[CH] Dampening Off?

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As an experiment, I started some Red Savina and Red Scotch Bonnet seeds late 
in the season, around the middle of September. Since winter starts pretty 
late here in Phoenix and it is rather mild, I was hoping (optimistically) to 
maybe get one harvest before the first frost. Worse case, I would overwinter 
them and get an early start in the spring.

The problem I'm having is this: After germination, the seedlings seemed 
healthy. They grew well and were a nice dark green. Then the leaves began to 
wilt at the ends and the stem (where the leaves attach) began to turn brown. 
On some seedlings, I snipped off the dead leaves, and the stem still appears 
erect and green, leading me to believe that the plant is still alive, but 
struggling.

At first, I thought this might be dampening off, but I thought that occurred 
at the base of the stem, near the soil. This is farther up the stem. Since I 
am planning a rather big chinenese garden next year (25+ varieties) and I 
would like to avoid this problem since it is difficult enough to get some of 
these varieties to sprout without having to worry about them keeling over a 
few weeks later. 

Any help would be appreciated.

JMA

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