Did I just screw myself

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corleone0828

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Hey guys its my first grow, and sadly I'm going one plant at a time. I've been germinating in a humidome for the last 48 hrs. I started the seed directly in rockwool that was properly washed soaked and ph'd. Now today I didn't see any activity from my one seed so I wet to grab it to see if it looked like it was...I just completly forgot what I was.. oh yeah I pulled the seed out and sure enough a 5-6mm root is sticking out did I just kill it?
 
Knowledge420

Knowledge420

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corleone0828 said:
Hey guys its my first grow, and sadly I'm going one plant at a time. I've been germinating in a humidome for the last 48 hrs. I started the seed directly in rockwool that was properly washed soaked and ph'd. Now today I didn't see any activity from my one seed so I wet to grab it to see if it looked like it was...I just completly forgot what I was.. oh yeah I pulled the seed out and sure enough a 5-6mm root is sticking out did I just kill it?
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ahaha naw man its all good keep it moist but not soaked and that shoot will get bigger and start to push the seed out of the ground
eventually the seed drops off and then the plant starts to grow its roots
dont overwater!!
wait for the soil to be dry on the top before you water again they like dry over wet, they are more likely to survive a drought than a flood, overwatering will be fatal to your plant
 
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dgk4life

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no. just leave her alone. a common mistake is over caring. just let it do its thing. good luck hope she turns out female for ya.
 
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corleone0828

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phew ok good..no nothing broke off..would I be better off remiving the saran wrap at this point to let my new root get more light

p/s/ thanks
 
motoracer110

motoracer110

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no you want the root to be in the dark in your wool and let it sprout towards the light, it will find it on its own.
 
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dgk4life

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why do u have saran wrap on it? i dont do hydro or rockwool but i only ever cover clones wit saran wrap after i remove from humiity dome. usually just throw seeds in dirt and let em go. but no you want to keep it in rock wool and let nature do its thing
 
FollyFool

FollyFool

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I had the same thing happen with a ww seedling.I spread some fresh soil over it & 24hrs later it was going crazy!And still the best out of the bunch.
 
Strawberry

Strawberry

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Like everyone said man should be fine. i had checked mine out just about everyday when i first germed my seeds. still had a 100% seccess rate :D good luck buddy make sure to keep up posted with pictures ;)
 
spiked1

spiked1

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Knowledge420 said:
ahaha naw man its all good keep it moist but not soaked and that shoot will get bigger and start to push the seed out of the ground
eventually the seed drops off and then the plant starts to grow its roots
dont overwater!!
wait for the soil to be dry on the top before you water again they like dry over wet, they are more likely to survive a drought than a flood, overwatering will be fatal to your plant
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Some of the best advice I've evar heard.bongsmilie
 
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corleone0828

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I'm at almost a week from start of germination and it appears I have a healthy half-inch plant. Today, however the seed casing was stuck to the leaves still. I figured it would be bettdr to remove it so that the leaves would be able to get more light. ANy one else try this?
 
spiked1

spiked1

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The seed casing getting stuck happens from time to time, I gently pry it off with an old blunt knife with a pointy tip. It doesn't seem to bother them.
 
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