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    Lost Seedlings!!

    Lost a load of seedlings over the weekend...

    Bell peppers, which were in the greenhouse (blowaway)

    100/1000 tomatoes, and cayanne peppers in the kitchen...

    All of them just wilted over and died, im at a loss, ive lost one or two here and there, but not all at once like this.

    No signs of mould, not overwatered...

    And ive no seeds left of these!!
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    Did you water them using the same water or container - could anything toxic (household cleaner for example) contaminated the water?
    Jiving on down to the beach to see the blue and the gray, seems to be all and it's rosy-it's a beautiful day!

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    • #3
      did you use tap or butt water?
      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      • #4
        The bell peppers in the blowaway will have been far too cold, mine won't be outside for ages yet and we're still getting frost round here and I seem to remember hearing that you had snow at the weekend.

        Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

        Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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        • #5
          I may be able to help with some replacement seeds if you list the varieties you don't have more of I'm happy to have a look and see if I have any spare.

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          • #6
            If freshly germinated pepper and tomato seedlings are exposed to cold (below about 40F) for more than a day the stems will bend over as if wilted. If you provide some warmth in time they can recover.

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            • #7
              It sounds like damping off to me.
              Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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              • #8
                yeah i think it was damping off ttoo, as their stems went really thin at the base.. any idea what may have caused it?

                we didnt get snow, we must have been the only area here that didnt though, but yes cold may have done it for the peppers

                They were watered from tap water. Not overwatered, i dont think.

                its the bell peppers and cayanne peppers i have no seeds left, ive mamnaged to get some tumbling toms, which can replace the 100/1000 toms.

                Thanks Guys

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                • #9
                  If you pm me your address I should be able to send a few seeds to you.

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                  • #10
                    Damping off is a tricky one - best to use new compost, sow thinly, never water with anything other than tap water, and you can water with a weak copper fungicide solution - is it Cheshunt or Bordeaux? - and don't keep the seedlings too warm once they have sprouted.
                    Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
                      .....and you can water with a weak copper fungicide solution - is it Cheshunt or Bordeaux?
                      Personally I'd not want to spray my baby seedlings (or to be honest my larger plants) with copper fungicide so it's far better to practice good care so that you don't get the problem in the first place. We all get it wrong sometimes but with time you get it right far more than you get it wrong and I've found that you're much better off underwatering than overwatering

                      Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                      Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                      • #12
                        It is also a good idea to water with tepid water. I don't think seedlings take kindly to very cold showers.

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                        • #13
                          In my greenhouse I keep water in plastic bottles that I or my daughter have used and I refill from home, that way the water is warm and clean and has been stood there for a few days. I never water with straight from the tap water.
                          Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
                          and ends with backache

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Incy View Post
                            If you pm me your address I should be able to send a few seeds to you.
                            PM me too - I should have sweet peppers California mixed and chocolate.
                            Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

                            Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

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                            • #15
                              Thanks Guys, it really is appreciated!!

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