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Problems for Garden Seedlings

The number one problem with seedlings in the garden is that they were planted too early according to retired UT Extension agent, Mike Dennison. Wait until they ground warms. After proper preparation, plant your seeds at the correct depth, about twice the diameter of the seed. If you are using old seed, you may need to plant more seeds to compensate for the ones that don’t sprout. If transplanting plants, make sure they are healthy and harden them off by gradually getting them accustomed to the outside weather.
Damping off is a problem for young plants. The stems of the plants will look pinched. Eventually the plant will fall over and die. This is caused by a fungus in the soil that thrives in cool damp conditions.
Mike referred to “The Tennessee Vegetable Garden” available here.  https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/W346-B.pdf

Related Videos:
Planting Vegetable Seeds
Planting Cool Season Vegetables

Related Resources:
Growing Your Plants from Seeds
Starting Plants Indoors From Seeds
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