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most dreaded and frustrating problem encountered when starting seeds indoors. Seeds germinate and seedlings appear healthy but suddenly wilt, topple over at soil level, and die for seemingly no reason.”

The culprit is fungi in the soil, and the number one reason is overwatering. Imagine my dismay when I discovered that I had killed the defenseless little plants with my enthusiastic watering.

Like everybody else with an addiction, I am resolved to turn my life around. I’ve asked my wife to be hard on me.

“Don’t be an enabler,” I told her. “If you see me with a water mister, take it away from me before I kill again.”

The seed starter book says that seeds need light — a lot of light. I started pricing light carts, and blanched when I saw the price tag: $229.

The book, however, gave plans that one can use to make one’s own from PVC plastic pipe.

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