Are my girls overwatered?

[LungExpansion]

This is my first grow and I chose to do the living soil route due to less headaches with feeding. My issue is keeping the soil moist but not too wet for the plants. They both have mycelia growing, worms, soil mites, and springtails.

Color wise they look healthy to me but I’m concerned with the droop both of them have. I have the light at the manufacturers recommended 24 inches and do my best keeping temp/humidity where they need to be. I get a high of 80 and a low rh of around 65 with lights on.

 

[driver77]

They look ok for now.
Room temp? Try to keep it in the low 80's
Water around the outside edge of container if medium below is too dry.
If your using that meter to measure soil moisture or ph your wasting your time....they are not accurate. Go by the weight of your container to determine when it's dry.
Water with a spray bottle the first week or 2

 

[driver77]

Keep in mind you have 2 lights in there and they over lap each others coverage.....so your getting more par than just 1 light at 24"
Get a par meter or at the very least a phone app called "photone" to measure your light intensity for dialing in DLI.

 

[tstick]

Plants wiggle as they grow. You just caught it in mid-wiggle!

 

[Bullmark]

Growing a tiny seedling in a huge pot can be challenging early on. It’s tough to get the watering correct and u end up with a large volume of medium that is wet and the root zone hasn’t filled it.
I’d def let it dry out a bit. The plant doesn’t need a lot of water when it’s so small.
im afraid to guess how many gallons that largest pot is…..at least 10? If all of that medium is really moist, I wouldn’t give it any water for at least 4/5 days. If the first couple of inches is drying out, just water a little in a circle a bit wider than your leaf radius.
If they are photoperiod plants, you’ve got plenty of time for this to work itself out. If it’s an auto, you’re up against the clock.
I always start seedling in a solo cup then move to 1gal pots, then onto their final destination…..usually 5 or 7 gal pots.
good luck.

 

[LungExpansion]

Plants wiggle as they grow. You just caught it in mid-wiggle!

lmao well this thing has been stuck in its wiggle for two days

 

[LungExpansion]

Growing a tiny seedling in a huge pot can be challenging early on. It’s tough to get the watering correct and u end up with a large volume of medium that is wet and the root zone hasn’t filled it.
I’d def let it dry out a bit. The plant doesn’t need a lot of water when it’s so small.
im afraid to guess how many gallons that largest pot is…..at least 10? If all of that medium is really moist, I wouldn’t give it any water for at least 4/5 days. If the first couple of inches is drying out, just water a little in a circle a bit wider than your leaf radius.
If they are photoperiod plants, you’ve got plenty of time for this to work itself out. If it’s an auto, you’re up against the clock.
I always start seedling in a solo cup then move to 1gal pots, then onto their final destination…..usually 5 or 7 gal pots.
good luck.

These are autos and I believe the large pot is 20 gallons, the minimum a lot of people recommended for living soil. That was my biggest concern with starting the plant was the watering. I know it’s fairly aerated and I have good airflow but I’m starting to see I need to leave it alone for a couple of days. Next time I water I’ll try to just water around the plant so the roots search more. I probably took on more than I can handle for a first time grower but living soil sounded to be the easiest way to grow.

 

[LungExpansion]

Keep in mind you have 2 lights in there and they over lap each others coverage.....so your getting more par than just 1 light at 24"
Get a par meter or at the very least a phone app called "photone" to measure your light intensity for dialing in DLI.

yeah I keep getting a notification from Photone to get a diffuser because I have an iPhone but when I go to Amazon I’m not seeing anything that looks like what they’re showing me on the app.

 

[driver77]

yeah I keep getting a notification from Photone to get a diffuser because I have an iPhone but when I go to Amazon I’m not seeing anything that looks like what they’re showing me on the app.

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