A tray full of perfect green sprouts can collapse overnight. Stems pinch at the soil line, leaves flop, and what looked like ...

Q: Last year, I lost almost a third of my seedlings before they even had a second set of leaves! I read a magazine article that described "damping off," and I’m pretty sure that’s what it was. It also ...

There was a time long ago, when looking at the photographs in books dealing with garden pests and diseases had me so unnerved, I couldn’t garden. My irrational response was to think, ‘My garden will ...

Despite the frigid weather outside, many gardeners are flipping through seed catalogs in anticipation of spring. A wide variety of flowers and vegetables can be started indoors long before the weather ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. There are few more discouraging garden problems than the botanical ...

Growing your own transplants from seeds is a very satisfying experience which can save you money, too. However, it is not without its problems. Just about every gardener who has started plants from ...

The plant parasite species Pythium lurks in virtually every agricultural field and commonly causes damping-off, which weakens or kills seeds or seedlings, and root and stem rot, which can kill plants.

Although growers are on the lookout for infected plants, some are sometimes sold unknowingly already infected with the disease because they did not yet show symptoms. Similarly, plants shared by ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Damping off is a very ...

Damping off is a major threat to raising healthy onion seedlings during Khariff season in all onion growing areas of the country. Generally 20-25 per cent onion seedlings get damaged due to this ...

A: This is called “damping off.” It’s caused by a fungus. The fungi, Rhizoctonia spp. and Fusarium spp., along with the water mold Pythiumspp. are the most common. Damping off is a disease of ...