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By Susan Jones
Special to the Rappahannock News
Ever wonder why those little seedlings you tried to start indoors last winter suddenly keeled over?
Gardening expert Genie Cate from Etlan solved the mystery for those in attendance at the Rappahannock County Garden Club meeting this month.
This sudden death of plant seedlings is called “dampening off” and is caused by a fungus in the soil. Proper cleaning and sterilization of tools and equipment coupled with a fresh commercial soil mix will go far to preclude this disaster.
Cate also demonstrated several procedures for taking cuttings from plants and again stressed the cleanliness of the equipment as well as using a rooting compound such as “Dip and Grow.”
Cate grows and sells plants, mainly daylilies and peonies, at her Blue Rag Nursery in Madison County.
Club members were treated to refreshments provided by Carol Miller, Ruth Baumgardner and Mary Priest.
Several club members competed in the two design
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