Propagation: Indoor seed starting question, 1 by dividedsky

dividedsky wrote:
Cool tip about the chamomile tea. I've never heard that before.

Angele, here's a good article on damping off (which is what, most likely, killed your seedlings). http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/277/

I had problems similar to yours every time I tried seed starting. And then I read some information around here, and found some bricks of coconut coir in the seed-starting section at a hardware store. If it's readily available to you, you might try it and see what you think. You just add water and fluff it up. I put batches in the microwave to make sure it was sterile.

Another option with pots is to take a couple strips of newspaper, roll it up on a can, and tuck the bottom under. What are you growing, by the way?