Need a few pointers and advice on the 8 little ones.... !st time grow

[bradguy]

these are all a few days over 3 weeks and have had quite a few problems from browning and yellowing to losing leaves completely....stems have been red off and on....one of the plants actually topped itself and i was very pleased with it.....they all started in the small clear cups and have all been transplanted for more than 4 days some sooner.....i just dont know why they would be yellowing and browning other than before i had the humidifier hooked up the humidty was always below 20% and now its in the mid 40's....but let me know what you think and any advice is much needed and appreciated.

 

[TwoTokeSmoke]

Many say clear cups are not good to use..
What type of soil? where they yellowing before transplant?

 

[bradguy]

yes they were yellowing almost from the start of the second set of fan leaves.....and i hate to say im using miracle gro organic choice with nothing else mixed in.....the two in the clay pots looked very perky about two days ago and now just sad....


but along with the yellowing they were browning really badly and i think it was from low humidity.

 

[TwoTokeSmoke]

Many will say MG is a bad thing to use. I use it to "start" my seedlings out in and have had great success.
Make sure you dont over water them, I add Perlite to my mix to help with drainage.

 

[TwoTokeSmoke]

what type of light s are you using and how far away are they from the lights?

 

[MrMeanGreen]

Those plants look as dry as the mouth of a blindfolded lesbian in a fish market, or at least the soil does.

 

[fasts10]

ditch the clear cups roots dont like light.. how much have water them? let them dry out alittle and transplant into dark pots.. i think you'll be fine.. good luck buddy..

 

[skunkd0c]

they are a bit small for 3 week old seedlings, it is now when they should start growing fast
i think its more likely they do not like the environment you have them in, than a nutrient problem, they look dry and a bit dehydrated to me

they look more like cuttings that have just come out of a propagator, than they look like seedlings
i know plants can grow a fair bit bigger than yours on water alone, hydroponically and show no problems
so i doubt its a nutrient problem,
i think you may have over watered them / and or they do not like the environment, heat / lack of clean air problems in your grow space
that little grow box is like a fan assisted oven set to warm, they are slowly cooking

peace

 

[bradguy]

im using 6 100w cfl and 2 300w and i know i have them far away but its all i have to work with...they are about 10 inches away.....but the temps are 80 and humidity 45%....i feel that i over watered them

 

[mr.sessemia]

im using 6 100w cfl and 2 300w and i know i have them far away but its all i have to work with...they are about 10 inches away.....but the temps are 80 and humidity 45%....i feel that i over watered them

just goin off your pic's it looks like you're medium is pretty dry also ive found that when youre leaves droop,..your girls are thirsty,...also if there under fed then that would coincide with a nutrient diffenciey...im thinkin nitrogen,....also are you using two diffrent types of compost (pic 1)

 

[TwoTokeSmoke]

well if you feel you have over watered them then you probably have.
I would try and get some type of exhaust fan in there to drop the temp down a little to get the lights closer then that if it was me.

 

[bradguy]

no its just potting mix and if anything i have over watered them its just the top layer that dry only a half inch down and its moist i feel dumb for now adding perlite or putting rocks at the bottom

 

[bradguy]

if my temps are between 77 and 82 i shouldnt need to go lower than that right?

 

[bradguy]

wpuld droopy leaves be because of lack of oxygen to the roots because of overwatering

 

[TwoTokeSmoke]

if my temps are between 77 and 82 i shouldnt need to go lower than that right?

No that temp is a good temp. Get the plant as close to the lights without them getting to hot. Put your hand on top of the plant with the back side of your hand towards the light. If its to hot for your hand its to hot for your plants.
You can put a small fan blowing over the top of your plants between the plants and the light (thru the lights path) this will help make sure the plants dont get to hot from the lights also.

 

[TwoTokeSmoke]

no its just potting mix and if anything i have over watered them its just the top layer that dry only a half inch down and its moist i feel dumb for now adding perlite or putting rocks at the bottom

Dont feel dumb... we all make mistakes. Just make sure when you up pot to the nest size pot make sure you add some to your soil.
Make sure you have holes in the bottom of the pot to allow water to drain out.

 

[bradguy]

yeah all of pots for sure have drain holes and i will add perlite when i transplant and i have a fan osculating inside of the box....i just hope they turn over in a few days