Arghh!! 600 seedlings wiped out - what is going on?

simmran1 · March 17, 2022

[A post from an .edu I use every year] - When planting seeds in cells - one method to help eliminate damping off is - after they have sprouted and you see the cotyledon, is to water your new little plants with a *weak solution of chamomile tea, after it has cooled. Chamomile tea naturally contains sulfur, which has anti-fungal properties. *Three parts water to one part tea. Even if you just see fuzzy-like places on the soil surface, this chamomile tea solution will eliminate it with one spray.

So providing good air circulation is important, and a weak (3:1) solution of chamomile tea spritzed on the sol surface also reduces damping off.

March 17, 2022	#1
simmran1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Iowa Zone 5 Posts: 305	[A post from an .edu I use every year] - When planting seeds in cells - one method to help eliminate damping off is - after they have sprouted and you see the cotyledon, is to water your new little plants with a weak solution of chamomile tea, after it has cooled. Chamomile tea naturally contains sulfur, which has anti-fungal properties. Three parts water to one part tea. Even if you just see fuzzy-like places on the soil surface, this chamomile tea solution will eliminate it with one spray. So providing good air circulation is important, and a weak (3:1) solution of chamomile tea spritzed on the sol surface also reduces damping off. __________________ Tomatovillain