On 16/4/08 17:25, in article , "Pete C"
wrote:

Judith in France wrote:
On Apr 15, 10:29 pm, "Pete C" wrote:
Not come across this before. I have a dozen or so tom seedlings in a
multichamber tray on my windowsill. 3 diff varieties. They are 1" to
2" atm. About half of them have leaf tips which are browning, and
going dry and crumbly. It's mainly the smaller ones, the bigger
ones are fine. What's up (doc)
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Pete C
London UK

Which windowcill Pete? Kitchen, sitting room? If kitchen it could be
that steam from cooking moistens the air and then the sun shines
directlt in on the seedlings?

It has happened to me in a greenhouse but that was because it was a
very hot day and I didn't open the air vent.

Judith

Kitchen.............diner end. I've used the same windowsill before with no
prob. It isn't too warm either, cos the CH boiler has broken down!
Oh well...........

Just a thought but could it be uneven watering? Have they dried out at some
point and then been quickly watered again? As you've grown them before, you
obviously know what you're doing. The only other thing I can think of is
"don't let the leaves touch the windows" but I'm sure you know that. Which
variety is it that you're having trouble with? That might help to identify
the problem.
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'