damp off

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) (of plants, seedlings, shoots, etc) to be affected by damping off

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Example Sentences

Be sure to keep amendments and mulch about 4 inches away from the trunk or stem so the plants don’t get overly wet and damp off or mildew.

From Los Angeles Times

“Can’t, might set the black damp off,” the old miner said, using the colloquial term for methane.

From Literature

Should be dry for the start of P3 but maybe still damp off line.

From BBC

Be careful not to throw too much water over those sending out succulent flower-stalks, for they may damp off.

From Project Gutenberg

Finish housing the greenhouse plants, and give them as much air as possible; for if air is too sparingly admitted at this season, when many of the plants have not finished their growth, it will cause them to produce weak and tender shoots, which will be very liable to damp off at a more advanced period when the inclemency of the external air will cause them to be kept close.

From Project Gutenberg