Why is this happening?

greg nr

greg nr

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Wait. Stop. Your grow space is 34C (94F)? And you are using a heat pad?

Are you trying to go from seed to vapor in one step? ;)

Turn off the heating pad. Get a fan or some small amount of air moving (not directly on them, just circulating). Ditch the dome (you don't need it after they sprout). And DON'T OVERWATER.

But at least turn off the heat pad.
 
Gr8ness

Gr8ness

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The recorded temp. was from 2015 (this is a very old thread of mine).

I'm just facing the same grow issues as I was in 2015, so I didn't want to start a new thread covering the same stuff. To be honest, I don't know the temp of this grow yet.

But when I removed the heat mat & the dome this morning, it negatively impacted the plant. It started to droop. I've got the dome & the heat mat back on, so I'll wait and see how it goes by tomorrow. I'm just hoping it'll bounce back.
 
Jypsy Dog

Jypsy Dog

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Gr8ness said:
Well,

I removed the heat mat & the dome at 6:00 a.m. this morning. I just came home like five minutes ago (9:08 a.m) only to find my seedling has drooped over to one side even moreso.

So....I have reattached the heat mat & put the dome back on. Clearly removing the dome & disconnecting the heat mat has disrupted the plants growth.

I'm attaching a pic so you can see what I saw when I came home. I'm starting to think this one is as good as dead.
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Stick with BUYING your Weed. Growing is not your thing.
 
BloomFielder

BloomFielder

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top up soil in cup & you'll be fine.
seems like that stem needs to be covered and supported
i would suggest transplanting as early possible after sprout into your medium..
too much light to the stem early in its life, could affect weak thriving seedlings.
get rid of dome, seedlings thrive on fresh air.. use heat mat if neccesary.
 
Gr8ness

Gr8ness

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BloomFielder said:
top up soil in cup & you'll be fine.
seems like that stem needs to be covered and supported
i would suggest transplanting as early possible after sprout into your medium..
too much light to the stem early in its life, could affect weak thriving seedlings.
get rid of dome, seedlings thrive on fresh air.. use heat mat if neccesary.
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I'm going to get rid of the dome, but I'm leaving the heat mat on. I removed them both for only three hours today and it just drooped over.
 
ANC

ANC

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Seedlings don't need domes. if anything they need a small fan to push transpiration and help uptake nutes. A simple spiral CFL 1 to 2 inches away should be waiting for them above the ground. They will not stretch or do weird things. They need nearly no water. You could literally germinate a seed in something just wet enough to sprout it, then leave it for 2 weeks, it will keep on living. (won't be good for anything but will be alive). I add maybe a teaspoon or so of water in the morning and again at night if they look too dry for most seedlings. You want the medium damp, not moist or wet.
 
BloomFielder

BloomFielder

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soil medium should never be fully soaked, until seed has fully rooted its environment.
but seedlings do need water....Whole lotta watah!

note:medium should be dry in between feedings.
 
Gr8ness

Gr8ness

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OK,
So it appears my plant is starting to take off. You can see the growth in the petals as they have both, grown & multiplied.

Length is at approximately 3.5". Only thing is, it's growing kinda crooked/drooped to one side. I don't think the growth has been halted, as I see the petals growing, so should I be overly concerned about this?

Should I use a make-shift stake like a pen or a toothpick, to keep it straight, or should I leave it alone and let it grow?

The last thing I wanna do is stress the plant.
 

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SPLFreak808

SPLFreak808

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Gr8ness said:
OK,
So it appears my plant is starting to take off. You can see the growth in the petals as they have both, grown & multiplied.

Length is at approximately 3.5". Only thing is, it's growing kinda crooked/drooped to one side. I don't think the growth has been halted, as I see the petals growing, so should I be overly concerned about this?

Should I use a make-shift stake like a pen or a toothpick, to keep it straight, or should I leave it alone and let it grow?

The last thing I wanna do is stress the plant.
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Tbh, you should just transplant it already and let it do its thing.
 
Gr8ness

Gr8ness

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SPLFreak808 said:
Tbh, you should just transplant it already and let it do its thing.
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Cool. I'll be transplanting it in a few days. I'm just waiting on some bulbs I ordered. I'm planning on transplanting it as soon as the bulbs come in, and I'll use a pen to act as a stake, so I can keep this straight.
 
trippingballs

trippingballs

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Seedling will stretch sometimes and fall over like that after you remove the dome. They are just shocked going from like 100% humidity (stem rot levels) to less. Sometimes too much wind can do it, or even too much light. Anyways they almost always recover and give big buds if grown right.
 
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