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Post by bubblebrain00 on Feb 14, 2006 22:09:21 GMT -5
Has any one got problems with sarras seeds that germinate and the root are stay above the soil and dies from drying up?
Some of my alatas germinated and this happen, dont know why.
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Post by Syble on Feb 15, 2006 16:14:48 GMT -5
have you been top watering? What you describe is common when the soil forms a crust. I don't know how densly you have them sown, but if you scratch the soil some with say a tooth pick, that may solve it for you. Sib  |
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Post by bubblebrain00 on Feb 15, 2006 16:42:42 GMT -5
Well, Its bottom watered and I only sow 2 seeds per 1x1" seed cells. I dont really see a "crust"
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Post by Syble on Feb 15, 2006 18:34:39 GMT -5
Not sure if anyone else has anything to add, but if crusting isn't your problem, try increasing the humidity, put a dome over it. Sib |
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Post by bubblebrain00 on Feb 15, 2006 20:26:48 GMT -5
Its also under a dome with growing lights.
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Post by Syble on Feb 15, 2006 20:50:50 GMT -5
I'm thinking your problem is something else then, I'd be inclined to think it's a bacterial or fungal problem, have you treated with anything? Sib |
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Post by bubblebrain00 on Feb 15, 2006 21:24:40 GMT -5
nothin at all.
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Post by mabudon on Feb 16, 2006 8:15:36 GMT -5
hmmm
one bit of advice, I would figure this out before you attempt the next batch..
what you describe sounds a bit like damp-off (where the "top" of the plant looks okay but gets severed from the roots by what looks like a "kink" in the stem)
One suggestion- try sowing seeds in a a deep-ish pot, maybe 5-8 inch, about 1 inch apart- don't separate them til they get a bit bigger, say an inch or 2 high
Something I havent tried for germination but have been using in established plants- maybe chop up some pine needles into little bits (5 mm/ 1/8 inch or so) and mix that into your soil, keeps it acidic and a bit looser to aid in root development...
Hope you figure out the problem, either way
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Post by Syble on Feb 16, 2006 9:32:21 GMT -5
if you haven't treated with anything, damp off is likely your culprate, use no damp, and do if pre-emptive. Sib |
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