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Devoured Seedlings

>> I have an emergency situation here in my basement.  I have started 
>> probably 8 flats of annuals and perennials, and they all look great, I 
>> get great germination, and then all of a sudden, one day I'll look in and 
>> all of the new leaves will be chewed off, and little stems left standing.
>> 
>> I know I have fungus gnats, but I thought that since it was the larvae 
>> that caused the damage, that the problem will happen at the soil line.

I'd bet money on mice. They love new seedlings. Set a few traps around the
pots. I've got 6 cats and the only seedlings they've ever touched are
grasses. So now I pot up a couple of clumps of grass from the lawn and leave
them on the bottom shelf in easy reach for them. Alternatively, Chiltern's
Seed sells seed of grass for your moogy. Last page of the catalog. 

Happy Easter
Amber

P.S. Thanks Duncan for plugging my Perennials Page at Suite 101. Seedlist
has been a source of inspiration in writing the articles there. You can go
straight to the Perennials page without going throug Suite 101 if you like -
http://www.suite101.com/5top.cfm/Perennials but there are lots of other
gardening topics there.
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Amber & Wayman Hearn                    jadare@accessus.net
Whippoorwill Creek Nursery              USDA Z-5
943 Foxville Road                       mintemp = -15F/maxtemp = 102F
Kell, IL 62853
618-822-6000
Our catalog is finally up - http://www.wcn.simplenet.com/Welcome/welcome.htm
Perennial Editor, Suite 101, http://www.suite101.com/
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