i was using rock wool cubes for the first time..and i put water and lemon mixed in a bowl and put the cubes in..the seeds already cracked open with a little tap root sticking out..one of them got really long..i was trying to veg with a 400watt hps and it was about a foot away.. i had them in a dome..i checked them in the morning and felt that the cubes were really hot. so i took a peek. and i seen the tap root not growing at all anymore and a little bit of brown on the tip like if it got burned. so i put them back in a cup of water for about an hour with a small airstone.. went out and got dirt.. and planted them in cups..and nothing 2 days later..u think i messed something up? will they survive..pls help. anything i can do? these are my last big bud seeds and i was planning to mate them to get more seeds...thankz
ohhhh noo...stupid me
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potheadsmoker
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it just takes time buddy, as long as it looks green and healthy you should be good to go
they have sprouted up yet..thats y i was saying
gangjababy
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leave it alone and stop bumping!
potheadsmoker
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so if it wasnt sprouted, how was the taproot sticking out of the bottom of the rockwool? idk man you got me confused
i didnt say it was sticking out the cube..it was sticking out of the seed it self.. and the tip of it turned brown
STEELHEADâ¢
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give it another day or two and hope they recover.
Hydrotech364
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Patience Grasshopper.
i have patience. im just wanting to know if they will survive..or is there anything i can do to help them...and is it worth pursuing these babies
KP2
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poor kid, and no one with a clue to help you 
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sounds like you cooked/drowned them, either or a combination. you have to wear kid gloves with seeds and seedlings, until they get established. i've been where you are now, with more than 100 seeds/seedlings at a time, so my condolences go out for sure.
next time try giving them a start under flouros, then putting under hid after you have the first pair of true leaves growing (the pair that come out after the cotyledons (bean leaves)).
sorry, and i wish you luck for next time
.sounds like you cooked/drowned them, either or a combination. you have to wear kid gloves with seeds and seedlings, until they get established. i've been where you are now, with more than 100 seeds/seedlings at a time, so my condolences go out for sure.
next time try giving them a start under flouros, then putting under hid after you have the first pair of true leaves growing (the pair that come out after the cotyledons (bean leaves)).
sorry, and i wish you luck for next time
bluntking420
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ive had them take up to 10 days to even really get going just keep your fingers crossed
BCtrippin
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Lemon juice is a PH down substitute.
Ok is it just me or is the seed just upside down?? If you see the tap root sticking out the top then the seed was planted the wrong way. Make a little hole in the cube and put the seed/tap root down the hole.
potheadsmoker
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you know i guess i didnt think about it, but you could have a ph of like 3 i dont know if its possible for a plant to grow with that type of ph...because of all the nutrients that are locked from the low ph level...i got a question why did you use lemon juice again?
BCtrippin
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The grodan 1" rockwool cubes come in packs with cloning instructions now. Which is a horrible idea because anyone who NEEDS these instructions needs to do a lot more research before trying to clone.
It only has 3 damn instructions, and its pretty vague.
It says to Soak your cubes in water with PH down or Lemon Juice. If you look closely, in the picture of the water is says 5.5 PH. It doesnt say you need any testers, but obviously you do to get your water to match 5.5.
Personally I think these are the worst instructions EVER. I never PH adjust my cloning cubes and I have never had a problem cloning. You should be testing the PH if your going to be adjusting at all.
potheadsmoker
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lol, i didnt read your one post "bitch", it sounds like your lil tap root is rotting...give it a few daysThe grodan 1" rockwool cubes come in packs with cloning instructions now. Which is a horrible idea because anyone who NEEDS these instructions needs to do a lot more research before trying to clone.
It only has 3 damn instructions, and its pretty vague.
It says to Soak your cubes in water with PH down or Lemon Juice. If you look closely, in the picture of the water is says 5.5 PH. It doesnt say you need any testers, but obviously you do to get your water to match 5.5.
Personally I think these are the worst instructions EVER. I never PH adjust my cloning cubes and I have never had a problem cloning. You should be testing the PH if your going to be adjusting at all.
u think it will come back and grow..they all havent moved at all yet
STEELHEADâ¢
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how are you sure they havent done anything. arent they in dirt? freshly cracked seeds can take up to a week before they sprout out of the dirt. if theyre in dirt and you have the environment under control, i think they could come back.