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Mould

dora.king.homedora.king.home Posts: 15
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I've just started some seeds off for my windowsill and the first seedlings to appear have a mouldy coating on the lower stem, do you think this is contaminated soil or should I hold on and see? This is cress but I have trays of all sorts of veggies potted up. I used last year's seedling soil which was stored outside.

Would be grateful for advice as I'm very new to growing veg so don't have a clue!
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Is your compost very wet?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    What sort of cress is that? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • dora.king.homedora.king.home Posts: 15
    B3 said:
    Is your compost very wet?
    Yes it is still damp after three days.
  • dora.king.homedora.king.home Posts: 15
    Lyn said:
    What sort of cress is that? 
    These were actually my son's from his kids magazine so technically they are 'magic Peter rabbit cress' 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Your compost should be damp but not wet. If you need to water use a mist spray.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • dora.king.homedora.king.home Posts: 15
    B3 said:
    Your compost should be damp but not wet. If you need to water use a mist spray.
    Thank you for this! Will keep them going and see how the others do.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I am rather concerned when you say you have sown lots of other vegetables. There’ll need plenty of window sill space and more light than can be provided by keeping them indoors in January and February. Perhaps they’ll pull through but don’t be despondent if you have to sow everything again two months down the line. We all learn from past experiences.
    Rutland, England
  • dora.king.homedora.king.home Posts: 15
    BenCotto said:
    I am rather concerned when you say you have sown lots of other vegetables. There’ll need plenty of window sill space and more light than can be provided by keeping them indoors in January and February. Perhaps they’ll pull through but don’t be despondent if you have to sow everything again two months down the line. We all learn from past experiences.
    Thank you for this! Yes I was really eager to get growing but think I should have waited, perhaps the compost will be better when it's dried out when it's warmer. The cress is the only one not covered, the rest are covered by glass and potted in plugs. Will put this down to experience luckily I only used a small amount of seeds so have plenty for March time.
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    Let the compost become almost dry,  before you add any more water.  Some of the white you see might be very fine root hairs,  so stick with it & see how they do. 
    AB Still learning

  • dora.king.homedora.king.home Posts: 15
    Allotment Boy said:
    Let the compost become almost dry,  before you add any more water.  Some of the white you see might be very fine root hairs,  so stick with it & see how they do. 
    I was looking last night and it's remaining right at the base not creeping up so hopefully it was that it just needed to dry out.
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