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Re: white growth on seedlings

yes, its damping off. you need air circulation. dispose of the infected
ones. it will only spread to the other seedlings. try not to over water. a
small fan can help air circulation.  you can use a fungicide and spray
them.  this will help.  good luck

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> From: Brenda Spaur <brenda@spaur.com>
> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: white growth on seedlings
> Date: Monday, April 06, 1998 12:38 PM
> 
> Hi-
>         This is the first year I've tried starting perennials from seed. 
I
> have several trays planted including two of those mini-greenhouse trays
(72
> cell) of coneflowers (purple and white).  In a couple of the cells of the
> purple coneflowers, the seedlings have a white fuzzy growth on them.  The
> growth is at the base of the stem and is bending the seedling over (in
one
> cell the stem has bent over to the point that the seed is up out of the
> soil).  I had been leaving the plastic dome cover on the seedlings
because
> the white coneflowers didn't appear to be germinating.  Since I noticed
this
> growth this morning, I removed the cover hoping some air on the seedlings
> would help.  Only a couple of the cells are affected at the moment.  Is
this
> the dreaded "damping off"?  I understand that inadequate air flow is one
> problem with this.  Any preventative measures I should take to keep the
> other seedlings healthy besides increasing the air flow (i.e. should I
dump
> the infected guys?).  I'd hate to lose them all.
> 
> Many thanks,
> Brenda
>
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