Any experienced gardener knows that seedlings are extremely vulnerable to diseases.
As a result, you can simply lose your seedlings.
A particularly dangerous disease is black leg. Its appearance can be difficult to notice, but the disease progresses extremely quickly.
Therefore, it is worth working ahead of the curve and protecting yourself from the development of the disease, noted landscape designer and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert for the online publication BelNovosti.
What preventive measures can be identified?
Soil and planting material
If you carry out correct treatment of planting material and soil, then the chances that the seedlings will be strong and healthy become significantly higher.
Therefore, always disinfect the soil and do not forget to soak the planting material.
Ventilation
It is important to remember that black leg actively develops if you have failed to provide sufficient air exchange.
Therefore, try not to forget about ventilation.
Moisture introduction
The gardener faces a rather difficult task. First of all, you need to understand that without water, the seedlings will die. However, excess moisture can cause the development of black leg.
Temperature
It is important to remember that seedlings react poorly to changes in temperature, so it must be maintained at one level. Otherwise, the plants may get black leg.
Also remember that the appearance of drafts is unacceptable.
Ash
If you periodically use ash for dusting, you can protect yourself from a number of fungal diseases, including black leg.
Top dressing
Many people think that young seedlings need a lot of feeding and fertilizers for active development. But this is a misconception.
Excess nutrients can weaken plants. In this case, seedlings can get black leg disease.
Previously we talked about the secrets of using whey at the dacha .
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
