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[IBC] Growing a Sequoia
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21-03-2003, 05:20 PM
Billy M. Rhodes
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[IBC] Growing a Sequoia
In a message dated 3/21/03 8:53:40 AM,
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for the first few weeks and then all of a sudden
the leaves dry up and the plant dies (usually they grow to a height of
2"/5cm before drying up).
This sounds like "damp off" a generic name for a number of fungus diseases
that attack seedlings. What are you using for soil? I use pure
horticultural vermiculite to fight this. Since the vermiculite is inorganic
it doesn't support the pathogen. You could also try sterilizing the soil by
baking it for a while at 300 F or so. But, this makes the house and oven
smell of dirt.
Billy on the Florida Space Coast
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