Growing plants from seeds is very expensive, because a majority of the seedlings are dying very quickly despite taking all the precautions
The seeds will germinate, and a small seedling with two leaves and a thin stalk will emerge
Though the seedling is watered daily, it will wilt and die . The problem is faced for tomato, coriander, flower plants, planted in January
It is very difficult for additional leaves to emerge from the seedling.
In contrast some types of seeds like beans, karela are growing very well. The domain investor has grown 3-4 karela plants without any major problem at all.
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Some seed sellers are supplying cocopeat with the seeds
While a large number of seeds will germinate, usually most of the seedlings will die very soon
In some cases the seedling will die because of damping, while in other cases, the snails, worms in the soil will eat the seedlings.
Sometimes slugs are also found in the soil.
So now some of the seed sellers are also supplying cocopeat with the seeds
This is a sterile medium, without the disease causing fungus which cause seedling damping.
Plants grown from seeds are dying very quickly
Despite spending a lot of time and money purchasing seeds and sowing the seeds, it is increasingly difficult to grow a plant
After some time, most of the seedlings are found dead.
In some cases, the leaves are cut off, or the stem is broken
Otherwise the leaves suddenly wilt.
It would be interesting to find out why the seedlings are dying so quickly.