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Legibly1200
Legibly1200started grow question 2y ago
Any thoughts on what is causing the issue with my small seedling? I'd like to get another plant going but seeing as the last seedling in this pot at the same issue I'm worried there may be something more serious involved than overwatering. This is about 1 week after sprouting
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GreenHarvest_Official
GreenHarvest_Officialanswered grow question 2y ago
Rather than overwatering, could it be water retention in combination with overwatering? because at this stage most issues come from the roots which I would assume are stuck in water or very wet soil. Try letting it try a bit and water in around a week. Might be risky but if I were you that's how I would approach it. Good luck on your grow. Try not to water frequently to let the soil dry out a bit
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 2y ago
50/50 soil:perlite is plenty good enough drainage qualities.. that is not the problem. there is not enough info. if the soil is exta hot, could be part of the problem, if it is falling over but not stretching, you may just need to reduce light a bit more, then amp it back up as the plant matures. if it's soft and possibly slimy at base, that's definitely watering issue. what are you watering habits? you should irrigate entire substsrate then wait for top 1" to dry before re-irrigating. don't leave dry pockets after an irrigation. A little runoff is okay, but a lot is wasteful realtive to soil context. if you were doing that, it is not 'overwatering'. sometimes it's hard to water properly if a small plant is in a large pot. it may take 10+ days for it to need another irrigation, and that's going to result in a substrate that remains wet for a long period of time... a good dry/wet cycle avoids pathogens and pests as well as promoting deeper, healthier roots, vs superficial roots and higher risk of infection. in such a case, which is totally avoidable using right sized pots and a transplant later, you want to water a column wround the seedling but still ensure it gets wet all the way down to the bottom. probably a diameter a bit wider than the seedling's canopy. this will help reduce how long it stays overly wet... as it grows into it, you can saturate entire pot. there are lots of reason leaves curl down.. it's incredibly easy to rule out overwatering.
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 2y ago
It is a watering issue for sure. Can tell by the droopy leaves. May need to add perlite or coco to future grows in same stuff. Roots like air as well. They are likely rotting off. Sorry.
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