New Seedling Question

josh.letroy

josh.letroy

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Hey, my new seedling is only 5 days old with the first and secondary leaves already but the stem and one of the primary leaves are drooping, but not brown or yellow. its a indoor plant in soil with a fluorescent tube light about 3 or 4 inches above. does anyone know why it might be drooping like this?
 
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hazeforlife

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is it gettin tall really fast? if so lower the light.. those tubes can pretty much touch the plant with a fan.. without a fan like 1 inch, the first leaves die pretty quick
 
PorchyMcSwanson

PorchyMcSwanson

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Picture... are you over watering her? When i plant my seeds i soak them real good first and then dont water them until they are almost bone dry. Then start a reg watering pattern of soaked then almost bone dry.... makes the roots search for water and makes the plant grow better. Too much water = root rot = BAD

Good luck
 
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hazeforlife

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PorchyMcSwanson said:
Picture... are you over watering her? When i plant my seeds i soak them real good first and then dont water them until they are almost bone dry. Then start a reg watering pattern of soaked then almost bone dry.... makes the roots search for water and makes the plant grow better. Too much water = root rot = BAD

Good luck
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yepp the roots need oxygen just as much as they need water
 
josh.letroy

josh.letroy

Member
ya its getting pretty damn tall, i dont have a fan on in the closet but maybe i should. the fluorescent tube is a warm white bright light tube. 725 lumens, its not hot to the touch but u can feel a little bit of warmth. im not sure how to post a pic can someone tell me how?
 
IceCreamOctopus

IceCreamOctopus

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watch humidity and air flow too, poor air circulation and undesirable humidity/heat can also make for droopy seedlings,
good luck with the babies :D
 
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