On 28 Dec 2011, at 11:28, Reichjke de kuypeurs wrote: > I'm curious to know how other seed sowers handle the problem of > damping off. I don't do it myself, but a nurseryman here once told me that if he drenched his seed pots with captan, he had much higher germination rates. Difficulty: captan is pretty well off the market. Something you might consider: using unsterilized sowing media. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada