Having problems with seedlings

17 years ago

I have planted dat and brug seeds. No germination on brugs yet but dats are sprouting, getting about 2 inches tall with one set of leaves then falling over dead. What am I doing wrong? Covers are off,they are in a warm place and I make sure the soil does notdry out and am misting regularly.

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napdognewfie
17 years ago
How old are the seeds? When did you plant them? You're starting them early for your zone. They'll be huge (& I do mean huge) by spring.

Linda
jumpin4joy
17 years ago
Dont feel bad. I started mine already alone with about 200 or more other seeds. LOL This dang weather has had me going nuts with spring fever.
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kathi_rogers
Original Author
17 years ago
Hey Linda, the seeds are all from this year. I am holding back on planting the seeds Lucy sent me for Christmas.
napdognewfie
17 years ago
How many did you plant? Are they all the same cross? Did you peel? I think they take a little longer if you don't. I personally prefer to peel unless the seeds are too small. Sometimes they are just stubborn & if you reuse the potting soil, you find them sprouting a year or two later. Poke around in one & see what is going on. Maybe they have rotted or have a fungus. If everything is as it should be, just keep them watered & warm & wait. The brug seeds probably like it a bit warmer than the Dats.

Linda
fool4flowers
17 years ago
The little seedling dying sounds like damping off. Check for fungus. Are you removing the cover slowly after sprouting? If you take them off all at once it can do that. Also like they said for the brug seeds soak in water for a day or two and then peel the outer cork off.
karyn1
17 years ago
Sounds like Damping Off to me as well and there's a possibility that it's so moist that the brug seeds are rotting. I'd start over with sterile pots and soil and I wouldn't use a cover at all. For brug seeds soak overnight and peel then barely cover the seed with soil. For the daturas I'd just soak overnight then plant a tiny bit deeper then the brugs. I'd also moisten the soil before planting the seeds. Make sure there's good air circulation. Don't allow the soil to dry out but make sure it's not wet. Forget misting, just water the soil lightly when you see the top drying. Once the seeds germinate let them tell you when they need water. Good luck. BTW I have very erratic germination rates with daturas. Not so much with brugs though I have had the occasional seed that pops up after a couple months but with daturas I've had some sprout in two weeks and others in 6 months!