why my seedling droop

dank smoker420

dank smoker420

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so lately i have planted 3 seeds and all of them the first set of leaves that pops out they always droop over. i dont over water. i guess it could be from underwatering but i feel that its also to soon for that. ive watered about once since they have popped out and the soil isnt very dry. do alot of peoples seedling leaves droop? my plants look healthy but just have a little droop in them IMG_1941.jpg
 
from what tho?! i dont think i did much wrong.
i only have 2 23w cfls right on it it stays at 82 degrees.
the only think that could fuck with it is that i mixed in a cup of soil that had time release balls into some other soil and that could be it but it doesnt seem to be nute burned
 
yeah its in soil 3:1:1 mg seed soil to perlite to some moist 9 month feed soil....
in a box i made in the closet have 2 exaust fans and 1 intake fan. 43% humidity during the day.
dont know much i can tell you besides that. just watering with filtered water from the store like every 3 days the soil lower down still looks moist theres a couple clear spots in the "pot" i made out of a plastic bottle. put tape over it for no light
hungry as in thirsty or hungry as in hungry for nutes?
 
Make sure its got adequate air circulation.. CFL's can be within inches of the leaves.. if they don't get enough light they may appear to droop.. also do you have a way to drain out excess water from the containers they are in?
 
narkill01 said:
Make sure its got adequate air circulation.. CFL's can be within inches of the leaves.. if they don't get enough light they may appear to droop.. also do you have a way to drain out excess water from the containers they are in?
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have 2 outtake fans and 1 intake fan seem to be good to my knowledge the lights are maybe 2 or 3 inches away i dont want my plants to get to hot. for drainage i have perlite and three holes in the bottle on the "pots"
 
Oh another thing..If you can test your water pH.. might be a good idea. Hard water sucks for plants.. maybe start watering with distilled if you could have a hard water source (filtering water doesn't really effect the pH at least that's what I've read).. just throwing some thoughts out there..
 
narkill01 said:
Oh another thing..If you can test your water pH.. might be a good idea. Hard water sucks for plants.. maybe start watering with distilled if you could have a hard water source (filtering water doesn't really effect the pH at least that's what I've read).. just throwing some thoughts out there..
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alright ill do that right now haha
do you know anything about glacier water? its the company outside of grocery stores that you can rill up a gallon or 5 gallons. thats what i use. what should the ph be i remeber reading that it should be 5.8? is that correct
 
so i just checked and i have a fish tank strip thing for ph no3 and shit. the lowest it goes is 6 and it looks the same color as 6 maybe a little lighter. ill have to get a better one to find out forsure or i might even think i have a actual ph meter thing you shake the water in. ill do that when i get out of class later
 
If you are in soil PH can be anywhere from 5.8-7... I run on average 6-6.5 consistently and plants do just fine.

Your humidity is a little low for a seedling, its not horrible but could be sucking the moisture right out of it. Higher humidity for vegging and 43% is perfect for bloom.
Make sure you are not over watering or under watering. If you can stick your finger in the dirt say an inch and its wet you dont need to water.
 
try to just use coco/perlite 50/50 mix and just ph water for first two weeks

you did say you were in soil that you picked time release piece,s out of correct??
 
dp sux said:
try to just use coco/perlite 50/50 mix and just ph water for first two weeks

you did say you were in soil that you picked time release piece,s out of correct??
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unfortunately not this one. or another seed i actualy purchased. the one now is a bag seed and i started to germ two more and that i plan to plant in the time release soil but with the balls removed. i think the seed i purchased got screwed by the time release balls it didnt even sprout after a week in the soil. so im just gonna experiment with bagseed till i have a medium i really like and can be consistant with.
i will try it with coco/perlite later on this week and start one
 
Did you just plant them straight into the soil, or did you germinate them prior? Like using a moist paper towel in a plastic bag to get the root started then plant..
 
1 word: relaaaaax bongsmilie

only thing you need to give it is good vibes. chill let it grow.
youve got this far and your obviously an interested grower, youll be fine.
 
dank smoker420 said:
unfortunately not this one. or another seed i actualy purchased. the one now is a bag seed and i started to germ two more and that i plan to plant in the time release soil but with the balls removed. i think the seed i purchased got screwed by the time release balls it didnt even sprout after a week in the soil. so im just gonna experiment with bagseed till i have a medium i really like and can be consistant with.
i will try it with coco/perlite later on this week and start one
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You shouldnt use any nutes at all first 2 weeks(it fucks it up) and just plant seed directly in cups(and dnt water it till a week goes by solo cup perfect)
one good soak plant seed and leave alone for a week the plant will be up between 3rd-5th day.(it realy is just that simple)

poke hole in coco with pen around half inch deep leave it kinda loose dnt pack it (and it works like a charm) if using coco or dirt all the way through use pots big enough so you still will only water once a week(so you dnt fuck things up)trust me!!!!

and 100 ppm of nutres for each week of life 200ppm start at end of 2 weeks(again so you dnt fuck things up) you will be good to go...USE THE COCO/ PERLITE 50/50 MIX ifyou can it will be much EZer for you to control nutes and ph water around 6
 
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