Trouble Shoot your Seed Growing Failures
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
There are many seed varieties that can grow in the most inhumane soil conditions and even other conditions out of your control.
The main thing a seed needs to grow healthy and able to be transplanted into good soil is sun light, water and good or at least proper soil condition. But, there are some things that happen to seedlings that are out of our hands as stated above. Here are a few issues and how to prevent them or correct them.
• Discolored Leaves: this could be because of low amount of nutrients and fertilizing weekly could help cure this issue right up. But, if you over fertilize you could lead to the following…
• Curled Leaves: This is caused by too much fertilizer. Seedlings don’t need a lot of fertilizer and some don’t need any at all until they have sprouted and have a good foundation of roots under them.
• Damping Off: The plant will suddenly wilt and the die. There could be a fungus in the plant present or in the soil. Always use fresh soil for each planting. When a plant dies, throw out the soil it died in or whatever killed the last may kill the next.
• Plants too long: This is also called leggy plants and it is caused by to too little of light or overly damp or dry conditions, like very humid. IT could be from overcrowding as well. The best way to stop this from continuing is to separate the plants into individual pots and move them to a location that gets more light and isn’t too warm either.
