Last night I finished transplanting remaining 2nd round seedlings into pots. I ran out of new 4 in. pots but realized I had a lot left over from the first round - all the ones that "dropped off". But I was worried that those were contaminated with fungus. So - I baked 'em! in the oven at 190˚ F for ~25 minutes. Hopefully that will have zapped lingering fungus. Then, I transplanted as the other day, with the seed starter mix wetted with Actinovate-fortified water. Nice. All the seedlings are looking nice and green and good sized so far. Very different than the first go around.
In short, the first round of sowing had these problems: 1. Didn't use enough light (need closer and longer program on the timer, 15 hrs+). 2. Probably, was too wet and that started dropping off a little. 3. Should have used Actinovate at the start. 4. Transplanted into "potting soil" which is probably loaded with fungus.
Second sowing: 1. Kept light closer and 15 hours on timer per day. 2. Not too wet. 3. Actinovate was used from the start. 4. Transplanted into additional seed starter mix moistend with actinovate. :)
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