"higgledy" wrote in message
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Doug: I do have chlorine in my tap water. So I will use bottled or let
it sit before using. My water is not overly hard, but I do get some
crust of my shower heads.
This is not "damping off disease" I've seen that before but never had a
name for it till your post. The seedlings look healthy, they are
standing and have nice green color. They just have a brown edge to some
of the leaves. I did notice that one of my pepper seedlings has
rust-specs throughout it's leaves.

Also, at what point do I transplant these to real pots? They are in
those Jiffy Peat Pots now, I have seen 1 or 2 root tips out the bottom
on most of the seedlings. I'll never use those peat pots again, I think
they suck.


No need for bottled water if your water's not hard. Just fill up a bucket
and let it sit for a day or two. As far as transplanting, it depends on
where you live, and when you're able to plant outdoors. However, if the
plants have their 2nd set of true leaves, and you're already seeing roots
coming out of the peat pots, it sounds like the pots were too small to start
with. For plants which need to remain indoors longer, I use the larger
6-packs, each cell of which holds almost a cup of soil. The 6-packs work
well because they're relatively slippery, so the root ball pops out easily.