seedling question
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: seedling question
- From: N* S*
- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:55:49 -0400
I was wondering if someone could tell me what's going on with my nicotiana
seedlings. The small seedlings are leaning over, with some touching the
potting mix. A few, I believe, I knocked over when squirting the potting mix
with water. I don't *think* they are suffering from damping off because they
look healthy and continue to grow after leaning. They are under lights in my
basement, which has been much colder than I expected (probably 50s and 60s)
because this has been such a cold spring in the northeast. In the last week
I have been leaving them outside for a few hours a day in an attempt to make
them a bit tougher and expose them to strong light. They are slowly getting
bigger but haven't straightened out. I'm afraid that the leaves will rot
where they stock the potting medium.
TIA,
Nancy Stedman (zone 6B, NYC)
