[Jeni]

Hello

I am new to this site, I have tried to find what I am asking advice on,on the site before I sent this, but I couldnt find any thing,I am growing these veg from seed and they grow to about inch,and then they die.
I have Black round the edges of the leaves,and they are curlying on a few others and some have spots on the leaves,could any one give me any advice on what I am doing wrong,I had the same problew last year,I can grow tomtoes and flowers from seed ok,but these I just dont have any luck..

Thank you..

[DD.]

Where are you growing them, Jeni?

[mattwragg94]

MOS answer this on a previous post here it is:
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=26208.0

im afraid this is the only post that i could find that was similar to yours .

[DD.]

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That post has nothing to do with MOS and it's not going to be whitefly honeydew on seedlings!

[Carrot Man]

What compost are you using
Ideally you want to sow in seed compost otherwise you risk the seedlings being burnt
This is just one possibility

[mattwragg94]

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

That post has nothing to do with MOS and it's not going to be whitefly honeydew on seedlings!

yeh sorry i meant it was by you - i didnt know that seedlings couldn't get whitefly honeydew -i dont even know what whitefly honeydew is - but it seemed the only post the i could find regarding brassicas with black spots!

[DD.]

Perhaps it's better not to guess, then! 

[mattwragg94]

hmmm

[viettaclark]

DD probably asked where you were growing them because these 3 types of plant do not like to be warm.
If you are growing inside in the warm, there's your answer!
My seeds germinated and the seedlings are still in one of those zippy things but I leave the front open.

[DD.]

That's exactly why I asked!

I like to know the full circumstances before we resort to guesswork!

[Jeni]

Hi

Sorry I couldnt get back on here till now..

They was started off in a tray with a lid with seed compost in the green house,it isnt heated the temperture stayed at about 50 C - 60 C,though the day then dropped down to 48 C on a night,I keep the lids on till  they gerimated, then I transfered then in to small pots of New Horizon Organic Peat Free Multi-Purpose Compost..
I will put some pictures on here when my other OH gets in,as I arent very good when it comes to doing thing with the computer.
Thank you for your help..

Jeni.. 

[DD.]

The cooler temp wouldn't have hurt, as brassicas don't like it too warm, they may even have been too hot.

I think the photo may help, rather than just guessing at the moment.

[Jeni]

I have been into the green house and took some photo's,just waiting for the OH to down load them for me,I have notice on some of the leaves there is purple underneath them, they look like streaks(if you no what I mean).

[viettaclark]

The seedling looks healthy enough! Those are the cotyledens (seed leaves) which can be malformed but I notice there is a bud growing which will be the first real leaves.
Wait until they have grown before worrying too much.
If they don't grow or are weird there is something wrong.