Sterilite Storage Bin Stealth Grow, first time grower.
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Flaming Pie
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Yah just chill, everything will work out. Stop messing with it for real. The moist test. A slice of bread is moist. if your soil feels like the moistness of bread, it isnt time to water yet.
Ajjax
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well i added a 2700k soft white light for the dual spectrum, shes about 6-8 inches away from the lights, figured it couldnt hurt but may help open her up with some softer light added. The only thing that has concerned me was she has some light brown in her color, but she had this when she was yellow as well and now shes pretty much green so i dunno.
balactus
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My guess is its growing
Ajjax
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i agree, the light brown doesnt concern me. SUPER happy to see the first set of leaves developing, would have liked the baby cotyledon leaves open up but maybe on the next one! Watered for the day, the rapid rooter drys out much faster when its not sitting in the bin that it came in. Updates after work and a picture once the true leaves are easily visible!
Flaming Pie
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Nothing to worry about. If it grows yay. If it doesn't you learned something new. I killed lavender seeds and sweet pea seedlings before I tryed to grow weed. I learned if it is too wet and too hot, then the seedlings will fry. If it is too dry, the tap root will shrivel up.
Ajjax
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So the cotyledon leaves are spreading and i can definitely see the first set of true leaves coming out now. BUTTTTT the main stem underneath the cotyledon leaves is no longer green, its not brown either but its a dark color, the cotyledon leaves are still green and so are the true leaves that are coming out. Thoughts?
then it is alive
how about a pic
well if you want to believe that go ahead
from your pics i see nothing wrong
you got a small fan u can use to blow air around
not hard though
but to me your medium looks dry
[h=1]Avoid Damping Off of Seedlings[/h] By magrabow on March 1, 2012 9:07 AM
M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota Extension
M. Grabowski, UMN Extension
Photo 1: Cucumber seedlings suffering from damping off
Damping off is a fungal disease caused most commonly by the fungi Rhizoctonia spp., Pythium spp., and Fusarium spp. All three of these fungi survive quite well in soil and plant debris. Since the tissue of young seedlings is soft and easy to infect, these pathogens can attack a wide variety of flowers and vegetables when they are seedlings. Damping off fungi can kill the seed before it emerges from the soil or it can attack the young stem and new leaves, resulting in tan mushy spots, pinched, rotted stems, and often complete collapse of the seedling. Once an infection has begun, the damping off fungi can move through the potting mix to infect nearby seedlings. Quite often a large section or an entire tray of seedlings is killed by damping off, resulting in few or no surviving seedlings to grow into mature plants. Damping off is only a disease of seedlings. Once plants have mature leaves and a well developed root system, they are better able to naturally resist the damping off fungi. There is a critical period of growth where special care needs to be taken to protect sensitive seedlings. This period begins before the seeds are ever planted. One of the most import strategies of controlling damping off is preventing it in the first place. Since the damping off fungi typically survive on plant debris, soil, or in contaminated water, all pots, trays, potting mixes and other planting equipment must be sterilized prior to planting. New trays, pots, and potting mix are typically sterile. If you are reusing last year's pots and trays, they should be soaked in a 10% bleach solution for about 30 minutes. It is best to use new unopened potting mix to start seeds.
M. Grabowski UMN Extension
Photo 2: Fungal growth on a cucumber seedling suffering from damping off
Once seeds are planted, it is important to maintain a good growing environment for the seed. Potting mix should be moist but not soggy. The damping off fungi thrive in wet cool conditions. Many types of seeds, like tomatoes, need warm soil to germinate and grow well. Warming mats designed specially for heating seedling trays from below are sold through many garden catalogues and nurseries. These may be very helpful in preventing damping off especially if seeds are being grown in cool areas like a basement or garage. Careful attention should be paid to watering seedling trays. Seeds need moisture to germinate, but too much water will encourage damping off. All pots and trays should have drainage holes to allow excess water to drain away. Seedlings should be watered with lukewarm clean water (like tap or other drinking water). Watering with cold water will slow seedling growth and favor the damping off fungi. Hoses and watering heads should be kept off the floor where they could come into contact with infected soil or plant debris. An oscillating fan can be used to increase air flow around the seedlings, but care should be taken to avoid over drying of the sensitive new plants.
