Whats wrong with this baby?

AmirR

Member
Plain spring water should be good for a seedling. Spring water is a bit different than RO water as the cal/mag and other natural minerals are not removed. It is very difficult to overwater a seedling providing the medium has adequite drainage. Maybe it just needs more water...providing that the medium is sterile. I place a 1kw hps 44"'s from the top of the gravel to the bottom of the bulb and leave it there throughout the grow..
Yeah it can be underwatering
I didn't give them much water i just keep the medium moist
 

Donktastic

Active Member
2 other seedlings died in that coco because of Pythium And transplanting to peat was advised by a plant clinic
So u think i should return it to coco or what? This peat is not holding moisture too long maybe because of perlites that I've added
if you had pythium, then you still have it. Even if its another mold causing rot or damping off, its kind of irrelevant. The problem is still there and is causing you issues. Ive found coco to be especially prone to these issues and peat moss would probably be worse because of its extra water retention characteristics. For me it seems to attack younger plants the worse, as they get bigger they still are effected but they dont die as easily, its more reduced harvest and hermies. Im having a lot of luck treating my grow with dutch master zone and sm-90 mixed. There are other methods to deal with this but my advice is to stick with the dead rez methods and dont bother with beneficial bacteria or enzymes.
 

AmirR

Member
if you had pythium, then you still have it. Even if its another mold causing rot or damping off, its kind of irrelevant. The problem is still there and is causing you issues. Ive found coco to be especially prone to these issues and peat moss would probably be worse because of its extra water retention characteristics. For me it seems to attack younger plants the worse, as they get bigger they still are effected but they dont die as easily, its more reduced harvest and hermies. Im having a lot of luck treating my grow with dutch master zone and sm-90 mixed. There are other methods to deal with this but my advice is to stick with the dead rez methods and dont bother with beneficial bacteria or enzymes.
Im starting 3 new seeds
Whats ur advice for medium?
Personally i want to grow 2 seedlings in forest soil/perlite and 1 in coco/peat/perlite
I believe that mold signs and damp off appeared because i buried the stem 1-2 inches when i noticed or just thought they're stretching
 

tokalotapot

Active Member
Ak47
2 weeks old
This is my first time but i guess she's too small
Anyway
Look at those dark spots on leaves
Temp/humidity: 25/55
Spring water phed to 6
Sprouted in coco but transplanted to peat for some reasons
Light is mh 600w and circulation fan is running between seedlings and lamp
Check it out
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for seedlings i start with 40 watt cfl the after a few days 100 watter never ever ever 600 watter on that wasted electric and hurts the little one
 

tokalotapot

Active Member
And whats MO and RO water?
i seen this too many times
amirr headsup here
the plant has to strong of air circulation from being able to keep green for a really dialed in situation no fan recomender 40 watt t5 at this stage in she will bouce back
 

Donktastic

Active Member
Im starting 3 new seeds
Whats ur advice for medium?
Personally i want to grow 2 seedlings in forest soil/perlite and 1 in coco/peat/perlite
I believe that mold signs and damp off appeared because i buried the stem 1-2 inches when i noticed or just thought they're stretching
any of those will work, Id add extra perelite though because it will help your medium dry out faster, which helps prevent rot and promote root growth.

There are two methods to dealing with rot, IMO. Either you go soil with tons of benificials, or you go soiless and run a dead rez. All your cuttings and seedlings should be treated with some sort of sterilizing agent also.
 

tokalotapot

Active Member
And whats MO and RO water?
hot water kills the rhyzosphere which is the circle of life for the roots man always try near 68-72f for a healthy grow and since in dirt i recommend afill top inch of pot with hydroton or pumus on top of the dirt to prevent splashing dirt and exposing the roots just less messy i find and less moisture lost from transpiring wasted water into the air
 

hotrodharley

Well-Known Member
any of those will work, Id add extra perelite though because it will help your medium dry out faster, which helps prevent rot and promote root growth.

There are two methods to dealing with rot, IMO. Either you go soil with tons of benificials, or you go soiless and run a dead rez. All your cuttings and seedlings should be treated with some sort of sterilizing agent also.
At the very least all living or organic materials from outside your grow area should be quarantined for a period before introducing them to your grow area.
 

AmirR

Member
hot water kills the rhyzosphere which is the circle of life for the roots man always try near 68-72f for a healthy grow and since in dirt i recommend afill top inch of pot with hydroton or pumus on top of the dirt to prevent splashing dirt and exposing the roots just less messy i find and less moisture lost from transpiring wasted water into the air
I didn't say i flushed the plant
I flushed the medium before planting
Did i wrong?
 

tokalotapot

Active Member
I didn't say i flushed the plant
I flushed the medium before planting
Did i wrong?
yeah as flushing(rinsing with hot water) the dirt kills the microbes if it has them in it if not you have to put them in but then it would be fine by adding them in
 

AmirR

Member
as a learning curve i stick with cfl for seedlings until i get about to the third set of branches the use stronger
I dont care about electricity its not expensive here
Can i stick with 400w mh? This ak is recovering and i have 4 more seeds germinated
 

tokalotapot

Active Member
ayou might be able to but the plant wont be happy for a little while do to dealing with the stress but she should be ok under the 400 watter but better healthier under 40 watter
 

AmirR

Member
ayou might be able to but the plant wont be happy for a little while do to dealing with the stress but she should be ok under the 400 watter but better healthier under 40 watter
Hmmm so tell me how much watts for this baby and 4 more girls?
I have 1x40w 2x36w and a few 29w
 

tokalotapot

Active Member
i would put the 40 watter on them and a 36 watter on them about 6 or 7 inches above the plant until you see side branches then jump the baby to a 400watter in say 14 days maybe 18days it will be prime for takeoff because as of now she is trying hard to create roots to support the uptake of water and it cant keep up with the light intensity yet but she will of course very soon
 
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