New grower with question on fresh transplants

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Cantare

New Member
Howdy folks.

Quick question - is it fairly normal for fresh, small transplants to have some leaves turn yellow and/or die? I have some pics here of what is going on.

These were transplanted into Fox Farm Fresh Ocean Soil using extreme gardening Azos and Mykos (per container directions) and watered with ph'd tap water (4 days ago). I didn't completely flood the smart pots - but watered pretty thoroughly. Most pots now feel dry for the top inch and a half and are mildly damp past that.

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Thanks in advance!
 
CashCrops

CashCrops

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Was the water non-chlorinated? If not the chlorine that the city puts in water will kill the azo's and myko's rendering nutrient uptake.
 
Southerner

Southerner

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I find if I am transplanting from a soil that is not my own, like when I am given a clone from a different gardener, I can lose a couple leaves in the "adjustment period" it takes to get used to my soil. Don't pinch them off because they look ugly, until they fall off they are only going to help your plant get bigger. If they die all the way then you can certainly remove them, but by then your plant will hopefully have grown up to the point where those leaves are old news anyway. Can't tell for sure, but there's no reason to spray the seedlings down with water..you wan't to promote the roots to grow from searching for water in the pot. Make sure that container is completely dry before watering again, the plants are small so it should take some time for them to completely dry up at this point.
 
Dr Smith

Dr Smith

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Southerner said:
I find if I am transplanting from a soil that is not my own, like when I am given a clone from a different gardener, I can lose a couple leaves in the "adjustment period" it takes to get used to my soil. Don't pinch them off because they look ugly, until they fall off they are only going to help your plant get bigger. If they die all the way then you can certainly remove them, but by then your plant will hopefully have grown up to the point where those leaves are old news anyway. Can't tell for sure, but there's no reason to spray the seedlings down with water..you wan't to promote the roots to grow from searching for water in the pot. Make sure that container is completely dry before watering again, the plants are small so it should take some time for them to completely dry up at this point.
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This has been my experience as well.
 
DannyBlaze2

DannyBlaze2

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How big were they when you put them into the ffof you want to have 3 sets of real leaves before you put them into the ffof I'll start my seeds in the sunshine mix 4 for 2 weeks then you use plain water the first two watering in the ffof and when the plants are small you be watering once a week got it Don't put nothing in the plain water got it I don't even ph my plain water they like it right out of the tap, first two watering the ffof is loaded you don't need to add nothing on the 3rd watering I give 2/3 nute dose first feedings then plain water every other watering and the feeds go to full dose of 1500 ppms and the 2/3 dose is 1000 ppms got it the dirt is still good let it dry out and start more seeds but let'em get a little bigger before the ffof ~
 
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