Satakentia seedlings looking sick

[Josh mayfield]

Good afternoon, I recently dug up several satakentia seedlings, I took special care to make sure the roots never dried out and had them back in moist soil within minutes of digging them up. It’s been about 3 weeks now and most look sick. And tips on how to make them recover? 

[Johnny Palmseed]

Mine did the same thing. I found these to be quite sensitive at this size. They do not transplant well. I’m sorry to say but you probably will lose most if not all of them. If I were to guess, I would say they developed a fungal problem. I bought a community pot of replacements last spring and the guy who I bought them from said to leave them alone for a year or two before trying to separate them.

 

[PalmatierMeg]

Small Satakentia seedlings are very tricky and hard to keep alive. I grew some from seed and only a few made it past the seedling stage. Looks like yours are damping off. Over watering and cool temps promote damping off.