I think my seedling is dying
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lio lacidem
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Pictures would help
weirdingway
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if thats a couple weeks old its dead already.
Most newly sprouted seeds are as big or bigger than that on day 1 or 2.
I had a sprout that was health for about a week then the stem turned purple and it started leaning over just like that.
Its done, sorry man...move on.
The picture doesn't do it justice but total length of the stem is 3 inches and it's been roughly 10 days since germination
weirdingway
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ok, but at 10 days it should already have its first or even second set of true leaves if it was healthy....i cant really tell by those pics but i dont see any serrated leaves at all....
It has a set but they are about 1cm long
BobCajun
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Dig it out and look at the root. Root tip could be dead or could barely be under the surface and need to be put lower down. You can bury them right up to the cotyledons. I can't tell how big the pot is but it's always best to start in a small pot, so it doesn't stay wet too long. The last pic you posted doesn't look that bad though. Sometimes the cots and the first few leaves take a bit of a beating on the way out. Probably be fine.
I dug it out and it seemed to be about 2 inches down growing sideways I straightened her out. But I was told once she sprouts out about an inch of root to put her in her final medium to not put stress when transferring
BobCajun
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Okay, I guess that's a valid point then. Just let it get fairly dry between waterings.
weirdingway
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i know everyone has their preference but i have had really good luck germinating my seeds in a sealeable glass jar with some clean water and keep it slightly warm for a couple days.
after that i transfer the sprouted seed into a peat pellet that has been soaked.....put it about a quarter inch down, gently cover it and put it in a humidity dome or inside a larger cup with plastic wrap over it.
i never let my seedlings get dry....but i have learned not to give them too much water either. basically for the first two weeks i use a little water dropper and drop water right on top of where the stem goes into the dirt or peat pellet that way for sure the main tap root is getting wet but any other roots it sends out are not getting overly wet and i think that provides a delicate balance between letting it get too dry and not watering it too much.
just my 2 cents.
after that i transfer the sprouted seed into a peat pellet that has been soaked.....put it about a quarter inch down, gently cover it and put it in a humidity dome or inside a larger cup with plastic wrap over it.
i never let my seedlings get dry....but i have learned not to give them too much water either. basically for the first two weeks i use a little water dropper and drop water right on top of where the stem goes into the dirt or peat pellet that way for sure the main tap root is getting wet but any other roots it sends out are not getting overly wet and i think that provides a delicate balance between letting it get too dry and not watering it too much.
just my 2 cents.
Makes perfect sense, that would force the new root growth to grow more in search of water Makes sense in my head anyhow. Lol. I could be way off tho