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My cilantro and dill plants have both gone from sturdy, tall-standing stalks to green, limp-spaghetti piles of fail. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but thought maybe somebody here could help?
Basics:
Both plants were started from seed and sprouted relatively quickly.
They were begun with organic seed-starter pellets and are planted in 4" deep biodegradable started pods with a thin layer of soil (organic "feeder" soil that is supposed to provide nutrients for 2+ months) over the pellet (and soil below, obviously).
They were placed in front of an east-facing window and misted with water 2x daily (am/pm) to keep soil moist but not saturated. Cilantro had about 5 stalks at a height of 2" when it wilted, and dill looked like a 2" tall patch of grass about 1" square. Both had seed pods at the tips of some stalks. Both were in separate containers, and were kept in a room with an ambient temperature of 65-68 degrees F.
All other herbs that sprouted are doing well. Rosemary never came up, so I'm restarting this weekend.
Is there anything I can do to salvage these herbs, or should I scrap 'em and start over?
Basics:
Both plants were started from seed and sprouted relatively quickly.
They were begun with organic seed-starter pellets and are planted in 4" deep biodegradable started pods with a thin layer of soil (organic "feeder" soil that is supposed to provide nutrients for 2+ months) over the pellet (and soil below, obviously).
They were placed in front of an east-facing window and misted with water 2x daily (am/pm) to keep soil moist but not saturated. Cilantro had about 5 stalks at a height of 2" when it wilted, and dill looked like a 2" tall patch of grass about 1" square. Both had seed pods at the tips of some stalks. Both were in separate containers, and were kept in a room with an ambient temperature of 65-68 degrees F.
All other herbs that sprouted are doing well. Rosemary never came up, so I'm restarting this weekend.
Is there anything I can do to salvage these herbs, or should I scrap 'em and start over?