On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:31:00 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:


Did you put the seed tray in the fridge (not freezer) for a few weeks
after you sowed them? When I grew them many years ago, such treatment
was the recommended thing. Mine came up like M&C, and then all damped
off! They either need pricking out quite soon after germinating, to
allow good air circulation, or regular spraying with fungicide, or
both.

That's not usually needed with fresh seeds. I tend to just leave the
seed trays alone in the shade house with a piece of glass raised above
them to shed the worst of the rain. In spring you usually find a small
proportion have survived out of the huge number that germinated. Still
normally more plants than you can use. Only at that point do I prick
them out, usually into 72 hole plug trays. Any that survive that move
are usually pretty robust and losses will be few from there onwards.
Rod

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