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Ok, I need some help with some of my seedlings. They've been put through the ringer over the past week!
Here's the deal. I have 7 seedlings, between 1 and 2 weeks old. The oldest one is thriving, and I put her right away into a 1 gallon smart pot, and that's the best thing I've done so far.
The other six were started out in what now I believe to be too small containers. They were in the little 4 inch square pots, but they weren't very tall. Also, I didn't put any rocks at the bottom, because they were so small.
A number of bad things have happened to these little seedlings already. First, the 10 x 20 tray they were in tilted at one point and most of them took a little spill. Not too far, but they were jolted pretty good and lost some soil, etc. I'm thinking I did some root damage, so I figured they were stunted a bit.
The runt of the pack started turning yellow on the 'new' leaf growth. I'm not sure if this is due to shock or root damage, or something else. Then I started thinking, well, maybe they aren't getting enough light. I have all my plants, including a larger clone, under a 180watt UFO. I've decided that this light is a bit too flower spectrum for the veg stage, as my clone stretched a bit under it. So yesterday I ran out and purchased some CFLs and rigged them up over the seedlings so they could get some nice 6500k light.
Then, I had some temperature and humidity issues. I had to run a heater in the room they are in to prevent it from getting too cold, and I think it got too hot in there, and it also dried the air out quite a bit.
I tried putting the dome back over them, but then they were getting way too hot in there, plus, I was worried that the soil wouldn't dry out.
Finally, I decided today that they needed bigger containers with better drainage. So I carefully transplanted them into 6" square pots with lots of holes and rocks in the bottom, to provide better drainage and air.
Transplanting babies without many roots is very tricky. I lost some roots on a couple of them, when part of the soil broke off. So now I figure they are stunted again!
So, my main questions are: Should I get some sort of root stimulant additive?
( I had to water the small pots before transplant, but I didn't water after the transplant. I'm afraid of over watering now and root rot. ) How dry can they get before I water them again at this delicate stage?
Should I try to keep them covered?
Any thoughts on why the one seedling has such light green new growth? Any other advice? I really don't want to lose these seedlings!
Thank you so much.
Here's the deal. I have 7 seedlings, between 1 and 2 weeks old. The oldest one is thriving, and I put her right away into a 1 gallon smart pot, and that's the best thing I've done so far.
The other six were started out in what now I believe to be too small containers. They were in the little 4 inch square pots, but they weren't very tall. Also, I didn't put any rocks at the bottom, because they were so small.
A number of bad things have happened to these little seedlings already. First, the 10 x 20 tray they were in tilted at one point and most of them took a little spill. Not too far, but they were jolted pretty good and lost some soil, etc. I'm thinking I did some root damage, so I figured they were stunted a bit.
The runt of the pack started turning yellow on the 'new' leaf growth. I'm not sure if this is due to shock or root damage, or something else. Then I started thinking, well, maybe they aren't getting enough light. I have all my plants, including a larger clone, under a 180watt UFO. I've decided that this light is a bit too flower spectrum for the veg stage, as my clone stretched a bit under it. So yesterday I ran out and purchased some CFLs and rigged them up over the seedlings so they could get some nice 6500k light.
Then, I had some temperature and humidity issues. I had to run a heater in the room they are in to prevent it from getting too cold, and I think it got too hot in there, and it also dried the air out quite a bit.
I tried putting the dome back over them, but then they were getting way too hot in there, plus, I was worried that the soil wouldn't dry out.
Finally, I decided today that they needed bigger containers with better drainage. So I carefully transplanted them into 6" square pots with lots of holes and rocks in the bottom, to provide better drainage and air.
Transplanting babies without many roots is very tricky. I lost some roots on a couple of them, when part of the soil broke off. So now I figure they are stunted again!
So, my main questions are: Should I get some sort of root stimulant additive?
( I had to water the small pots before transplant, but I didn't water after the transplant. I'm afraid of over watering now and root rot. ) How dry can they get before I water them again at this delicate stage?
Should I try to keep them covered?
Any thoughts on why the one seedling has such light green new growth? Any other advice? I really don't want to lose these seedlings!
Thank you so much.
