi Anthony,

Many people use No-Damp, a fungicide intended for use on germinating
seedlings and young plants. I've had decent results with it, though it
helps to add a fan or some source of moving air as well, for good
circulation (not blowing directly on the plants of course). 

I have my suspicions that overuse of no-damp slows down the growth of
seedlings, though I've no proof. As to other fungicides, I hesitate to use
Benomyl on certain plants because of toxicity, and I've had no experience
with Captan, which is used on roses. I'm sure someone else can be more
helpful here.

Do also look carefully at your leaves for aphids, those nasty creatures
that make seedlings quickly succumb, and for fungas gnats in the soil,
whose sheer teeming numbers, let alone the tiny, root-eating larvae, would
discourage any plant from entering the world. The gnat larvae adores
ungerminated seed as well.

Nancy Traill
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