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The seedlings will continue to grow roots no matter where they are (assuming buried in soil here) so nothing to be done except wait and attend your plant, watering as necessary. Keep the humidity up and water around under the canopy edge not at the stem. Light not too intense and not too close also. Good growing and welcome to the farm.
As you may be surmising seedlings are a tough stage to get through, fragile, easy to over water and takes forever for the roots to get going. In my seedling/clone tent I run a humidifier @75%, keep the light (fluorescent) at least 14”-16” away, watering sparingly 10ml at a time. Took four weeks before the plant was moved into a one gallon container, initially from the seedling tray, then solo cup. Keep a little clip on fan breeze going on to strengthen the stem, 3-4’ away.Awesome, I thought because they would've been too young and the root system was so small it'd been too fragile for transplanting and I shocked them and it was a matter of time before they died. However they actually look like they're doing well in their new pots.
Thanks for the tips Dan789, much appreciated.
Looks like mold/mildew to me. This isn't the end of the world and can usually be corrected by either letting the medium dry out , lower the relative humidity, and/or treat with a appropriate cure. Mold/mildew is everywhere and it is usually treatable with a little planning and adjustments. Mold needs a lot of relative humidity, so letting the soil dry out a little will help to keep it in check. It is probably all thru your growing containers and might have come with your growing medium. Once the top crust of the dirt dries, the mold will probably disappear. Good luck, don't sweat it... it is part of growing and today you learned something new! :cool:
There are a lot of ways to help control humidity, unfortunately, most involve an air conditioner or a dehumidifier. Keeping the air circulating will help to keep it at bay as well. The mold problem might be temporary as well. Mold is everywhere and plants have evolved to fight it to some degree. When things really get growing, humidity might be even harder to control. If you have air-conditioning, using some of it's drier air can help if you can pipe it into your tent or room. Don't consider any of those humidity removal pouches, which are sold for storing clothes in closets. They will be overwhelmed within a day.Awesome, this is great news, I was going to put them outside in the sun for an hour or 2 tomorrow to help dry the medium. Is there any advice for trying to bring my humidity down?
There are a lot of ways to help control humidity, unfortunately, most involve an air conditioner or a dehumidifier. Keeping the air circulating will help to keep it at bay as well. The mold problem might be temporary as well. Mold is everywhere and plants have evolved to fight it to some degree. When things really get growing, humidity might be even harder to control. If you have air-conditioning, using some of it's drier air can help if you can pipe it into your tent or room. Don't consider any of those humidity removal pouches, which are sold for storing clothes in closets. They will be overwhelmed within a day.
As @Jimster posted about roots being fragile and to help protect seedlings roots my method includes splitting a root riot cube halfway through, lay the seedling into, then re-close and place the cube into the cloning tray. From then on, as the seedlings roots grow out they have something to add protection...Seedlings and their root systems are ridiculously fragile, and any mistakes could take weeks to correct.
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