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Young plant is looking a little sad today

dankman1019

Member
What's up guys, I went to check on my plant this morning, it's 9 days old since sprouted, and noticed she's looking a little droopy. I'm not sure if it's heat stress or a pH problem etc.. I tested both soil and runoff pH 3 days ago, soil was just about neutral and runoff was slightly acidic, approx. 6.5 using drops. I have 4 6500k CFLs on a 18/6 schedule about 3-4in away from the top. I'm using distilled water/Calmag with FFOF soil. Last watering was about 2 days ago, been using Calmag at 1/4 strength every other watering, she's still in a solo cup and soil is still moist about an inch down. Temps/RH are approx 79-84 degrees/30-40% high and 60-64 degrees/11-20% low.

I also noticed the stem and veins are purple, but I think it's just a phenotype. Any advice is appreciated, pics below. Thanks!

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bass1014

Well-Known Member
dud they look fine but that's what you wanted to hear anyways.. there drooping due to the leaves getting longer and weighing them down.. if it were me i would cut the sides of them cups down so there is more airflow..
 

topfuel29

Well-Known Member
Right on those Indica strains Leaves will look a little sad, even though it's a healthy plant.
I see alot of purple on the leaves, and slow growth. Your stem is really dark also. could be genetic.
I usually don't worry about seedlings being a little purple. IMO- I'd let them grow see what happens.
You only need to use the cal/mag once a month as a preventative, unless you run into problems.
Don't over water. Marijuana is a semi-arid plant, it's almost like a desert plant.
Moist soil, never wet. Pick your cup up. when it gets light in weight, water.

Good Luck on Your Grow.
 

dankman1019

Member
Right on those Indica strains Leaves will look a little sad, even though it's a healthy plant.
I see alot of purple on the leaves, and slow growth. Your stem is really dark also. could be genetic.
I usually don't worry about seedlings being a little purple. IMO- I'd let them grow see what happens.
You only need to use the cal/mag once a month as a preventative, unless you run into problems.
Don't over water. Marijuana is a semi-arid plant, it's almost like a desert plant.
Moist soil, never wet. Pick your cup up. when it gets light in weight, water.

Good Luck on Your Grow.
Thanks man, I think the purple is a pheno of Blueberry which it's crossed with but idk, this is my first grow with seeds from a boutique. It was actually root bound, found by researching here it can cause the droops so I took it out and there were roots all coming out of the sides and bottom, they looked good tho. Just transplanted into a 1 gal container so guess just wait and see how she looks in a few days. If the purple isn't genetics, any ideas as to what else may be the cause?
 
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