Hi all. I've been having a problem lately that I've germinated about 8 seedlings, in two groups of 4, and after growing to about 2 inch height they fall over and begin to shrivel and die. Around soil level I notice the stalks become precariously thin.
I found out that this is pretty much in line with a fungal infection that people call 'damping off.' So I'm now taking measures while I germinate my next attempt in paper towels. I really need to get this started because the summer solstice down here in South America is the 21st of December!
So I googled online. I then washed my growing medium with a solution of about 1 liter of water to 3 capfuls of H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) and mixed in a little bit of cinnamon to all of my small pots as I heard it also has antifungal properties. I plan on watering the seedlings with the same solution of water/H2O2.
Does anyone have other experience with damping off or advice on how to save my next batch of seedlings?
I found out that this is pretty much in line with a fungal infection that people call 'damping off.' So I'm now taking measures while I germinate my next attempt in paper towels. I really need to get this started because the summer solstice down here in South America is the 21st of December!
So I googled online. I then washed my growing medium with a solution of about 1 liter of water to 3 capfuls of H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) and mixed in a little bit of cinnamon to all of my small pots as I heard it also has antifungal properties. I plan on watering the seedlings with the same solution of water/H2O2.
Does anyone have other experience with damping off or advice on how to save my next batch of seedlings?
