"Barbara B" wrote in message
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My son is having severe problems with his seedlings which germinate fine
but
then get covered in mould and die. He says the temperature is right and
the
compost is not too moist. They are in a heated outhouse with windows. Any
suggestions? Also his oak tree seedlings which have been growing nicely in
the conservatory all winter have mould on the compost. He is trying to
grow
wild and native trees and shrubs for his 2 acres of organic bird friendly
garden. He wants to avoid using peat but found coir too fickle (either
soggy
or bone dry).

Oak trees should be grown outside all the time, it is wrong to try to grow
them
in sheltered conditions.

Alan
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