something wrong with my sprout leaves~~HElP
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Acidburn999819
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well what light are you using....what water are you using. Some pics would be most helpful...but just generally any kind of info would help towards some sort of answer
Stoney Jake
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are they in a hot box or humidity dome?
puff3065
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I planted them on 11/23 , gave them 2 39w flourcent tube(6500K),
and water them once a day (out of the bottom).
I used potting soil 50%、vermiculite 25%、perlite 25%，it's a little loose~~
ok...how come their leaves are curl and downcast ?
p.s. the last pic is my normal leaf.....i think is normal, right?
and water them once a day (out of the bottom).
I used potting soil 50%、vermiculite 25%、perlite 25%，it's a little loose~~
ok...how come their leaves are curl and downcast ?
p.s. the last pic is my normal leaf.....i think is normal, right?
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T813308004
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Yeah your last one looks good, but the other ones don't look bad either. They are wilting and I sometimes have that problem and the remedy seems to be water if they are really dry, but one of the causes is overwatering. So you should only water when the soil is dry, not on a schedule. The other remedy is giving them proper lighting, I am using fluorescents too (CFLs) so especially with them keep them close (almost touching, but not actually touching).
T813308004
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and like Stoney Jake said, when they are tiny seedlings some plastic wrap covering the top with holes in it, or a clear plastic cup over the top to keep humidity helps.
Stoney Jake
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whats your temp/humidity?
puff3065
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thank a lot...so the water seems a main problem,actually i relly dont know how to water them , shall i dig a tiny hole to know how moist inside ?
Stoney Jake
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just wait till the top is crusty and starting to crack even.
I would spray them a few times a day or at least everyday for the first week or 2 just to keep it more humid
They look great though, mine are either like that or standing tall at attention
I would spray them a few times a day or at least everyday for the first week or 2 just to keep it more humid
They look great though, mine are either like that or standing tall at attention
tommy gibbs
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are you talking about the first 2 set of leaves? those arent even leaves and will do that no matter what.
highwayman
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what i do is when the top of the soil is dry... i mist heavily with a misting bottle.. don't fully water each time becaues the roots don't use all the water in the bottom part of the soil and that could drown them... so i would just mist them and the soil when the top drys out until it looks like you just watered them... that way the soil on top isn't dry but you still have enough water for the seedlings..
puff3065
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you mean that i just need to care about the top of the soil , make a surface moist , is that all??dont give inside a shit....right??
JonnyBtreed
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i don't think its very good to do that... You should soak them, then let them dry out completely, and so on.
highwayman
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no what i mean is instead of making all of the soil for the seedling wet all the time you should just mist heavily maybe every 2nd time you water.. or in between when the top gets dryed out...
puff3065
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thanks a lot , originally i make all the soil wet every day , but now i will change to every one and half day, and just spray some in the duration...
thank you again
