Damp-off in a Sentence
  • The chief enemy of this little plant, and indeed of all alpine plants with silky or cottony foliage, is moisture in winter, which soon causes it to damp off.
  • Although somewhat apt to damp off on level ground, it is a perennial on raised ground, and keeps up a succession of bloom.
  • Cuttings inserted in August root freely, and may be wintered in the greenhouse if kept fairly dry, otherwise they will damp off.