I’m growing an indoor herb garden and is it normal for parsley seeds to grow a thick opaque blue film around them before and during germination? Also do cilantro seeds get slightly … fuzzy(?) before they germinate? Help !
Im usgin the "Chia" herb garden. So the seeds are resting on top of the "sponge"
They appear to be contaminated. They should just look like always when they send out their shoots for roots and cotyledons. A couple of tonics to help before planting are: Seed Starter Tonic. Indoors or outdoor plantings. 1 cup of white vinegar. 1 Tsp, of baby shampoo or liquid dish soap. 2 cups of warm water. Mix all three together in a bowl and let the seed soak overnight before planting. To prevent Damping off, that’s when seedlings rot off at the ground or lower level and die. Use 4 tsp of Chamomile tea and 1 tsp liquid dish soap added to a quart of boiling water let steep for an hour. Strain and cool.
Mist on seedlings as soon as they appear. The seeds are contaminated from something, molds?. Perhaps from their source? Maybe in handling? Perhaps the planting medium? Did you follow "Chi’s" pre-cleaning and planting instructions? They want their product to work so you and your friends are repeat customers. These two recipes will greatly aid you in a healthy herb garden. Your environment in the house is perhaps drier than a desert. You will have to water the herbs more frequently than if they were in the ground outside. Watch for drooping to indicate dryness. I bought a moisture meter from Walmart for about $5. to help me get the correct soil moisture every time, instantly.
September 12th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
What you describe is mold. It is attacking the seeds because they are too moist. They are rotting in other words.
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September 12th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
They appear to be contaminated. They should just look like always when they send out their shoots for roots and cotyledons. A couple of tonics to help before planting are: Seed Starter Tonic. Indoors or outdoor plantings. 1 cup of white vinegar. 1 Tsp, of baby shampoo or liquid dish soap. 2 cups of warm water. Mix all three together in a bowl and let the seed soak overnight before planting. To prevent Damping off, that’s when seedlings rot off at the ground or lower level and die. Use 4 tsp of Chamomile tea and 1 tsp liquid dish soap added to a quart of boiling water let steep for an hour. Strain and cool.
Mist on seedlings as soon as they appear. The seeds are contaminated from something, molds?. Perhaps from their source? Maybe in handling? Perhaps the planting medium? Did you follow "Chi’s" pre-cleaning and planting instructions? They want their product to work so you and your friends are repeat customers. These two recipes will greatly aid you in a healthy herb garden. Your environment in the house is perhaps drier than a desert. You will have to water the herbs more frequently than if they were in the ground outside. Watch for drooping to indicate dryness. I bought a moisture meter from Walmart for about $5. to help me get the correct soil moisture every time, instantly.
References :
Purdue Master Gardener. Herb Society member. The source for the two recipes is the book by Jerry Baker called the Backyard Problem Solver. Edward Hamilton booksellers of Ct. has it for less than $ 10 sometimes. Can be ordered on line. Enough of his recipes work well enough to make the book a great addition to your gardens indoor or out.