So, I think I may have found some white fuzzy mold on the jiffy pellets. I was afraid of this since the pellets were so wet when I planted the seeds. It didn't seem to affect the Gaillardia seelings--I had 5 more up this morning. So far, I have 8/12 up of the Gaillardia I planted. And it doesn't look like those pellets have any mold growing on them. It's only on the outside of the other pellets, so I'm hoping it will be ok. I mixed a little bit of hydrogen peroxide in with some water in a spray bottle and misted them lightly. Also, I took the clear plastic lid off to help them dry out a little (I don't think this will be an issue since they've been planted 5 days and have never been watered). Keep your fingers crossed-hopefully the mold won't affect the seeds' ability to germinate and survive!
Here's a picture of the Gailllardia seedlings today. I'm such a proud mom! :)
Hopefully they are visible in this picture...they're barely poking up right now..looks like the bottom right corner is the only one you can see at all, and not very well. Sorry for that, but you get the idea! :)
I'll write again soon...hopefully with more seedlings up and no more mold!
Shortly after posting the message above (and instead of working on a paper I need to finish...oops), I went and checked on the little guys and lo' and behold..a little dichondra is trying to poke through! I was getting worried about them since they had the shortest germination period of everything I had sown. So, there's hope after all. Just wanted to share. :)
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