Am I driving myself crazy, again?

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pickle42069

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Ok so my new seedling is turning slightly yellow at the begining of new leaves! But when it's not under the light, it looks normal healthy green... So my question is am I freaking myself out over nothing again? Or does it need like a watered down batch of nutrients.. I believe it's a week and a half old.. I've already killed like 4 or 5 plants with my paranoia this grow already! I would really like this one to stay healthy, so of course my mind finds any little thing to worry about! Sorry if this is a dumb question! That's why I want to know if it's even a concern, before I worry about fixing it! Thanks in advance, for any advice! Sorry no pictures.. I can't see the plant under the light on camera, to show the light yellow... And you can't see the yellow outside light!
 
Willy B. Goode

Willy B. Goode

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If it's green under normal light, you should be good. What are you using for grow medium? A 1.5 week old plant doesn't need any nutrients as long as your medium contains nutrients, which any bagged potting soil or outdoor soil will. Did you kill 4 or 5 plants at the same time or in a row? Did you keep a journal of what you did during those grows? Try anything different each time? When germinating seeds and caring for seedlings, simplicity is key. Get a decent soil such as Fox Farm Ocean Forest or Happy Frog, plant the seed one to two seed widths deep in it in solo cups or solo cup size pots, place them in a dome such as Super Sprouter with a heat mat, and mist with a spray bottle heavily when first sowing the seeds, then check every other day and mist to keep moist, but not soaking wet. What kind of light do you have that's making it appear yellow?
 
MickFoster

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Based on your other thread, you're in coco.
Is your coco buffered?
What size container did you start in?
What's your feeding schedule?
Never give plain water.
A pic is much needed.
 
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MickFoster said:
Based on your other thread, you're in coco.
Is your coco buffered?
What size container did you start in?
What's your feeding schedule?
Never give plain water.
A pic is much needed.
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MickFoster said:
Based on your other thread, you're in coco.
Is your coco buffered?
What size container did you start in?
What's your feeding schedule?
Never give plain water.
A pic is much needed.
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Ok it's buffered, it's in about a 2 pound container im reusing and I don't have a feeding schedule yet... Everyone and everything I read told me not to feed untill those first leaves are off(just what I've been told) unless I missed something which is a possibility, I dont register things the same as others! I got a picture although I couldn't with the growing lights on it, cus it effects the picture! So I should have something in my water even now? Thank you that's good to know! I appreciate this more than you know! I'm finally doing good, I would hate to loose this, except for one other it's all I have left! Sorry so long!
 

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pickle42069 said:
Ok it's buffered, it's in about a 2 pound container im reusing and I don't have a feeding schedule yet... Everyone and everything I read told me not to feed untill those first leaves are off(just what I've been told) unless I missed something which is a possibility, I dont register things the same as others! I got a picture although I couldn't with the growing lights on it, cus it effects the picture! So I should have something in my water even now? Thank you that's good to know! I appreciate this more than you know! I'm finally doing good, I would hate to loose this, except for one other it's all I have left! Sorry so long!
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What you've been told about feeding pertains to soil..........coco should be fed daily to run off. I start around day 3-4 from sprout.......never plain water.
Lower your light.......it's stretching.
Are there drain holes in the cup? Do you empty the saucer of the run off, or do you let the cup sit in it?
Your plant is looking good.
 
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Willy B. Goode said:
If it's green under normal light, you should be good. What are you using for grow medium? A 1.5 week old plant doesn't need any nutrients as long as your medium contains nutrients, which any bagged potting soil or outdoor soil will. Did you kill 4 or 5 plants at the same time or in a row? Did you keep a journal of what you did during those grows? Try anything different each time? When germinating seeds and caring for seedlings, simplicity is key. Get a decent soil such as Fox Farm Ocean Forest or Happy Frog, plant the seed one to two seed widths deep in it in solo cups or solo cup size pots, place them in a dome such as Super Sprouter with a heat mat, and mist with a spray bottle heavily when first sowing the seeds, then check every other day and mist to keep moist, but not soaking wet. What kind of light do you have that's making it appear yellow?
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it was all at once! I only managed to save one and started one other. Thanks to peoples advice, it's going good now! I just have little questions, but for some reason people hate to answer things and ask for things nicly so I think I'm bought to just grow and hope! I'm new to asking for things online and new to growing! It gets annoying everyone assuming
MickFoster said:
What you've been told about feeding pertains to soil..........coco should be fed daily to run off. I start around day 3-4 from sprout.......never plain water.
Lower your light.......it's stretching.
Are there drain holes in the cup? Do you empty the saucer of the run off, or do you let the cup sit in it?
Your plant is looking good.
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See that's good to know thank you so much... I made drainage holes and I'm always very careful to get rid of run off! The stretch is my fault though, I was too paranoid to lower it more untill the last time I asked... For some reason it kicked into my head then! So that's already been corrected, still appreciate it! Also thank you so much for telling me it looks good, I figured I was driving myself crazy! I will start feeding Everytime! I swear I'm gonna get it right eventually! I'm getting there! Anxiety is a beach!
 
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Willy B. Goode said:
If it's green under normal light, you should be good. What are you using for grow medium? A 1.5 week old plant doesn't need any nutrients as long as your medium contains nutrients, which any bagged potting soil or outdoor soil will. Did you kill 4 or 5 plants at the same time or in a row? Did you keep a journal of what you did during those grows? Try anything different each time? When germinating seeds and caring for seedlings, simplicity is key. Get a decent soil such as Fox Farm Ocean Forest or Happy Frog, plant the seed one to two seed widths deep in it in solo cups or solo cup size pots, place them in a dome such as Super Sprouter with a heat mat, and mist with a spray bottle heavily when first sowing the seeds, then check every other day and mist to keep moist, but not soaking wet. What kind of light do you have that's making it appear yellow?
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Thank you I love lots of info! I use coco, but might like to try soil again in the future just to learn it! I'm sorry I lost the packaging, but I think I have a screen shot somewhere. It was a gift... This is the only time Its done that, and hasn't on my other plant it's just on this one! That's why it freaked me out so much! It kinda seems like I'm just freaking myself out, judging by y'all's good advice!
 
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MickFoster said:
What nutes are you using?
I hope not that dry stuff you mentioned in your other thread.
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It is I'm gonna replace it as soon as I can, I just wasn't using coco before..... But im someone who can't grow in anything but coco, cus I worry too much! Do you have a suggestion? oh I do have cal-mag however! I'm just no good at figuring these things out on my own... I try!
 
MickFoster

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The dry stuff won't work in coco.........don't use it. You'd be better just using calmag until you get proper coco nutes. GH Flora Series, Jack's, and Canna are probably the most popular. I use just GH MaxiBloom from start to finish........simple and cheap.
Feeding liquid nutes daily to run off replaces the old nutes, pulls in fresh oxygen to the roots, and prevents salt build up.
 
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pickle42069

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MickFoster said:
The dry stuff won't work in coco.........don't use it. You'd be better just using calmag until you get proper coco nutes. GH Flora Series, Jack's, and Canna are probably the most popular. I use just GH MaxiBloom from start to finish........simple and cheap.
Feeding liquid nutes daily to run off replaces the old nutes, pulls in fresh oxygen to the roots, and prevents salt build up.
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Omg thank you so much I will do what you said to the letter! Maybe I can finally get the hang of it! It should just be a day or 2 till I can get some! My next question was gonna be if I should just give it that for now! Thanks again!
 
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