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brownrexx · March 20, 2018

As Carolyn has said fungal spores are contained in SOIL so I use a sterile, soiless mix and brand new plastic cells. I don't grow hundreds of plants so one sheet of plastic cells is all I need each year so I buy a new one.

Some spores can travel through the air so I don't give them attractive growing conditions which would be cool and damp. I grow my tomato seedlings in my sunroom which is about 72 degrees. I don't worry about watering from the bottom like many recommend. I think that the combination of sterile, soiless mix and warm temperatures do the trick for me. I have never lost any seedlings to damping off.

To prevent fungus gnats I freeze my seed starting mix for several days before use to kill any possible gnat eggs that might be in the mix and it seems to work.

March 20, 2018	#10
brownrexx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 1,420	As Carolyn has said fungal spores are contained in SOIL so I use a sterile, soiless mix and brand new plastic cells. I don't grow hundreds of plants so one sheet of plastic cells is all I need each year so I buy a new one. Some spores can travel through the air so I don't give them attractive growing conditions which would be cool and damp. I grow my tomato seedlings in my sunroom which is about 72 degrees. I don't worry about watering from the bottom like many recommend. I think that the combination of sterile, soiless mix and warm temperatures do the trick for me. I have never lost any seedlings to damping off. To prevent fungus gnats I freeze my seed starting mix for several days before use to kill any possible gnat eggs that might be in the mix and it seems to work. Last edited by brownrexx; March 20, 2018 at 02:35 PM.