if it looks like this, it's Pythium Wilt (damping off) ... usually results from too-wet environment, frequently from pre-soaking seeds, and the wet paper-towel thing ... (Mother Nature doesn't do it that way, why do some of us ?) ... ... I have tried swabbing the stems, with H2O2, in an effort to stop the fungal growth, didn't seem to help ... let it dry out, as much as you can, but don't get too hopeful ... there may be a simple fix to this, but I don't know of it ... in this photo, this was the only seedling to suffer from it, in a group of 13 ... it's a true plant-killer
the image reaper Reviewed by the image reaper on . WTF? Stems turnin black...help. Never had this problem before.....guess its called damping off, canker, or psylum (pretty sure Im spelling that wrong). But what the hell causes this shit?! I have heard that high humidity and overwatering are the main causes but my humidity is fine (50-60%) and Im not watering ANY more than I have in the past with great results. The blackening of the stems only occurs right at the base as the stem meets the soil, starts off kinda purple and then goes to black and moldy looking resulting in the Rating: 5