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Just an update. My girls are looking healthier than ever. I will post a picture below. Please note that the hygrometer reads 61 degrees but that is only because I left the tent open for a bit and it is very cold.

Hi ComfortCreator, I just wanted to thank you! I took your advice and slowly fed my seedling water. I only did about 5-6 cycles but it seemed to saturate the soil pretty good. I woke up this morning and the seedling is recovering! I couldn't be more thrilled. I think I just learned how to...

Great news everyone! I couldn’t figure out how to edit this post so I am just replying to my original post. After receiving my Soil Moisture Meter, I probed the soil and discovered that it was BONE DRY below the surface. Even after a good watering with runoff. I did some research and discovered...

I have been running the water through slowly as you suggested and it seems to be becoming saturated again. I have been using the moisture meter and things are looking much better.

However, I don't believe I have ran as much as a gallon through any of them. So I can certainly try that.

That's actually part of the problem. I have saturated the soil until runoff and it is still bone dry. Based on everything I have read about this - my soil is hydrophobic. I must have let it dry out too much before watering again. But what do I know, I am currently in the process of killing my...

Makes sense to me. I will post a status update in a few days to let you know how things progressed! Thank you. And if my moisture meter is reading dry after saturating the pot - it is safe to assume that this is really an issue with dryness?

Thank you!! I think I will work the medium like xtsho suggested and then try this watering method to re-hydrate the soil. I was thinking that I was overwatering but after all of the help on this forum, I believe we found the culprit! The plants must be dehydrated.

This sounds like a great idea. Thanks again for all of the advice. I will keep you posted on the status!

Thank you so much! I think you are right. Now how would you suggest I do that? Is it safe to assume my seedlings are sad because they are dry then?

I just received an XLUX Moisture Meter. I probed the soil just after watering and it is reading bone dry. When I pulled the meter up, very dry soil came up with it even though there was runoff at the bottom. I hope this could provide some insight on what may be happening. Please let me know what...

Thank you for the reply! The reason I didn't start in a Solo Cup is because I had read that transplanting autoflowers can cause transplant shock and apparently autoflowers don't have enough time to recover with the short grow cycle. But my plants are dying so that didn't do me a ton of a good...

UPDATE: As silly as this sounds I thought I may be "underwatering" so I watered again last night. This is what the seedling looks like today: How can I recover from this?

what PH do you recommend? My tap water is about 9.1

I have a drop tester and when I used it on my tap water it was almost completely blue. I used my digital PH tester as well and it was around 9.1. If this is the case, I should be PHing my tap water correct?

Thank you for the advice! Maybe this is the problem. Can I ask why you recommend no PHing? Everything I have read and watched recommends PHing the water for nutrient uptake. I hear that one of the beginner mistakes is NOT PHing the water. My tap water sits at a PH of about 9.1 which is very...

Based on the images and description - do these look underwatered to you?

Thank you for responding! I thought so too! But I water 1-2 times per day. When I water, I completely saturate the soil but I do not have any runoff. I am nervous that if I give more water, I will be overwatering.

I just started my first grow 2 weeks ago. Everything seemed to be going great. However, I have noticed recently that one of my seedlings looks skinnier and darker in color than the other. I can also see streaks of a light green color running through the leaves as well as some drooping. On top of...