That stem rot is nothing more than damping off which is a real problem this time of the year for me. Even my suckers which almost always take right away were dying of damping off. I lost over half of them which is really unusual. Damping off just seems to be in the air down here and with near 100% humidity and near 100 degree temps the problems it causes just multiply. Keeping plants in the humidity chamber longer is impossible right now or all will be lost to damping off. Opening it too soon in this heat will cause fatal wilting so you see the dilemma. I could take them into the house and get much better results but I don't need but a dozen or so plants so I'm not too worried.
I will have enough for my fall planting but I may not have all the varieties I would like.
Bill
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