Seedlings crinkling
A lot of my seedlings have developed very crinkly leaves and/or disorted shoots, and not thrived. Most of them seem to be regrowing healthy ones, but I am a bit puzzled why. The species are Ipomoea, Capsicum and Passiflora (various). Greenfly got a bit out of hand, so it could have been them, or the Savona I used on the plants, but neither has had quite that effect before. Or the erratically cold weather, because all of those like definite warmth to get going. A virus carried by greenfly seems unlikely, because of the recovery. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Seedlings crinkling
"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... A lot of my seedlings have developed very crinkly leaves and/or disorted shoots, and not thrived. Most of them seem to be regrowing healthy ones, but I am a bit puzzled why. The species are Ipomoea, Capsicum and Passiflora (various). Greenfly got a bit out of hand, so it could have been them, or the Savona I used on the plants, but neither has had quite that effect before. Or the erratically cold weather, because all of those like definite warmth to get going. A virus carried by greenfly seems unlikely, because of the recovery. Regards, Nick Maclaren. It sounds like sun scorching -which does exactly what you have observed. You only need a few minutes of intense sunlight on seedling leaves to give a partial or full scorch. Ipomoea are particularly sensitive to sunlight for the first few days after they have germinated particularly if you have raised them in a humid propagator |
Seedlings crinkling
When I read 'crinkly seedlings' I immediately thought of greenfly,
then your further text confirmed it. The greenfly suck the sap of tender young plants which causes a puckering of the plant tissues. Hope you solve your problem. |
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