Damping-Off 101

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  Most of us by now have either started our seeds or are planning to within the next week or so! One of the main things you need to try to prevent is called "Damping-Off". According to the University of Connecticut, "Damping-off is a common disease that kills seedlings in the greenhouse. Damping-off can kill both germinating seeds and young seedlings. Several fungi can cause this disease, including Rhizoctonia solani, Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Sclerotinia spp., and Botrytis spp. Most of these fungi can also cause cuttings to rot. These fungi are found in practically all soils and pose a large threat to plant propagation. Practically all species of plants can be affected." Read More fro them Here!

  It is simply caused a few things: 1) Dirty Container:, so soak and clean with a mixture of 1 part bleach and 8 parts water. 2) Non-sterilized Soil: buy sterilized, seed starting mix. 3)Stagnant air in the area staring your seeds: make sure you have good venting. 4)Dirty Tools and Hands: keep your tools and hands cleaned while plating! A couple other hints are: Water early in the day, when you go to transplant seedlings into larger containers make sure to keep hands off stems, use a spoon to move them and take as much of the staring soil as you can with it!

  I have read where you can mix 4 tsp. of chamomile tea, 1 tsp. of dish liquid mix in a quart spray bottle with water and spray on the seedlings and it will help as well. I personally have never used it and feel if you use the four steps above, you probably won't need to! Just remember this can happen to anyone, try not to get discouraged and start over as quick as you can.

  It happens to the best of us for what ever reason. I have lost a couple of tomato seedlings this year, hopefully that's it! Lets us know if you have any other tips!

  Look at each of these like this: 1)Dirty Container=Uncleaned Vessel 2)Nonsterile soil=Unpurified Soul 3)Stagnant air=Same unjustified life 4)Dirty Tools and Hands=Unforgiven Sate, all needing one thing, the saving Gospel of Jesus! "Can We Do Enough?". 

  Whether it is a "Dirty Container or a Dirty Vessel", both led to the withering up and eventually death of the plant or person. To clean dirty containers for our seeds, we have to do all the work to make sure they don't die before the reach their full potential but to have the Dirty Vessel Cleaned, that work is already do for us and our own vessel! God Bless and Happy Gardening!

1 Timothy 2:5-6  “For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.” 

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