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Seedling Root Rot?


Johnny Palmseed

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In a follow up with my post regarding seedlings dying, I was wondering if root rot has a particular “look”. The reason why I am curious is that more seedlings continue to die off and I have kept the soil dry-ish yet they exhibit the same look as the previous. I pulled a couple of my few remaining Dypsis Leptocheilos and the roots look pretty good to me. They are firm and of decent size yet the plants are clearly not going to make it. The leaves are browning and soft. I have figured that the potting mix is the problem as some of my wife’s plants have a fungal looking thing on the top of the soil. It’s from the same bag yet my seedlings show no visual sign of fungus. Any of the seed starters out there have some advice? I was recommended to use Fox Farm products next time. Any thoughts?

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Those roots do look good!  I haven't seen your original post, so what kind of temperatures have they been consistently experiencing and what kind of lighting?  (indoor/outdoor?)

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@Johnny Palmseed Have these been exposed to any full sun at all?

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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@Johnny Palmseedit looks like your Teddy Bear babies are getting too dry and/or too much sun.

In my experience they’re almost as thirsty as Archontophoenix tuckeri.

I grow lots of both.

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This was my original post. I thought the soil was dry enough on the Leptocheilos but the leaves are brown and soft, not crispy like I would expect from being too dry. As far as sun goes, they are on the north side of the house and would get some sun but were mostly in the shade of the house.

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