[Market-farming] What's eating my seedlings?

Richard Robinson rrobinson at nasw.org
Thu Jan 28 13:40:04 EST 2010


 On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:56:02 -0500, MAsteveINE wrote:
> Are you sure that there is part of the stems eaten...as in missing.....or are
> the stems just cut off at ground level. If it is the latter, it is probably
> damp-off which is prevented with an application of Captan.  Or by heat
> treating the soil and bleaching the containers.
>


The lower half inch of the stem is left standing upright, the rest is gone. No thinned stems, no wilting or other signs of infection. 

> Smart move, that pre-test!

Whatever smartness derived from making a couple bone-headed mistakes in the same department last year. 

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