[CH] all my seedlings die on me
byron bromley (byron.bromley@gsd-co.com)
Wed, 23 May 2001 18:23:06 -0400
Karen
Can you clarify something for me?
Pinched? Is this at the soil line or above?
Is there any way to keep the cats out of the garden? I have to, a few
years ago they killed over 100 seedlings.
They love pepper plants.
If at the soil line, Did you check your soil for cutworm?
Do the cats use the garden for a litter box? Cat sh-t is very acidic and
can kill young transplants.
Do you place anything in the plant hole? Dr Mary Peet at NCSU said it
best. "Nothing in the plant hole except plant, soil and water."
Just a couple thoughts
L.B.
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As usual, most of my seedlings died within hours after transplanting. I
didn't disturb the roots. But, by the following morning, half looked like
they had been pinched, had withered and fallen over. So I watered the next
batch less. Same thing happened. A week later and only maybe a half dozen
of over a hundred seedlings survive. The cats are sitting on the pots and
crushing what is left. I had one pot where almost all the seedlings lived.
The cats knocked it over. I managed to salvage most, but by the next
morning, all had withered and died. The Red Kaka Beak from New Zealand
withered and died within an hour after transplanting.
What am I doing wrong? All the pots and soil are brand new.
Karen E. Stober
kstober@us.ibm.com