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Just realized my old aquarium pump fixed my seedling damping-off problem
After losing a whole flat of petunias to that white fungus, I ran the pump's air stone in a bucket of chamomile tea for 24 hours and misted the soil with it, which stopped the spread completely.
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the_ben1mo ago
Why do the best fixes always come from repurposing old stuff?
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the_spencer1mo ago
Oh man, damping-off is the worst. That chamomile tea trick is solid, it's got some natural antifungal stuff in it. I've used a weak cinnamon water spray with decent results too. The key is catching it early and keeping the air moving around those seedlings, which your old pump idea is perfect for. Once that white fuzz shows up, it's usually too late for the ones already hit.
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matthew_walker1mo ago
Actually, cinnamon water never worked for me, it just made a mess. The chamomile tea soak before planting is the only thing that's been reliable.
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