O.G Switch
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Hey guys, I’m so new to growing and I’ve been trying to grow my own plants. I germinate The seeds and now I got them in soil. I got a lilttle worried when I saw this.... is this normal i don’t know wat to do now. Please help
Help please, beginner grower
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Coldnasty
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Your soil is much too coarse to start seedlings man. All those bark chips and crap are preventing your plant to grow up to the light so they grow out searching for place to move towards the light. Find some actual potting soil to start them out or could try some rooter options.
O.G Switch
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Ok thank u, but is the plant it self ok
buyyouabeer
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Doesn't look like it, supposed to be pointed up looking for the sun. All that wood debris can really make your soil hot as in low PH.
O.G Switch
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Ok, what option do I have
RetiredGuerilla
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NEXT TIME.
Use a solo cup with a small hole in the bottom to germinate in. Fill with quality potting mix to the rim, moisten until water comes out the bottom and plant seed 3/4 inch deep. This will sustain the seedling for 2 weeks. I use a reptile heating mat to keep the cup warm and speed the process. Add a inverted cup on top as a humidity dome. In 3 days you will have a baby. Solo cups are easier to transplant from to a larger pot. I pay about 15 bucks a seed so I don't mess around. You can thank me later.
Use a solo cup with a small hole in the bottom to germinate in. Fill with quality potting mix to the rim, moisten until water comes out the bottom and plant seed 3/4 inch deep. This will sustain the seedling for 2 weeks. I use a reptile heating mat to keep the cup warm and speed the process. Add a inverted cup on top as a humidity dome. In 3 days you will have a baby. Solo cups are easier to transplant from to a larger pot. I pay about 15 bucks a seed so I don't mess around. You can thank me later.
O.G Switch
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So that seedling is dead
Tonycannavis
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Keep watering it. It will turn towards the light. It looks fine, just on the ground from the weight of the chips on it. You could bury that part of the stem if you chose. I have when mine have bent over like that or you could take the couple small chips off it. I keep my seedlings a bit moister.
BostonBuds
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prop it up with a wooden skewer, move the large pieces in the soil off to the side. Does it need watering?
O.G Switch
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Dang, ok what my other plant is that dead as well.... I got more seed I’m about germinate. So pls tips are very much welcome guys
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O.G Switch
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I watered this morning,it has slightly grew over nite... but I get the feeling that I fucked up
O.G Switch
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So u think it looks ok
BostonBuds
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What specific potting soil is that?
Other than looking way to dry with some chips on it. But you can prop it with a small skewer, you can cover the stem etc...... Cannabis is a weed and is pretty tolerant. What substrate are you using? I usually start in Jiffy Pellets since I go through large volumes of seedlings and I keep them fairly moist. Then I move them to pint pots with Canna Coco pith.
These pics are many years old but here's when I was starting in coco and perlite then moving to pint pots. Jiffy Pellets are quicker.
O.G Switch
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Hey mate, I live in Australia so I found this at local hard warehouse
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buyyouabeer
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I don't know anything about that soil, but you do not want any of the built in time release nutrients in it.
Tonycannavis
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Better off starting from scratch making your own soil if you can find the right stuff so you know was in it you don’t want to put your plants in soil and when they starflower the soil releases nutrients that could kill her
Caliverner
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Can you get clones where you are
O.G Switch
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Tell the u the truth I’m not sure.I live in a regional part of Australia,I’m lucky to get seeds hahaha... what my options can I re soil them or anything I got them sitting the sun now