Seedlings Keep Dying

[snoplow20]

Hey fellow farmers, been having some issues here lately propagating seeds. They have been germinating, but i have had 3 in a row pop out of the soil and die a week later. All different strains from different companies.

 

[G gnome]

That sux. Did u have a question?

 

[str8smokn]

What kind of soil / medium are you in and are you watering as need be, is the light too close ?
You can always spray mist them as seedlings too.
But I would say you have the light too close and your cooking them.
STR8

 

[G gnome]

What kind of soil / medium are you in and are you watering as need be, is the light too close ?
You can always spray mist them as seedlings too.
But I would say you have the light too close and your cooking them.
STR8

That or over watering is what i was thinkin

 

[str8smokn]

I thought it said dried . Lol
STR8

 

[GT21]

How do you do it?

They probably have too much or too little wet

 

[snoplow20]

How close is too close for a t5 shop light fixture. 4 bulb 4 foot long.

 

[snoplow20]

Im using fox farm happy frog. It seemed really dry and has a hard time absorbing water. Kinda pissed about it because i just purchased it.

 

[snoplow20]

My grow area is 67 degrees. Is that too cold?

 

[GT21]

How close is too close for a t5 shop light fixture. 4 bulb 4 foot long.

Close enough to warm your hand

Im using fox farm happy frog. It seemed really dry and has a hard time absorbing water. Kinda pissed about it because i just purchased it.

Do a light water and then real water....first wet breaks the surface tension.... im using frog but dont normally

My grow area is 67 degrees. Is that too cold?

A seed will pop at 60 but they like 70-80...nice warm...dry.

 

[Toaster79]

Get yourself a small propagator

You could also get one with a heat mat installed.

And some jiffi pucks. Spray the dome on the inside and let the t5 sit almost on the dome. Should give you safe enough distance from the light and keep the moisture at check. Let fresh air in on daily basis and eventually remove the dome and transplant.

 

[Organikz]

Do you see gnats? They can cause damping off. I dip my root cubes in a solution of coconut water, fulvic acid, and soap nut tea. The gnats won't have anything to do with them and the coconut water serves as a pathogen fighter to prevent fusarium.

 

[tifosi]

Happy frog is a fine grained soil (very heavy) for the amount in the bag. As a stand alone soil it doesn't drain quite as well as most bagged soils.I like it mixed in equal parts of worm castings & perlite for my young plants.

 

[snoplow20]

Close enough to warm your hand

Do a light water and then real water....first wet breaks the surface tension.... im using frog but dont normally

A seed will pop at 60 but they like 70-80...nice warm...dry.

Get yourself a small propagator

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You could also get one with a heat mat installed.

And some jiffi pucks. Spray the dome on the inside and let the t5 sit almost on the dome. Should give you safe enough distance from the light and keep the moisture at check. Let fresh air in on daily basis and eventually remove the dome and transplant.

So do seedlings like high humidity or low humidity. I feel like these 2 posts are pointing me in different directions.

 

[GT21]

So do seedlings like high humidity or low humidity. I feel like these 2 posts are pointing me in different directions.

I prefer to start them out and keep them in a drier climate... some use bags or domes over their plants but i dont

 

[Toaster79]

I keep my seedlings under a dome but make sure they always get fresh air and they dont drown.

 

[snoplow20]

So if my light was too close wouldnt i see heat damage on the plant. They look undamaged but they fall over.

 

[Toaster79]

So if my light was too close wouldnt i see heat damage on the plant. They look undamaged but they fall over.

You got a pic or are we playing 1000 questions?

 

[snoplow20]

Yea. Ill take one when i get home in a couple hours. Thanks for the help by the way to everyone that has commented.

You got a pic or are we playing 1000 questions?

 

[GT21]

You got a pic or are we playing 1000 questions?

Only get 1 free one a day too.... rest are 5 bucks each