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young poppy disease ?

gfr.realgfr.real Posts: 5
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I have cultured some poppy seeds in room temperature inside the home after sowing the just get green but the will die as soon as the rich 1 one cm ( after 6-7 days ) !
considering that we are in summer now !
and i have just plant from this seed in the winter
whats your suggestion ? are this downy mildew papaver ?

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  • ju1i3ju1i3 Posts: 189
    do they rot at the base? damping off is a fungus (I think) that affects seedlings, especially (only?) indoors
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    It is really the wrong time of year to be sowing poppy seeds and they don't need to be germinated indoors. I would wait for the spring and sow them outside. 
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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391
    It does sound like 'damping off'.  However, poppies do not transplant well so are almost always sown directly on the soil where you want them to grow.  If you sow them outside now, some of them will germinate and the resulting seedlings will survive the winter (they are tough) and some will germinate in the spring.
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  • gfr.realgfr.real Posts: 5
    what fungicide do you suggest for damping off ?
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    seeds planted outside never suffer from damping off.............as advised above, plant them outside 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 53,991
    The issue is that the cultivation you're following isn't suitable for them, gfr.real.
    You would be better starting again and following the advice given above by Bob and hogweed. 
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