Propagation: Seedling question, 1 by onewish1

onewish1 wrote:
here are some good posts with damp off

it's in the middle of it

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/677301/

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/687584/

from what i learned so far... get away from the jiffy stuff... and to sterilize the mix you get.. i have been doing mine in the microwave... smells nasty but seems to help

I had greater luck this year with a soil blocker ... took a few times to get the mix just right... and have to use a spray bottle to water when they are just starting... that's what the picture is... the 7 for a dollar loaf pans from the dollar store... fit two soil blocks perfect... i found a larger one for larger seeds... the one in this link i would think would only be good for small seeds.. the love lies bleeding i started in them are going strong.... been watering with Chamomile Tea and Peroxide alternating... and now using some of the plantea....

http://www.plantea.com/

setting up a fan in the room lightly blowing around the seeds has also seemed to help

oh and I read putting cinnamon on the soil when you sow the seeds will fight off fungus / damping off also
Allison


This message was edited Apr 11, 2007 10:34 PM