>When the plant has started rooting and my plastic cover is removed, I
>seldom water often enough
>to keep the soil moist. Often the soil changes from being noticably wet
>(by appearance and toutch) to dry in an hour or less. The plant immediatly
>dies. I have never had this problem with plastic pots or flats.
Clay pots are porous. Therefor the media has effectivley increased its
surface area subject to evaporation. The media dries out very quickly and
so the plant wilts and dies.
Solution:
1) Water more often
2) Don't use in clay pots
Lance Herron * Extension Associate
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
The Ohio State University * www.hcs.ohio-state.edu
614.292.8373 * herron.42@osu.edu