Beginner Gardening: Seed starting for "dummies", 0 by Gymgirl

Gymgirl wrote:
Hummingt,
I had some white moldy stuffy growing on the top of my seedlings starter trays this past season (January). I asked Dr. Carolyn Male about it (she's the resident tomato guru), who assured me that there are spores floating around in the air, and they sometimes land on the soil and start to do their thing. I just gently touched the top of the mold patch and it collapsed. It never did hurt my seedlings. I was careful, however, not to over water, just in case it was something else.

With seedlings I've learned that keeping them on the "just past dry" side is MUCH better than on the wet side. I touch the top of the seedling mix. If my finger is the least bit moist, that's enough water!

As of today, I have successfully grown 208 tomatoes and 64 bell peppers from seed to ready for plant out, with no damping off... I sowed seeds January 8, 2011.

This message was edited Mar 4, 2011 8:43 AM