Update "are Seedlings Done For?"

[dorjewright]

Anyone interested can checkout my earlier thread showing the problems I was having with the seedlings.

I had started 19 Delicious Seeds,4 different varieties in 4" cocofiber cups with Black Gold seed starter mix. Something I usually do with clones. Successfully I might add. To make a long story short they sprouted just fine and looked good for about a week. Then they all started showing signs of over watering even though I let them dry out in between. Tried a very light feed after 2 weeks and fried them. Couldn't seem to find the right combination of wet and dry. After 4 weeks they were about 2 " and looked terrible.
Just couldn't bear throwing them away so on a hunch I transplanted into 1 gal pots with an amended Amazon Bloom soil (could have been any good soil) and voila within a few days they all looked rejuvenated.
Long story short again now in 5 gal geo pots and are trucking along back on schedule.
The moral?

 

[Seamaiden]

Something was up with the media they were originally planted in. That's what I'm taking away from this.

AND! Persistence and determination, alone, are omnipotent.

 

[dorjewright]

It was the nutrientless. Black gold also makes a seedling mix with nutes.

 

[Underthesun]

I just picked up some black gold seedling mix to start some seeds in. I have not used the stuff but was under the impression it would work fine for at least a week or two. Maybe I should mix in a little worm castings?