Sprouted seed stopped growing after transplanting to soil

Hi,

I have 2 plants one of them is healthy and one of them doesn't seems so much healthy. I placed them 1 week ago into soil. Here are the photos

The unhealty one did stop growing after 1 day and it stayed like that for one week without growing


Temp range is between 25-28 celsius and humidity also fine, they are under 5x23 w cfl

I dont know what is the problem

It’s wet and lost in the bottom of a half filled pot. I would be pissed off too.

J232 said:

It’s wet and lost in the bottom of a half filled pot. I would be pissed off too.

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Is it seems alive to you? should I transport it to another small pot?

mortuus said:

Is it seems alive to you? should I transport it to another small pot?

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You have to let that cup dry completely for one
Two: the root base has to stretch and develop before the foliage shines
Thus letting the medium dry causing roots to search for food

Why didn't you fill your cups with soil?
The more room for roots the better.

mortuus said:

Is it seems alive to you? should I transport it to another small pot?

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No, poke some holes in the cup and give it some light dry it out and let it sprout. I picture dumping slurry out with a half germ seed. I honestly don’t know if there’s even enough dirt there for the tap root, I thought it was a small pot, not a coffee cup to make it worse..

J232 said:

No, poke some holes in the cup and give it some light dry it out and let it sprout. I picture dumping slurry out with a half germ seed. I honestly don’t know if there’s even enough dirt there for the tap root, I thought it was a small pot, not a coffee cup to make it worse..

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Well I did this exactly and now it is dead It is my fault but I have a young healthy plant I hope I'd not screw this up too

A) styrofoam is killing our planet. Please try to find sustainable or recyclable options... like a FULL solo cup
B) Do research BEFORE popping a seed in some dirt. You need light airy soil and dont want to over water. This is the #1 rookie mistake.
C) For the plant that's still alive make sure there are drainage holes and let it completely dry out before watering again. They often slow down at this point to focus on its tap root so there's still hope!

You could even cut the bottom off that cup and put it in another cup with more soil (and holes at the bottom) to give it more room for the tap root without having to put it thru a transplant.

mortuus said:

Well I did this exactly and now it is dead It is my fault but I have a young healthy plant I hope I'd not screw this up too

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Don't beat yourself over it. It's a common mistake when people first start growing to overwater their seedlings. It can be hard to just leave them alone to do their thing at first but that's what you need to do.

As others have said you need to fill the cups up and ensure that there is proper drainage. Also damp is better than wet. In fact the top of the soil can look dry but as long as it's damp underneath everything is fine. And with seedlings it's best to use a sprayer to water lightly when needed rather soak the entire container. You're going to run into other issues along the way but if you keep things simple, don't overthink, and just let the plant grow without messing with it too much you should be ok.

Good luck with the other plant.