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Re: Seedlings drying and curling

Hi Chris,
I wonder is it really only seventy in that sunny window. Have made the
mistake of thinking things like that myself. Could the plants be getting
scorched ? Sunshine in a window even in cold weather can easily raise
temperatures over 100F. Just a thought.
Mark Speakman 
Annaghdown, Ireland
"Had I the heavens embroidered threads
Enwrought with gold and silver light"
markspkn@iol.ie


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: From: Christopher P. Lindsey <lindsey@mallorn.com>
: To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
: Subject: Seedlings drying and curling
: Date: 15 March 1998 19:37
: 
: Help!!!  :)
: 
: I have about a dozen Melampodium seedlings left out of an original 30,
and
: they're going fast...
: 
: First, some background.  I started the seeds in mid-February in a soiless
: mix comprised of milled spaghnum and vermiculite, covered them up and
: kept them on a table over by the hot water heat registers.
: 
: The seeds germinated quickly, sending up shoots within 6 days.  I
uncovered
: them and left them in warmth for another week until all of the seeds were
: germinated.  At that point I moved them to a sunny window during the day
: (about 70 degrees), then moved them to the mud room at night (dark, about
: 55 degrees).  I've continued this for the past two weeks.
: 
: Oddly enough, the sprouts aren't growing any more -- the true leaves
: haven't even emerged yet, and it's been a month.  I'm not sure if it's
: my imagination or not, but the seedlings look more yellowish too.
: 
: Then the cotyledons began curling on the edges, turning black, and
: falling off.  This just left the pale white stalks sticking up into
: the air, sans any kind of foliage.  I've since lost about half of my
: seedlings to this mysterious ailment.
: 
: Thinking that they may need better soil, I transplanted my seedlings
: into a potting soil/perlite mixture with spaghnum moss underneath, and
: this appears to have checked the problem.  This was about a week ago.
: Now today I noticed that it's starting again on one of the seeds.
: 
: They have good temperatures, enough water (although maybe too much), 
: and good ventilation.
: 
: What can I do?  Are they lacking in nutrients?
: 
: Chris
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