Bendit wrote:
"James" wrote in message
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I bet it too much "compost" in your mix. Specially if the compost is
not fully done seedlings usually just grow on the seed nutrition and
then die of starvation.



Interesting theory. Thanks for your input. I'll look into it.

Specifically, compost that hasn't finished composting (very often the
case with the loads of compost you get from city leaf collection
programs) uses nitrogen in its own decomposition process, and doesn't
leave enough for the plants.