How are my seedlings looking

[Jacke30]

Hey guys been 15 days since they’ve been planted after germination
Using coco/perlite mix 50/50
How are they looking ?
First time growing from seeds

 

[inDC4now]

Looks OK from here. What is the air temp and RH? Are you feeding them? They look ready for some light!

 

[MickFoster]

They look hungry, stretched, and small. What is your feeding schedule? I feed 1/4 strength nutes to run off from the day they sprout.

 

[MickFoster]

Here's a couple pics of 2 week old seedlings for a comparison.

 

[Jacke30]

They look hungry, stretched, and small. What is your feeding schedule? I feed 1/4 strength nutes to run off from the day they sprout.

Before I planted them I water the coco
Using h3ads method at 1/4 strength
1.5ml micro 2.25ml bloom
Didn’t feed them till 2 days ago which I then feed them at 3ml micro and 4.5ml bloom
Which is 1/2 strength
Haven’t feed them since
I also make my mix using tap water

My Temps low 72 high 79
Rh 66 high 85

 

[Skoal]

By the looks of them I think you can increases your lighting. Also you could possibly start some nutes but very low.

Or wait another week, leave em. Transplant them. After a week in their new home start feeding.

 

[MickFoster]

Before I planted them I water the coco
Using h3ads method at 1/4 strength
1.5ml micro 2.25ml bloom
Didn’t feed them till 2 days ago which I then feed them at 3ml micro and 4.5ml bloom
Which is 1/2 strength
Haven’t feed them since
I also make my mix using tap water

My Temps low 72 high 79
Rh 66 high 85

With a 50/50 mix you should be feeding every day until run off. Never plain water.

 

[Boatguy]

Didn’t feed them till 2 days ago which I then feed them at 3ml micro and 4.5ml bloom

Just micro and bloom? why no grow?

 

[MickFoster]

Just micro and bloom? why no grow?

He's using the lucas formula for coco - known as the H3ad formula - 6ml micro and 9ml bloom is full strength.

 

[Renfro]

Have they been over watered? You need to allow the soil to dry out between watering.

The lighting might be weak or too far. They are getting leggy (stretching).

 

[MickFoster]

Have they been over watered? You need to allow the soil to dry out between watering.

The lighting might be weak or too far. They are getting leggy (stretching).

The OP is growing in coco not soil - you never let coco dry out. And it's impossible to over water in a 50/50 coco/perlite mix.

 

[inDC4now]

Before I planted them I water the coco
Using h3ads method at 1/4 strength
1.5ml micro 2.25ml bloom
Didn’t feed them till 2 days ago which I then feed them at 3ml micro and 4.5ml bloom
Which is 1/2 strength
Haven’t feed them since
I also make my mix using tap water

My Temps low 72 high 79
Rh 66 high 85

You got some Interesting responses @Jacke30 and some good information -- seems like you can get this dialed in and be good to go. Noticed you were using tap water and wonder what the pH is both before and after you mix.

 

[curious2garden]

Before I planted them I water the coco
Using h3ads method at 1/4 strength
1.5ml micro 2.25ml bloom
Didn’t feed them till 2 days ago which I then feed them at 3ml micro and 4.5ml bloom
Which is 1/2 strength
Haven’t feed them since
I also make my mix using tap water

My Temps low 72 high 79
Rh 66 high 85

Nothing wrong with using tap water as long as there are no chloramines in it, chlorine is fine. Leave your water sit for 24 hours. If it still smells like chlorine you have chloramine. You can water with chlorine. I use tap and my ppm from it is 250 mostly Ca and Mg.

You need a pH pen and a TDS/EC meter in case you don't have them already.

 

[Jacke30]

You got some Interesting responses @Jacke30 and some good information -- seems like you can get this dialed in and be good to go. Noticed you were using tap water and wonder what the pH is both before and after you mix.

I don’t remember what my ph is before I make the mix but before I feed I ph to 5.8

And I’m using 2 54w t5 bulbs
They where about 10 inches away now there about 4 inches away

 

[Bluntroll86]

Here's a couple pics of 2 week old seedlings for a comparison.
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Wow dude that's amazing I grow in coco as well and start 1/4 strength after first week from sprout what's you watering schedule like. Every other day till some run off?

 

[Jacke30]

Wow dude that's amazing I grow in coco as well and start 1/4 strength after first week from sprout what's you watering schedule like. Every other day till some run off?

I’ve only feed twice simce they sprouted I’ve never gave them water only
I’m new to growing with seeds so trying to figure out how often to feed

 

[Jacke30]

The OP is growing in coco not soil - you never let coco dry out. And it's impossible to over water in a 50/50 coco/perlite mix.

So it’s ideal to feed every other day or daily?

 

[New Age United]

I’ve only feed twice simce they sprouted I’ve never gave them water only
I’m new to growing with seeds so trying to figure out how often to feed

Every other watering you use just water and go to runoff

 

[New Age United]

Here's a couple pics of 2 week old seedlings for a comparison.
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Root zone temps are a big factor aswell, I find my seedling grow slower in winter and I have them up off the floor, a heat mat is a good idea.

 

[Bluntroll86]

I feed nutes every watering in coco