Black leg is one of the most dangerous fungal diseases that you can encounter when working with seedlings.
The negative feature of the disease is that it can destroy young plants in just a few days.
In order to avoid such a difficult situation, you should take the most responsible approach to planting seedlings, reminds the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", landscape designer and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
What are 3 important factors to remember?
Soil composition
It is important to understand that sometimes the soil is a source of pathogenic flora. Therefore, under unfavorable circumstances, plants can get sick.
Therefore, before planting seeds, the soil must be treated.
Acidity
Not everyone knows that high acidity levels not only have a negative impact on the development of young plants, but are also one of the risk factors for the appearance of black leg.
Therefore, it is worth adding ash or dolomite flour.
Humidity
It is important to know that excess moisture is an excellent environment for the development of "unfriendly" microflora. Therefore, any fungal diseases can be the result of excessive watering.
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