Re: What am I doing wrong?
Well, now. I haven't heard of using a topping of sand or grit to prevent
damping off. That's usually used to deter fungus gnats. I use milled
sphagnum moss topping to deter damping off. IMHO, you can use all the
hygiene in the world, and you're not impervious to damping off. Margaret L
At 02:08 PM 2/15/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>>At 10:46 AM 2/14/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>>>least 70% of them. Same goes for tomato seedlings when I start my summer
>>>veg garden. lots of plants germinate and get to be good sized, but when I
>>>pot them on, I loose them. I've lost salvias this way (from cuttings) as
>>>well.
>>
>>Is it obvious wether they are dying from the ground up, or the top down?
>
>Bottom up, which suggests damping off, but I doubt that is the case, based
>on my hygiene for new seedlings and the use of a layer of sand or grit at
>the top of my pots.
>
>Any other suggestions?
>
>Nan
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