Anaemic / Albino Sweetcorn seedlings

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Kristen

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Anaemic / Albino Sweetcorn seedlings
« on: June 02, 2010, 16:10 »
about 1/4 of my sweetcorn seedlings, now almost 2" tall, are white (well, slightly yellow).

Happened on the last batch too, about the same ratio, and they all died.

Any ideas?

Suttons Swift F1. Seed bought last year in the 50p-a-packet sale, packet says "Sow by 6/2010" - too old?

My Mini-pop sown at same time, alongside the Swift, have been fine.

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Re: Anaemic / Albino Sweetcorn seedlings
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2010, 16:50 »
Presume they are still in pots? I don't think the seed is too old at all. Are you over-watering? What compost are you using? Mine go rather yellow when planted out but do recover.
I work very hard so don't expect me to think as well.

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Re: Anaemic / Albino Sweetcorn seedlings
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2010, 16:59 »
Plant them out and feed them well.  They are very hungry feeders so plenty of good stuff at the bottom of their planting hole.

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Re: Anaemic / Albino Sweetcorn seedlings
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2010, 21:28 »
They are in newspaper pots. Arthur Bowers Multi-purpose. Same as what I always do ...

I'll try a folia feed I think, but I reckon they've had their chips :(


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