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Re: Hello and a few questions.

At 10:41 PM 8/29/98 -0800, Nan Sterman wrote:
>Take a clean pan and place your pots into the pan.  You can either fill the
>pan part way with water before you put the pots in, or afterward.  Some
>people let the water sit for a few hours so that the chlorine can evaporate
>before you put in your plants and also so that in cold weather times, the
>water is room temp and doesnt shock the little plantlets.   Either way, let
>the pots sit in the water until the soil is evenly damp and then take them
>out and let them drain.  Voila!  You've watered your seedlings.  As the
>plants develop their second leaf, you can put some very weak fish emulsion
>fertilizer into the water as well.

Should I water again as soon as the top oft he soil gets dry or is it ok to
let the top dry out a little bit? I was watering as soon as the top would
start to dry out, but I think this is what was causing the damping off.

>Also, I find that putting a quarter inch layer of fine sand or chicken grit
>(which is crushed granite) over the surface of the potting mix REALLY helps
>with preventing damping off.  This has been discussed several times on this
>list and I suggest you search teh archives to reveiw the disucsions about
>chicken grit and damping off.

Thanks for the tips. Hopefully my plants will grow a little better now. 

>Good luck!
>
>Nan
>
>PS Where in So Cal ar you?

>Nan Sterman, Master Composter in residency
>San Diego County, California
>Sunset zone 24, USDA zone 10b or 11

Laguna Hills, which is in southern Orange County. How are you enjoying the
heat?


Sam J. Bowling
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