Cultural practices that result in tall, thin, weak plants like growing plants under low light conditions or over fertilizing with nitrogen will result in increased damping off problems. Provide seedlings with just enough of what they truly need.
M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota Extension
M. Grabowski, UMN Extension
Photo 1: Cucumber seedlings suffering from damping off
Damping off is a fungal disease caused most commonly by the fungi Rhizoctonia spp., Pythium spp., and Fusarium spp. All three of these fungi survive quite well in soil and plant debris. Since the tissue of young seedlings is soft and easy to infect, these pathogens can attack a wide variety of flowers and vegetables when they are seedlings. Damping off fungi can kill the seed before it emerges from the soil or it can attack the young stem and new leaves, resulting in tan mushy spots, pinched, rotted stems, and often complete collapse of the seedling. Once an infection has begun, the damping off fungi can move through the potting mix to infect nearby seedlings. Quite often a large section or an entire tray of seedlings is killed by damping off, resulting in few or no surviving seedlings to grow into mature plants. Damping off is only a disease of seedlings. Once plants have mature leaves and a well developed root system, they are better able to naturally resist the damping off fungi. There is a critical period of growth where special care needs to be taken to protect sensitive seedlings. This period begins before the seeds are ever planted. One of the most import strategies of controlling damping off is preventing it in the first place. Since the damping off fungi typically survive on plant debris, soil, or in contaminated water, all pots, trays, potting mixes and other planting equipment must be sterilized prior to planting. New trays, pots, and potting mix are typically sterile. If you are reusing last year's pots and trays, they should be soaked in a 10% bleach solution for about 30 minutes. It is best to use new unopened potting mix to start seeds.
M. Grabowski UMN ExtensionPhoto 2: Fungal growth on a cucumber seedling suffering from damping off
Once seeds are planted, it is important to maintain a good growing environment for the seed. Potting mix should be moist but not soggy. The damping off fungi thrive in wet cool conditions. Many types of seeds, like tomatoes, need warm soil to germinate and grow well. Warming mats designed specially for heating seedling trays from below are sold through many garden catalogues and nurseries. These may be very helpful in preventing damping off especially if seeds are being grown in cool areas like a basement or garage. Careful attention should be paid to watering seedling trays. Seeds need moisture to germinate, but too much water will encourage damping off. All pots and trays should have drainage holes to allow excess water to drain away. Seedlings should be watered with lukewarm clean water (like tap or other drinking water). Watering with cold water will slow seedling growth and favor the damping off fungi. Hoses and watering heads should be kept off the floor where they could come into contact with infected soil or plant debris. An oscillating fan can be used to increase air flow around the seedlings, but care should be taken to avoid over drying of the sensitive new plants.
Cultural practices that result in tall, thin, weak plants like growing plants under low light conditions or over fertilizing with nitrogen will result in increased damping off problems. Provide seedlings with just enough of what they truly need.
balactus
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Honestly to me looks healthy as well and FABs comment on dampings shows that you don't have it.
Ajjax
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I think i need to go get some small solo cups for this rapid rooter, basically i have it inside of the plastic container with plane dirt beneath it just so it doesnt sit so far down and put another rapid rooter around it so it doesnt move around as well since its a little small for the container itself, im thinking that when i water the rooter itself the soil underneath it and the empty rooter thats broken up around it is drawing the moisture away, thus why im having to water every 12 hours. Cuz i just watered before i went to sleep 9 hours ago and its already feeling dry again.
Ajjax
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Put the rooter in to a small solo cup, i think my issue was the soil i had underneath the rooter (so it didnt sit so far down in the container) and the pieces of another rooter i had on the side was pulling a lot of moisture out of the rooter with the sproutling in it. Should do MUCH better in the solo cup, leaves are lookin green as ever and the first set of true leaves are lookin great to, just wish this thing would grow taller!