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SueCT · March 30, 2019

I am so sorry about loosing so many seedlings. That is aweful. It sounds like damping off, which I have heard about for years but have been lucky enough to avoid so far. I believe cool wet conditions encourage it. I saw one website that recommended using a heating mat and slightly warm water to help prevent it. I take my off the mat when they germinate but my house is warm. I am wondering if you have them in a cool area if moving them someplace warmer when you restart them and for the surviving seedlings would help.

Sorry, just noticed that they are on a heating mat, which makes it less likely obviously, that it was too cool for them.

March 30, 2019	#9
SueCT Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,460	I am so sorry about loosing so many seedlings. That is aweful. It sounds like damping off, which I have heard about for years but have been lucky enough to avoid so far. I believe cool wet conditions encourage it. I saw one website that recommended using a heating mat and slightly warm water to help prevent it. I take my off the mat when they germinate but my house is warm. I am wondering if you have them in a cool area if moving them someplace warmer when you restart them and for the surviving seedlings would help. Sorry, just noticed that they are on a heating mat, which makes it less likely obviously, that it was too cool for them. Last edited by SueCT; March 30, 2019 at 01:16 PM.