honest john
New Member
first of all hello there my name is john, i live in the north east of ENGLAND UK..
i have just found this site after searching for answers and tips
i am a very very novice grower, very 1st time in fact, i basically know nothing (apart from reading up on the net) which still seems too much too take in haha
anyway to my question and possibly answer to my mistakes/problem..
my 1 week old lowryder seedling was doing ok untill i checked yesterday morning, which by then was drooping right back over to the soil, leaves looked like they were dying/yellowing, i done hours of reading up on the net to come to the conclusion i was over/under watering them (great i thought haha) i should be able to sort that, so checking the soil it was dry so i watered it checked again 4/5 hours later and it seemed to be perking back up...
today = NIGHTMARE i have just checked and its a no hope, the stem looked almost empty/hollow then to my horror noticed tiny little transparent worm like creatures around the base of the stem, i knew the little seedling had had it so pulled it out to notice the tiny little worms were coming out of the stem also, as if were eating the stem from the inside..
the compost i used has been sat in my shed since the summer (could this have been a factor with pests)
if so could anyone reccomend any of these in the link -- https://search.diy.com/search#w=compost -- as im on a very tight budget and cant afford to pay big $$$'s
i would really appreciate any helpful advice/tips that i am doing wrong for my next attempt as i will not be put off by this haha
thank you in advance
i have just found this site after searching for answers and tips
i am a very very novice grower, very 1st time in fact, i basically know nothing (apart from reading up on the net) which still seems too much too take in haha
anyway to my question and possibly answer to my mistakes/problem..
my 1 week old lowryder seedling was doing ok untill i checked yesterday morning, which by then was drooping right back over to the soil, leaves looked like they were dying/yellowing, i done hours of reading up on the net to come to the conclusion i was over/under watering them (great i thought haha) i should be able to sort that, so checking the soil it was dry so i watered it checked again 4/5 hours later and it seemed to be perking back up...
today = NIGHTMARE i have just checked and its a no hope, the stem looked almost empty/hollow then to my horror noticed tiny little transparent worm like creatures around the base of the stem, i knew the little seedling had had it so pulled it out to notice the tiny little worms were coming out of the stem also, as if were eating the stem from the inside..
the compost i used has been sat in my shed since the summer (could this have been a factor with pests)
if so could anyone reccomend any of these in the link -- https://search.diy.com/search#w=compost -- as im on a very tight budget and cant afford to pay big $$$'s
i would really appreciate any helpful advice/tips that i am doing wrong for my next attempt as i will not be put off by this haha
thank you in advance