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Bomb Turtle

Bomb Turtle

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You said you are using root organic soil, is there any nutrient charge in it? if so, it is probably burning the hell out of your little plant.
 
UncleBuck

UncleBuck

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give her time and let her grow. i've heard of people starting seeds in much hotter soil, i've done so myself.
 
UncleBuck

UncleBuck

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z0b said:
WhT do you mean nutrient charge exactly
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roots contains a fair amount of nutrients and should be cut heavily with perlite if you're using it to start seeds. or use a soil that is not as "hot", such as roots greenlite or fox farm happy frog.
 
z0b

z0b

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So what affect will that have they are 5 days old. I should I transplant or wait it out and it'll work itself out
 
UncleBuck

UncleBuck

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z0b said:
So what affect will that have they are 5 days old. I should I transplant or wait it out and it'll work itself out
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a transplant at this stage would have to be nearly surgical, opinion seems split on whether it will bounce back or not. your call.
 
z0b

z0b

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I mean the rest look wonderful its just her who's sick so idk ill just wait it out she has new growth which seems almost normal ill know better when I wake up give it some time
 
BustinScales510

BustinScales510

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Your humidity for seedlings is too low. You said 26 (im guessing percent) and 81 degrees..thats arid growing conditions for ceed germination. I like 70 degrees farenheit and 70% humidity (until they get established). Also next time around dont use clear cups,the light is bad for roots
 
FranJan

FranJan

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Just take a sandwich bag, wet the inside of the bag, then put the bag over the cup. Take off once a day for a little fresh air and continue to use till growth pics up. Don't feed the plant anything and just keep the soil on the top moist. Then go buy a humidifier and Mel Frank's book :). Seriously.
 
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Fyremann619

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I had the exact same problem starting out. humidity has to be higher like someone else said. I use 4 gallon milk jugs cut in half and use the bottom to hold water. One I have a small pc fan blowing into. that raises me into 50 to 60 exhaust off. So I run the exhaust only 2 minutes per half hour and it dips to 40ish and they have fresh air. Watch them explode what do you have for light and vent?
 
z0b

z0b

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currently theyre only in my closet with a bunch of cfl. im finishing up my room which the details are in my sig. i sealed everything but the front which i have a fan a little below theyre level. a small fan above theyre heads and a fan above the roof to circulate the whole closet. im boiling water in there now but it wont help them all night i have to turn it off. will open water really take me from a steady 26 to 50+
 
JtotheC

JtotheC

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it seems a little dried ! i had a hard time keeping my seedlings from drying in your conditions. if you really wanna save it try putting some sort of transparent container over it and mist it with filtered water 2x per day. make sure your fans dont blow directly onto them and beware cfl can and will generate a lot of heat
good luck
 
z0b

z0b

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Ive been boiling the water in my room for about 30 min every few hours and ive gotten it to about 45 to 70. Im buyjng a humidifier tommorow i think im gojng to need one anyways when they movee to theyre real home. I can tell the roots soil is burning them a little but since i raised the humidity in the past 12 hours growth has skyrocketed. My sick girl has healthy looking new growth. Well see how she is the next few days. Should i do cool mist or warm mist humidifier?
 
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