Ask Garden » Gardener’s Glossary http://www.askgarden.com Grow your way to a healthier you Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:58:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Gardener's Glossary: Damping Offhttp://www.askgarden.com/gardeners-glossary-damping-off/ http://www.askgarden.com/gardeners-glossary-damping-off/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:00:50 +0000 Josh http://www.askgarden.com/?p=901 Damping off is the term used to describe a fungal infection which will decay seedlings in their early sprouting stages causing them to die off. Usually, you will find the mould in damp soil with poor ventilation that has been left in a warm area for too long, which is the perfect environment to allow fungus to multiply.

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