albertroid
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Yea bro kinda be gentle and they don’t require much in the first weeksHello Jack,
Thank you for your reply. I have attached two images below. That makes a lot of sense. I actually transplanted my germinated seeds to a hole 1/4 an inch deep instead of 2 inches. I will start germinating another three and will follow the advice you mentioned above.
that looks like dampening off to me,damn that sucks.in the first pic they looked on par some, yes something serious happened over the couple days.my guess is too much water and maybe too much feed.But dampening off is my conclusion.light and heat had nothing to do with that,maybe the fan wind was too strong ?
no problem,spraying the plant so much caused that unfortunately.Yeah, that could be it too! I sprayed it with water like 20-30 times every day. The growing medium kept looking dry to me so I gave it water daily. The fan was not blowing directly at my plants because I feared it would be too much for them. Thank you for your feedback SkateMafia.
When you say you gave 2.5 teaspoons of plant food how did you administer it?
This ^
This is what damping off looks like
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In my opinion it looks like they were too dry &/or not properly watered and you cooked them with the light and/or heat
It's necessary to water that whole medium well, not try to water with a spray bottle, good luck!
This ^
This is what damping off looks like
View attachment 968677
In my opinion it looks like they were too dry &/or not properly watered and you cooked them with the light and/or heat
It's necessary to water that whole medium well, not try to water with a spray bottle, good luck!
To my untrained eye, the plants were looking good but then look ike they somehow were overfed. I don't normally feed anything for a few weeks as even mediums without added nutrients have enough to get them going. When I plant my seeds, I simply stick my finger to my middle knuckle (roughly), plant the tip down so that the seedling is just barely below the level of the surroundig medium and gently press the medium around the root. I plant directly into my final growing container, as the larger amount of medium will have plenty of moisture for the roots to explore. Cups seem to dry out too quickly and roots are easily damaged. FWIW, I NEVER pick off the seed shells... even after growing for close to 40 years, I still damage the seedling EVERY time I try to help things along. They will eventually fall off unless the seed is gimpy.I gave each plant 2.5 teaspoons of plant food that I placed superficially and spread it out evenly. I then gave it like an inch more of soil so that the plant food was kind of sandwiched in.
Two things. First, I only have to water mine in Jiffy pots every other day. If you keep them too wet, they get damping off disease as several posters have noted. You also get fungus gnats. Second, you should not apply concentrated fertilizer. It's not clear from your post what the "2.5 teaspoons of plant food" were. Are you talking about concentrate? Crystals? I used the General Hydro solutions, diluted as shown on label, once a week and mine have grown great. Not plugging GH here, just noting one way to grow / water / fertilize them. Seedlings will grow for many days in jiffy pellets with no fertilizer, so I don't think that's the problem. I use them for all kinds of plants.
It looks like you're using LED lights. I would not expect them to be a heat problem within 12 inches of plants. I've had uds grow up through my (custom made) LED lights with no issues. Seedlings are a bit more sensitive, obviously. Try 18 inches or more above them.
Good luck with your next try.
I gave each plant 2.5 teaspoons of plant food that I placed superficially and spread it out evenly. I then gave it like an inch more of soil so that the plant food was kind of sandwiched in.
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