well, i lost 4 plants (all cheese x's) from damping off.
a single cheesedawg ...the sole survivor.
if i added up the $ for all the seedlings i lost this summer, think i might be sick.
so, as i result, and for good reason, i did a few hours of research on damping off : what it is, how it thrives, conditions in which it manifests, how it kills, and some preventatives.
* if you water that first watering, for a clone or seedling, with h2o2 ... problem solved *
watering with a fungicide is also a possibility, but may prevent or prolong the estiablishment of microbial acitivity.
i prefer the h2o2 method. plus i have a gallon of the concentrated h2o2.
i've had this happen to clones too... as they are very soft stemmed & susceptible.
my jtr clone is in a battle right now. no biggie mother plant is thriving.
still i tried some rooting hormone, as an experiment, to liven up the root zone so to speak, & the jtr is still looking lame.
* once the start is secure, hit it with a microbe tea *
i havent tried this but im very confident.
definitely dont want to loose any more seedlings. shit is annoying.