Herb Garden 5 (inactive)

[kanewai]

The days are cooler, the trade winds are back - and my new seeds are sprouting.  My last round (two bounties and a harvest) was an absolute failure; most pods didn't grow, and the few that sprouted were soon consumed by green mold.  Even the basil struggled and died young.

Only one single plant out of 15 pods, a red epazote, made it to maturity.

I'm going to blame it on the tropical heat. I delayed a couple weeks in setting up a new garden; it just didn't seem worthwhile.

I'm glad to report that things are going so much better this time!   After one week I have: summer savory, winter savory, marjoram, pipicha, Greek oregano, Persian basil, dill, and zaatar all sprouting.  I'm still waiting on chives, chervil, and Italian parsley.

[kanewai]

Nope.

Everything died.

I don't get it.

The herbs were all drying out.  It looked like I had root rot - when I looked at the pods the roots just came off in clumps.  I cleaned everything.  Checked the pumps. Checked the lights (they look ok).  Added some hydrogen peroxide.  Added ice each morning to keep the water cool.    I planted a few more seeds, they sprouted, they looked very healthy, then they turned brown and died also.     When I pulled the pods I didn't see any roots.

I have no idea what is going wrong. 

[scarfguy]

Wow, sorry to hear of your troubles.   Have you checked the pH of your water?