Molly, I have started to use coconut coir last year for my cuttings. I love it and decided to do the seeds in the same thing this year, so maybe I am learning the hard way. I love that stuff and it is so easy to keep and deal with. I get mine from CocoBob by the case and I would not be without it. Dampening off has been my problem for years and I just can not seem to get a handle on how to stop it from happening. At my age you would think I would have learned by now. LOL I just keep on trying. It is snowing again. I think I will go hide in a hole someplace. I am sick of this and so are my greenhouse plants. Look out you all in the Carolinas and Georgia, there is another one coming and if it goes south, instead of turning north, you all are in for some snow too. Good luck. We have had over 70 inches this month. I am not used to that and hate every damn flake. Have a good day. JB
