How To Prevent Damping Off
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Article by: Marilyn Pokorney REQUIREMENTS FOR REPRINT: You have permission to publish this article free of charge in your e-zine, newsletter, ebook, print publication or on your website ONLY if it remains unchanged and you include the copyright and author information (Resource Box) at the end. You may not use this article in any unsolicited commercial email (spam). You may retrieve this article by: Autoresponder: dampingoff@getresponse.com Website: http://www.apluswriting.net/articles/dampingoff.txt Words: 446 Copyright: 2005 Marilyn Pokorney Please leave the resource box intact with an active link, and send a courtesy copy of the publication in which the article appears to: marilynp@nctc.net ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Damping off is the single term used to describe underground, soil , Ten Ways People Hurt Themselves With A Lawn Mower line, or crown rots of seedlings due to unknown causes. The term actually covers several soil , Building A Container Water Garden borne diseases of plants , Building A Container Water Garden and seed , Custom Slipcovers Can Give Your Furniture A Stylish New Look borne fungi. The fungi which cause root , Seaside Gardens rot are species of Phyium, Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia and Fusarium. There are two types of damping off: pre-emergence and post- emergence. In pre-emergence damping-off, seeds , Sealing a Deck may rot and seedlings may decay before they emerge. In post-emergence damping off the seedlings emerge then may pale, curl, wilt, and collapse from a rot at the soil , Buying Mobile Homes Is Cheaper line and below. The base of the stem is generally water-soaked at first then turns gray to brown or black then rots. Vegetable seedlings often do not grow , Building A Container Water Garden well under humid conditions, particularly if the soil , Re-Using Old Picture Frames is cold , Arborvitae - Plants for The Newtown Pa. Area and wet. Damping off fungi flourish in moist, unhygienic conditions. The disease , A Look at Planting Flower Bulbs often starts at one end of a seed , Housing preservation grants tray, and quickly spreads to the other end. A fluffy fungal growth may also appear on the soil , Iris care surface as well as on the dead seedlings. When preparing to plant , Seaside Gardens be sure that flats, , Sealing a Deck tools, , Mustard: The Greatest Among The Herbs plant containers, and benches , Feng Shui Decorating Guidelines are clean. Damping off pathogens can live in these containers. The easiest way to disinfect them is to dip them in a bleach solution for 10 seconds. Use 1 part bleach to 4 parts water. , An Outdoor Fireplace can really set the mood! Or use 70 percent rubbing alcohol. Plant in a light, , Mustard: The Greatest Among The Herbs well drained fertile seedbed. Preferably use sterile soils , Flowers Online - Be Safe With Payments that have been pasteurized with heat before planting. Maintain a soil , Arborvitae - Plants for The Newtown Pa. Area pH at the low end of the average scale. A soil , Stitching Memories of 6.4 pH is less susceptible to root rot than a pH of 7.5. As plants , Buying Mobile Homes Is Cheaper are watered the pH gradually increases. Test often and continue to maintain a lower pH while the plants , Interior Decorating and Home Decor With Inuit Art from the A are still germinating. If necessary use one tablespoon of vinegar to 1 gallon of water to lower a rising pH level. Plant seeds , Flower Delivery in Chicago no deeper than 4 times their own thickness. Keep the seedbed soil , Arborvitae - Plants for The Newtown Pa. Area on the dry side after planting and allow plenty of bright light , Fighting Plant Enemies but not direct sunlight. Use plant , Sealing a Deck containers with drainage holes, water , Building A Container Garden from the bottom only, and avoid excess watering. Do not allow pots to stand in water , Add some splash to your garden with a fountain as excess water , A Look at Planting Flower Bulbs cannot drain and the roots will be starved for oxygen which will stop all growth of seedlings. Never water , Stitching Memories late in the day. Avoid overcrowding and overfeeding of plants. , Flowers Online - Be Safe With Payments Do not overfertilize, especially with nitrogen. For additional organic tips , Let Life and Energy Flow from the Garden from the experts on damping off: http://www.apluswriting.net/dampingoff/dampingoff.htm About the Author Author: Marilyn Pokorney Freelance writer of science, nature, , A Look at Planting Flower Bulbs animals and the environment. Also loves crafts, , Replace the White Birch With River Birches In The New Hope Pa. Area gardening, , Trees in the Home Landscape and reading. Website: http://www.apluswriting.net |
  
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