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ElmerBud ElmerBud
5 years ago
Only the second week of my first grow, and I've already spun off the road. I got some bad advice on how to water seedlings in rockwool, and I think I'm drowning my babies. Note that the order of the strains in the pics is reversed from Week-1. Zombies is now on the left and GWW on the right. Most of the Zombie seedlings still appear to be doing very well, but most of the GWW are looking very droopy, with some leaves very curved, signs of yellow setting in, and even brown spots on one specimen. 😒 I have not watered today. I intend to let the cubes dry out some and see if I can get the roots to stretch for some water and perk up the plants. πŸ™ I'm also contemplating transplantation. I've read that once the roots start protruding from the rockwool cubes, it's time to transplant. That's obviously happening, so . . . The problem is, once they're transplanted, they're going to get even more water. The roots will then have room to move, but what about the overwatering? I feel like I've gotten myself into a pickle. I am seeking advice, but unless I hear otherwise, I plan to let things dry for a day or two and then transplant. NOTE: GrowDiaries doesn't allow accurate watering volume input at this stage of growth. During Week-1 I watered at a rate of .001 gallons per plant per day. Through Week-2, I increased that schedule to .005.gal/plant/day. GrowDiaries rounds both input values to .01.
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ElmerBud
ElmerBudstarted grow question 5 years ago
Many of my seedlings are drooping, with some yellowing and even some brown spots. I think my increased watering schedule is the problem. Does that sound right? What corrective action should I take?
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Wicked_Stixanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hey elmer bud I saw that this question is 6 days old and was wondering if you ever transplanted them? You are correct that rockwool is VERY sensitive to overwatering. With those size cubes you want to plant them as soon as the roots start coming put of the bottom. But once you transplant them quite the opposite will happen. The grow medium you plant them in will pull water out of the rockwool so you will not have the overwatering issue anymore. I use perlite mostly but have used the clay pebbles, soil, coco and you want to plant them in something asap. Hopefully you already have. Curious to see an update on how they are doing. Good luck!
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Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixweek 2
Hey curious what you ended up doing with these girls? Hope they are doing well!
Wicked_Stix
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@ElmerBud, I just ordered some general hydroponics rapid rooters they are supposed to have better airflow than rockwool and a little dose of nutrients to give them a kickstart. They sound pretty nice. I have heard great things about them.
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@ElmerBud, once you get them planted they will do much better. I look forward to the update! Will follow along.
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ElmerBud
@Wicked_Stix, Hey, thanks for the input. I've been out of town, was gone for a few days, and that sort of put everything on hold. I've still not transplanted, though that is the pan for later today. I look forward to my next go-round and taking advantage of your sage advice to transplant much earlier. I'll be posting an update here shortly, but the short version is that I continue to ride the over/under watering merry-go-round. Thanks!
raptor65
raptor65week 8
Good luck mate , πŸ‘
ROM101
ROM101week 6
Wow looking great I love a good expert Seeds diaryπŸ‘ŠπŸ‘Š
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixweek 4
They look happy now! Glad you got them planted. And sounds like you are learning a lot pretty quick.
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billweek 3
Best of luck for the transplanting. I'm sure most will be fine. πŸ€žπŸΌπŸ˜ŽπŸ€
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowweek 2
hey there elmer, hope i answered your question, anything else you need just let me know πŸ‘Š
DILLIGAF
DILLIGAFweek 2
@Elmerbud Hi mate theres two answers mine and the one he googled Good luck
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@DILLIGAF, πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ toy
ElmerBud
ElmerBudweek 2
First a big thanks to the responses I received here. Lots of good advice along with a fair amount of encouragement . . . what could be better. Hindsight now tells me that the problem was definitely overwatering; I seem to be a serial offender. I regret putting my girls through the back and forth cycle, but it'll all hopefully workout in the end anyway. I'm now equipped to do better next time. Live and learn.