Hello how do I get rid of Damping off disease can't find Cheshunt Compound any more regards Frank

On 5/20/11 7:59 AM, pauncho wrote:
Hello how do I get rid of Damping off disease can't find Cheshunt
Compound any more regards Frank

Damping off generally affects seedlings and cuttings. I use a
half-and-half mix of coarse sand and peat moss with NO added nutrients.
The mix drains exceptionally well, so it's not soggy. It readily
admits oxygen, and it's slightly acidic. All of these help prevent and
even combate damping off.

Added nutrients promote fungus and rot. Damping off is a fungus. I
don't add any nutrients for seedlings until I see leaves beyond the
initial seed leaves. (But see my
http://www.rossde.com/garden/garden_start_seeds.html.) I don't add
nutrients to cuttings until they are repotted after being well rooted.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary

Hello David thanks for your reply. Yes I do all that you have said I think that this has come from an outside source, Tomato plants I think, the spores must be airborne because it has infected other nearby seedlings. I am looking for a quick method to hopefully stop the spread to existing seedlings best regards Frank