This just isn't my year. For some reason my
peppers, basil and tomato
seedlings are not really
growing and gradually dying. My lettuce, scallions and sweet peas are doing just fine. I have a new
seed starting mix made from coconut but if that were the problem the sweet peas would be dying too and they look fabulous. If it were fungus I would think everything would get it since they are near each other. I didn't bleach out my
seed trays or covers this year BUT I am using all new inner cells, trays and peat strips. So I just let it slide. Anyway the basil started first by getting black and shrivelled and then decaying like inky cap mushrooms, until nothing remains of them. The
peppers and tomatoes have seemed more to dry up or to have yellow leaves that die. Neither the
peppers or tomatoes have true leaves yet and they should by now. I have them just exactly as I do every year. So, thinking it must be fungus of some kind I was told to sprinkle cinnamon on them. I did so tonight and will wait and see if they improve. Being they aren't
growing I don't think they will be any good to plant anyway. I can start some basil later though and that will catch up.Here is a photo from last year of how I start my
seeds. Note how awesome my basil and maters were then.