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What happened to them?

Posted by Myla | 2 days ago | Viewed 847 times | 1 replies | Last replied by MariaBBB on yesterday

I planted vegetable seeds, but many of them did not come up. What happened to them?


MariaBBB

yesterday

This could have been caused by some insects such as mole crickets could have eaten the seeds. When tunnels from these insects are seen, a pesticide bait, granule or liquid can be used for control.

Seeds planted too deep may germinate but may not have enough food reserves to make it to the soil surface. A general rule of thumb is to never plant a seed deeper than twice its width.

Too much water could have rotted the seeds or aggravated soil-borne diseases which killed the seedlings.

Or a dry period could have caused the developing seedlings to die.

Also, the seeds may be too old. Always use fresh seed. Check the viability date on your seed packets

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