My wife and I bought a little "starter kit" on a vacation and got two sprouts (and have followed all watering instructions), but one of them has since dried up and died. We're afraid for the other one -- what can we do to keep it alive (it's about 2 inches tall)?
2006-12-16 17:08:35 · 3 answers · asked by Ryan 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Redwoods really like to grow in soil deeply covered with redwood mulch. If you have any redwoods in the area get some soil/mulch from underneath them to put in the top of your pot.
The seedlings will also like filtered light, like they would get growing in a redwood grove, so be sure they aren't being fried by the sun.
2006-12-16 17:39:23 · answer #1 · answered by heart o' gold 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As has been mentioned it sounds like damping off, a fungal ailment that assaults the stem at soil point. countless the justifications for this have already been given, yet yet another is sowing the seed too close mutually. this is accessible to handle the soil with a copper fungicide to help avert this. although, i'm no longer confident that it is the case with you, because of the fact whether damping off is trouble-free there could be different factors - given one in each of those vegetation you're having problems with. My wager is which you're sowing them too early and for this reason they are springing up into circumstances they do in comparison to. actually they sound 'leggy', this is they are springing up an overlong stem the two with the aid of inadequate solar or to being sown too close mutually and having to compete to learn easy. specific of the vegetation mentioned - peppers, tomatoes, pumpkin and watermelon- dislike waiting around whilst they have been sown early until extra suitable temperatures arrive. on an analogous time as somewhat super vegetation pumpkins will rot on the backside given too plenty gentle climate, whether sitting decrease than defend. i be attentive to that on the commencing up of the gardening season this is basic to get overeager and sow as quickly as accessible, yet this is a mistake that leads to failure and sadness. there's an spectacular exhilaration from growing to be vegetation from seed and that i'm hoping you will persevere!
2016-12-11 10:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are you and in what kind of climate are you? If in the house be sure its not getting a direct blow from a heating element or from your furnace. Also be sure to keep top soil well moist did you make sure it has good drainage as it will look like it has dried up when it really is drowning.
2006-12-16 20:24:16 · answer #3 · answered by Kdid49 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