Hi all,
This is my first post and my first grow.
I have 4 seedlings of Special Queen #1. Seeds were germinated by paper towel method. Due to a lack of light, some strecthing was occuring during first week of growth. A few days ago I transplanted the seedlings into larger pots, burying part of the stems. I have now moved these plants into a bookshelf, and I'm lighting them with LEDs, 6-8 inches above the plants (on a 16/8 cycle). These LEDs are a 10m strip, bought online - I'm not sure of their exact output. They do get slightly warm.
I was expecting more growth than this by day 14 - only one of the plants is just beginning to develop her second set of true leaves.
Two of them are looking OK, but the cotyledons are beginning to yellow (I understand this happens naturally, but not this early).
One of the seedligs is looking very unhappy, with yellow, curled up cotelydons. The 1st true leaves have barely been growing and the plant looks very unhappy.
I have been very cautious of over-watering - Is this a sign of under-watering? All plants have been treated the same - watered at the base of the stem with 3ml water every second day (when in small nursery pots), until transplanataion into these larger pots. I used shop-bought compost (for seedlings) with no additives. The larger pots have been watered by sitting them in a tray of water, 1" deep for 30-40 seconds. These larger pots mean I can stick a finger an inch or two down to feel for moisture - the soil felt dry but after watering it felt slightly moist, but was not yet sticky or by any means wet - it did, however, definetly feel warm.
Might it be that the lights are too close? I have kept the area damp with wet papar towels to ensure high humidity (and reduce the teperature slightly). I don't have any pH or temperature measurements but where I live we have good quality, neutral pH tap water. The teperature in the grow space is possibly too warm, it feels around 30°C. The lights feel warm to the touch, but not hot.
Am I right in thinking I have too much heat and too little water?
I will update this thread with photos and information as the plants grow. Any suggestions welcome! I'm trying to keep cost as low as possible.
Many thanks,
B.
This is my first post and my first grow.
I have 4 seedlings of Special Queen #1. Seeds were germinated by paper towel method. Due to a lack of light, some strecthing was occuring during first week of growth. A few days ago I transplanted the seedlings into larger pots, burying part of the stems. I have now moved these plants into a bookshelf, and I'm lighting them with LEDs, 6-8 inches above the plants (on a 16/8 cycle). These LEDs are a 10m strip, bought online - I'm not sure of their exact output. They do get slightly warm.
I was expecting more growth than this by day 14 - only one of the plants is just beginning to develop her second set of true leaves.
Two of them are looking OK, but the cotyledons are beginning to yellow (I understand this happens naturally, but not this early).
One of the seedligs is looking very unhappy, with yellow, curled up cotelydons. The 1st true leaves have barely been growing and the plant looks very unhappy.
I have been very cautious of over-watering - Is this a sign of under-watering? All plants have been treated the same - watered at the base of the stem with 3ml water every second day (when in small nursery pots), until transplanataion into these larger pots. I used shop-bought compost (for seedlings) with no additives. The larger pots have been watered by sitting them in a tray of water, 1" deep for 30-40 seconds. These larger pots mean I can stick a finger an inch or two down to feel for moisture - the soil felt dry but after watering it felt slightly moist, but was not yet sticky or by any means wet - it did, however, definetly feel warm.
Might it be that the lights are too close? I have kept the area damp with wet papar towels to ensure high humidity (and reduce the teperature slightly). I don't have any pH or temperature measurements but where I live we have good quality, neutral pH tap water. The teperature in the grow space is possibly too warm, it feels around 30°C. The lights feel warm to the touch, but not hot.
Am I right in thinking I have too much heat and too little water?
I will update this thread with photos and information as the plants grow. Any suggestions welcome! I'm trying to keep cost as low as possible.
Many thanks,
B.