PurplePoppy

How to prevent damping off?

That is brilliant advice - thanks so much for your responses.  I will definitely try the vermiculite on the surface (so far I've been using grit) and water from below.  Also kate1123 you make a really interesting point about emulating nature with your poppy seeds.  With the last attempt with the meconopsis sheldonii I brought them inside and put them on the windowsill once they had been repotted.  Outside or in the greenhouse I didn't really have damping off with my other seedlings - so I wonder if it might have been that the circulation inside was poor?  Makes me think I should keep them outside for the time being or put them in my coldframe.

When do you bring your tender perennials inside?

Thanks for all your posts and advice!  Really appreciate your advice.  No wild garlic for me, jatnikapyar...

How to prevent damping off?

I was wondering how others prevent damping off of seedlings?  I started another thread a little while ago about my meconopsis sheldonii seedlings damping off in the problemsolving forum.  I sowed more seeds and I'm very excited that they germinated, but I'm terrified that they'll damp off yet again.  I've read about spraying with chamomile tea or hydrogen peroxicde, using charcoal or sand on the surface, watering from below but what have you done to prevent damping off?  Also any advice as to how to ensure the survival of this batch of seedlings would be greatly appreciated!

When do you bring your tender perennials inside?

They're blue salvias and I did initially think that chocolate cosmos could be treated as tender perennials?  But perhaps I'm misinformed!  I sincerely hope that the verbana will self-seed but it's in a pot (on gravel covering concrete) so not sure it'll be successful...

When do you bring your tender perennials inside?

Thanks so much for your responses and also that very helpful link!  (Apologies for the misspelling of fuchsias - I thought it looked funny!)  That's great news about the verbana - I think I'll chance it and leave it outside.  What about cosmos and salvias?  This is the first year I've grown them and not sure whether to bring them into the greenhouse.  

When do you bring your tender perennials inside?

I was wondering when others bring their tender perennials into the greenhouse?  Right now my begonias, fuscias and verbena bonariensis are still flowering outside, and my dahlias are just starting to flower(!).  But I'm worried about the weather and keep on reading how now is the time to be digging up the tubers and digging up tender perennials to bring inside.  When do you tend to bring them in (I live in London).

Anthracnose fungicide or treatment

Thank you so much Dovefromabove -- that is absolutely brilliant!  

Anthracnose fungicide or treatment

I have a couple of flowering dogwood trees (Cornus kousa) that have become ill with anthracnose.  I'm trying to find a fungicide to treat the plants but unfortunately, the only one that seems to be commercially available is made by Bayer and is sold only in North America (I contacted Bayer and they told me there was nothing they can do).  I really don't want to lose these trees and would be most grateful for any advice on how to deal with this fungicide.  

Meconopsis Lingholm seedlings dying

I think I discovered the problem: unfortunately, the seedings were damping off.  I read that the meconopsis seedlings should be watered from below to prevent this.  Alas, only one left among the 6 which germinated!  Wish I had known earlier.  Anyways, thought I would share this in case anyone is / was thinking of growing meconopsis lingholm (or any other Himilayan blue poppy).

Meconopsis Lingholm seedlings dying

Thanks very much for you reply Gary!  I'll water a bit more regularly - my other worry is watering too much as well, as initially I thought the greying leaves looked like mould (similar to how my more mature meconopsis looks in the garden when there has been too much rain or moisture).  

How to prevent damping off?

When do you bring your tender perennials inside?

Anthracnose fungicide or treatment

Meconopsis Lingholm seedlings dying