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Re: seedlings damping off

Sheesh, this tread has a long life. :')

FWIW, I found my biggest problem was that my plants weren't getting enough
direct sunlight (so the top of the soil was staying wet and causing the
stems to rot at the soil line). I had somehow gotten the idea that most of
my plants were supposed to be in indirect or filtered sunlight. Well, they
were ALL supposed to be in direct sunlight or partial  shade. I took the
few survivors and stuck them out in the back where they will be in shade
during the hottest hours of the day and they (The plants that survived my
stupidity) are doing fine. Unfortunately only one of my Delphinium survived
and they take for ever to germinate. <Sigh>

Anyway, Thanks for all the help everyone. I'll try to pay a little more
attention to the back of the seed packets next time. ;'?

At 07:21 AM 9/20/98 -0700, Carmen Hoover wrote:
>Good Morning Allan, there is a solution you can buy called "Damp-Off", to
help
>alleviate this problem, I suspect that you are over-watering or it is too
cool
>when you are watering.  this solution works like a charm, good luck.
>Carmen
>
>Allan Day wrote:
>
>> On Sat 29 Aug, TDI wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > One problem I'm having is that a lot of my plants seem to keep dying
off at
>> > the roots. They fall over and wen I look at them they're disconnected
from
>> > the soil like the roots have rotted away. Am I over watering them? Is it
>> > because it's so @!#$ hot out here (Southern California). My sister
planted
>> > some seeds for squash, carrots and other edibles in the same potting soil
>> > and they're growing like crazy.
>> >
>> > Please help.
>> >
>> > Sam J. Bowling
>> > Third Dimension Illustration
>> >
>>
>> >
>> In my experience the modern peat-based composts are a bit tricky for
>> watering. They dry out easily or on the other hand if water is available
>> they can get waterlogged.Also it is easy to aggravate the problem by
>> pressing them too firmly. I suggest extra sand (up to 50/50) could help,
>> don't press the compost too firmly and do an initial watering with
>> copper fungicide or Bordeaux mix. Also don't sow too thickly.
>>
>> --
>> Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
> 
Sam J. Bowling
Third Dimension Illustration

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