seedlings dying

[redfruit]

I am trying to grow a sweet pea and some aquilegia vulgaris both from seed, indoors to start with. The sweet pea shoot has grown quite tall but now the leaves look yellow and wilted, could it be overwatering?

The aquilegia are very slow to germinate so in a big seed tray with propagator lid only a couple are showing. (I speeded some of the seeds up by germinating on a moist filter paper in a plastic food bag.) There are tiny seedlings but again the leaves look wilted. Same problem? Or too bright sunlight?

Thank you!

redfruit

[Two_Sheds]

could it be overwatering?

It could be. Are you doing it like this?

[chris]

How large are the modules/pots that the sweet peas? I'm thinking that the compost could be running out of steam.. especially if it's seed sowing compost.

Granny's bonnet, i found germinates better if just scattered on the surface, and left outside on trays. If you are over watering it'll lead to dampening off, which could explain the wilting.

[Two_Sheds]

Granny's bonnet, i found germinates better if just scattered on the surface, and left outside on trays.

Oh good, mine wasn't cooperating in the heated props, so I flung them outside into the cold gh to do or die.

[redfruit]

Thanks for the tips. Will take note of that video. If they don't do well I have some seeds saved so could try planting outside in a month or two.

Granny's bonnet/aquilegia wasn't on the surface but only a light covering, and in a tray. May try again outside later as above. Though will they really not flower til next year? If I manage to get them big enough at all that is

[Jeanied]

Granny's bonnet self seeds freely on my asparagus patch! In fact you could call it a pernicious weed!
It takes a couple of years to get to flowering size. After that it is pretty self - sufficient!

[SarrissUK]

I put loads of loo rolls into a gravel tray and packed them tightly and sowed my parsnips into them. They got all that white fluffy mould on them, but the plants were doing fine. Then one day, they all laid down and died, as if on command. I think they were definitely too damp... Probably won't try that any more :/

[SarrissUK]

TS, I really like that video Sometimes you can see something written so many times, but it's not until you SEE it, that it truly makes sense. lol