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AbbyCat
AbbyCatstarted grow question 2 years ago
I need help w/ germination to planting. Each time with slight variations to the germination technique, I get a healthy tap root put it gently into the soil and then it rots. The soil has been moist not soaked, but it still rots. Any tips?
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HyperactiveHighs
HyperactiveHighsanswered grow question 2 years ago
What do you mean by it rots? If you mean the tap root rots before the seed sprouts, then the medium is too moist and your environment is not drying it out fast enough - make sure your lights are turned on above your soil to help warm it up. A sprouting seed doesn't need a lot of water to pop, so sitting in moist soil for hours with low oxygen will suffocate it. If you mean that your seed sprouts, then the seedling stem rots and dies, that's called damping off and is due to a fungal infection. This means the soil you are using is not very clean. I would recommend never reusing soil unless you know how to properly clean, sterilize, and recharge soil. Here is what I would recommend to increase your success rate that minimizes other factors like soil disease or overwatering: You will need 2 main supplies, 3% hydrogen peroxide & optionally peat moss pellets (a.k.a. "rapid rooters") 1. Put the seeds in a cup that is made up of 2 parts water, and 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide - this creates a 1% hydrogen peroxide solution. Place the seeds in the water. If any sink, they are duds, they should all float. The peroxide oxygenates the water a bit but MOSTLY is there to kill bacteria, however, scientific trials have proven and documented in white papers that a 1% hydrogen peroxide solution increases germination rates significantly in the first 24 hours. 2. Put the cup in a dark place, like a kitchen cabinet, and leave it alone for 48 full hours. Do not disturb it. During this time the seed is floating, meaning it has access to both water and oxygen outside the water. If you poke them to make them fall, they lose their oxygen source - so it's very important to not disturb the cup and let them float until you remove them. 3. Ready your soil in a container, place your seed into it taproot down, with the seed just BARELY poking out of the soil. Gently add about 100ml of water to the planting site. (Alternative using rapid rooters: Dip peat moss/rapid rooters into water until they're soaked thoroughly. Squeeze all the water out and place your seed taproot in it and nestle it into some soil in a cup. They're sterile and provide a great starting point for seedlings.) 4. Place the containers under your light source, not too high - around 200 ppfd - and within 48 hours you should have a seedling ready to grow :)
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Growstick
Growstickanswered grow question 2 years ago
Sounds like it's too cold. You can put the pot/whatever you transplanted to under your grow lights to warm up or you can put them in a propagator, or on a seed mat, or even above radiator/water boiler (careful!)! Make sure your pots are well draining (I like the fabric ones if you're transplanting straight into the final pot) and that the soil is also not too wet - despite what you say it's the most common issue for new growers. If all else fails, buy "Root Riot" or "Root It" cubes or rockwool and transplant into those before the soil.
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UnkleSkunk
UnkleSkunkanswered grow question 2 years ago
sorry i see now the traduction... land is soil and earth is soil too...and soil is soil 😅
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UnkleSkunk
UnkleSkunkanswered grow question 2 years ago
che terreno usi? non è che ha gia dei fertilizzanti all'interno? seconda cosa le temperature se fai germinare al caldo e poi lo metti nella terra fredda ha uno shock terzo non è che durante la germinazione aggiungi acqua?con un terreno umido non serve aggiungere acqua per almeno una settimana basta spruzzare leggermente acqua con un radicante sulla terra(il radicante è una cosa in piu) ultimo ,tornando alla terra se è terra non buona tende a trattenere piu acqua del normale e potrebbe far marcire la radice quindi umidita,caldo stabile sono l'ideale
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