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from "Barbara B" contains these words:

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).

Native shrubs and trees would probably be better off kept outside from
sowing right through to germination and growing on. They would all grow
on tougher and more hardy that way.

Janet G