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Post by canadaone on Feb 12, 2012 9:30:19 GMT -5
I heard somewhere that if you water your seedlings with cold chamomile tea it prevents /kills damp off. Has anybody tried this? Does it work?
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Post by lloyd on Feb 12, 2012 20:53:40 GMT -5
I think all sorts of herbs and spices have been used with some success against fungus.
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Post by shoggoths on Feb 13, 2012 11:58:36 GMT -5
I really had hard time with damp off. I tried different kind of natural way (Ex: cinnamone) and chamomile was the next test but in the meantime I've found Lloyd no-damp post and there's no more problem since
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Post by canadaone on Feb 15, 2012 19:09:12 GMT -5
Yes, I am a fan of Lloyd's Damp Off remedy. (Hi Lloyd!) I was just wondering if there was a natural way that did not use any chemicals.
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Post by lloyd on Feb 15, 2012 20:02:53 GMT -5
I once read that damping off was a cultural problem. In other words, if you have the proper conditions, you won't get damp off. The trick is "proper". We can probably never imitate nature completely. Nor do we know how many seedlings die in nature of damp-off. Proper hygiene is important: maybe sterilizing medium, proper ventilation, temperature, light, humidity. Adding beneficial fungus may help. "Natural" additives such as Neem or others may help. Of course the more research, time, energy and possibly money for equipment and supplies, the more likely you will avoid damp-off. I prefer to try reasonably good care and adding No-Damp for difficult, rare or desirable seeds or for plants where I've put a lot of work into. From my research into No-Damp, I've come to the conclusion that it is pretty benign. It doesn't always work and it isn't foolproof. I don't think there's even a lot of hard evidence to show it does work, although I have seen it quoted in a scientific article.
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Post by dToad on Feb 15, 2012 20:10:37 GMT -5
For what it's worth from www.simplegiftsfarm.com/damping-off.htmlThe simplest spray to stop this problem in its tracks is to take several cloves of garlic and mash them up into an inch of water in a saucepan. Simmer to dissolve the oil. Allow the water to cool to lukewarm (so you can comfortably put your hand in the water) but not cold. And pour this mixture over the seedlings - flooding the seedling tray with it. Garlic is a natural bacteria and fungicide and it will stop the damping off complex of pathogens in its tracks. Simple, cheap and environmentally effective.
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