White widow seedlings dieing....

lighthouse

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I bought these seeds through Nirvana. They were healthy, all of them sprouted! I lost 2 of them. They are 11 days old. They were looking fine and when I got home last night 3 of them were toppled over. The stems are frail and still green.The dirt is good, grown my 4ft plants with the same soil. I don't know if it's a root problem or because of the temps in my grow room. It's been running 65 degrees in there. I haven't been able to get a heater just yet. They are too frail to stake up. So I cut the stem, dipped them in root grow powder, and put that part into the soil. I'm hoping that will work.I keep them under flo's 4 inches from the plant. Any of you have ideas or have had to do this? if so what was the results?
 

luvvin growin

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65 is way too clod for those babies.I hate to say it.You gotta keep em warm....the rooting compound might work,but you need heat.
 

lighthouse

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What kind of heater would you suggest if you know? I see space heaters from Lowe's but I don't know which would be the best in order to maintain a stable level of heat. Also how old do the seedlings need to be before they gain good strength under good grow conditions? I did fine with my others , of course in the summer. This is the first time for me starting seedlings inside, and White Widows at that!
 

luvvin growin

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Electric ones work fine,we have like 10 of em here at work,plug it in,set it and walk away.but you may also consider a root heating pad as well.The only thing you need to keep warm is the roots,so if that is better for now,then I would just get one of those.I use em,and they work,I see roots fromclones in a week,seedling in days.
 

lighthouse

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This is not the kind of heating pad you can get at walmart? Not meaning to sound stupid, theres alot of steps to learn.
 

lighthouse

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These root warming heating pads. Are they regular heating pads ? Like can I get one from Walmart and would that work that way or does it need to be from a hydro store?
 

luvvin growin

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You could,but it better be waterproof and have a low wattage,say 17 watts on low.If thats the only option.Hydrofarm makes the Seedling Heat Mat,available all over online with a quick Google search.
 

mikegolfer

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Instead of "cloning" seedlings, add more dirt around them to shorten the stem. Roots will grow from a buried stem.
 

lighthouse

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Thanks luvvin growin! You were a big help today. I went and got a heating pad temporarily from Walmart. It will do for now. Gosh I screwed up by not monitoring the temp better for my ww seedlings. Learned my lesson. Thanks again!
 

lighthouse

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In the middle of the stems, they got so skinny and just toppled over. They got too cold. Have u ever had this experience?
 
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