slow seedlings in coco

[blackrecluse]

hello. I was hoping someone would look at my journal and let me know what they think about my seedlings. I planted them 11 days ago and after looking around I think I should have a few more leaves. Or are other people lying about how old their plants are?

 

[OzGrower87]

hello. I was hoping someone would look at my journal and let me know what they think about my seedlings. I planted them 11 days ago and after looking around I think I should have a few more leaves. Or are other people lying about how old their plants are?

I have a 2.5 week old plant that is now 10' and is growing day by day at least 2' per day now. That's what 2 years grow experience gets you.

 

[blackrecluse]

2' per day huh.

 

[Nullis]

So this is straight coco coir you are growing in (I notice you said GH brand)?

Coco coir tends to hold onto Ca and Mg a bit strongly. You might consider mixing in some dolomitic limestone before planting, or use more liquid Ca/Mg supplement, depending on your tap water source. New seedlings really don't require much, although coco coir itself doesn't have much nutritive value. One thing I notice from your pictures is that you leave a lot of extra space at the top of the container. Fill it up entirely, so the roots have more space to grow.

I also notice some stretch, keep the light closer and make sure you have adequate circulation. CFLs should be within several inches of the plants.

 

[blackrecluse]

Thank you. Ive been working on increasing temp and light. It seems to do the trick. I could have probably avoided some stretch with full containers. They are growing. Just slow. I guess roots before shoots right.

 

[mr sunshine]

Dude what happened to my post? It wasn't even offensive and it was very funny! Come on guys get yourselves a sense of humor!