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LisaSativa
LisaSativastarted grow question 4 years ago
My seed is 2 days old. Can I feed it some plant food when the soil dries up some?
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RaS_Audio
RaS_Audioanswered grow question 4 years ago
Check what nutrients are already present in your soil !!! <--- The seedlings have nutrients stored in themselves for 10 - 14 days of initial growth after they sprout. After that they will use what is already present in the soil. If you are using a high quality soil with plenty of nutrients in it then you probably won't have to feed her additional nutrients until she is 4+ weeks especially if you are repotting into bigger pots with fresh soil more than once in that time. Monitor the bottom fan leaves for yellowing as the best indicator that they are seeking food as unless the bottom leaves are completely shaded from light the plant is taking the nitrogen from the bottom leaves to fuel it's upwards growth. I recently experienced overfeeding my first plants and it was really not fun watching them start to die and the process of fixing the problem cost a lot of extra effort, time, and money. More food is not always better. Good luck and have fun! :)
The8thChevron
The8thChevronanswered grow question 4 years ago
Just root bennies until the cotyledons start turning yellow. This is the key indicator that she will want nutrients as her "built-in" supply is running out. Usually between week 2 and 3.
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ChitownCannaChica
ChitownCannaChicaanswered grow question 4 years ago
I don’t feed them anything but rain water for at least two weeks. After that, you can start on super low dose of Nutes.
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DBanned
DBannedanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hi, Don't feed them yet. Let them grow a bit bigger. Wait until the seedling in accommodate to its environment. This will take a few weeks. What you can do is water the cup until some water comes out from the bottom and just let it dry or absorb all that water. Next week give some foliage feeding with a low percentage of nutrients. Give foliage feeding every week until the plant is well stablish then you can start reg plant feeding. Happy grow!!
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Race91
Race91answered grow question 4 years ago
Get yourself something designed for seedlings and rooted clones like Canna Start. Remember that not all see things make it some of them are just born to fission of what they need to make it through the first 10 days on their own and they die. I just had to pull one this morning because it started yellowing and yellowing and starting to shrivel up don’t overwater it refrain from watering until it’s completely dry
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smoke24
smoke24answered grow question 4 years ago
I don't feed them anything for the first 10 days....after that I start with a low dose of nutes and slowly increase the amount each time I feed. Happy growing.
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