Seedling Just Sitting There After a Full Week

[OlderStoner]

I planted a seed in some potting soil and waited. After 8 days, I saw the top of the seedling start coming through the soil. I tended it very carefully with water and sunshine. But after more that a week now it's just sitting there. No growth or second set of leaves at all. It's outside in direct sun and against my better judgement I gave it a small dose of ferts. It's still sitting there only a couple of inches tall and showing nothing more than what it's been since it sprouted. Should I hold out on this one or just give it up? I've done plenty of previous grows but I've never encountered one like this that just shows nothing for the effort.

 

[PK]

don't give up on it yet @OlderStoner
don't feed it much water or fert. you should know at this stage they letterly don't need much.

what is the light setting for them>?

 

[SmokingWings]

don't give up on it yet @OlderStoner
don't feed it much water or fert. you should know at this stage they letterly don't need much.

what is the light setting for them>?

What PK1 mentions. There is no need for fertilizers at this stage. Just about any potting soil with some natural soil or compost mixed in will have enough to get a seedling through the early stage. No need to water more than a tiny bit every 4-5 days since a small plant will not need much.

 

[Felix the Dog]

1) Some strains just are slower early on. (2) Little ones are usually doing roots development, which we can't see. (3) I start with Tri-mix or black earth/humus with twently percent potting soil with mycorrhiza and five percent vermiculite. The v. helps retain a bit of water so that you don't have to water every 15 minutes, and its good for texture.