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Dannyaxcell
Dannyaxcellstarted grow question 2 months ago
My seedling just flopped over over night iv put extra soil around her seems to be hold up ok never had this happen before what could be the cause also how often should you water a seedling never really thought about it
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Scrubbyjimbob
Scrubbyjimbobanswered grow question 2 months ago
Not uncommon to get a seedling that's too tall or "leggy" and it can't support itself when using weak light(or it's too far away). You made the right call burying it a little deeper. When it comes to watering seedlings it's really dictated by the type and consistency if your substrate(soil or coco) and the size of the container you're growing in. A small pot of a coco/perlite blend is gonna need to be watered more than a large pot of dense organic mix. For a young seedling wet/dry cycles are important, even in coco in my opinion, to promote early root growth. Don't keep a seedlings media oversaturated. They're not eating much in this stage anyway.
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001100010010011110answered grow question 2 months ago
Hard to tell without a picture. If stem is pale and long, it fell over due to its own weight and weak structure. In that case you'd want to give a bit more light earlier next time to avoid as well as slowly adjusting upward right now. don't over do it. It's something that needs to escalate based on how the plant grows. if the soil was extra wet the entire time, this can cause a weak stem and bactrieral infection that can cause 'damping off.' This will be a visible issue. It'll be slimy at base in an obvious way. A simple prosthetic of any kind can be helpful. I fold over some tape on a toothpick for a diy prop. Gently hold the plant where it should be, pop in the toothpick and rotate the 'flag of tape' in to support it nice and tight. If not damping off, it'll just need something to lean on until it gets stronger. I'd rather have to prop up a small percent of seedlings (should be rare) than light-stunt a seedling - A far easier course correction to slowly add more light. A good sized seedling pot will stay wet long enough that you don't have to irrigate until the tap roots have found the bottom and expanding quickly. This way you can immediately follow a wet-dry cycle, which virtually eliminates any damping off risk. While seedlings don't need a humidity cover unless it is very arid, a humidity dome before they sprout helps avoid an early irrigation. If your RH is solid, just remove the dome once it has sprouted. The prevention of evaporation will keep even a small 2,5" seedling pot 'moist enough' for germination, sprout and 2-3 days beyond after you remove the dome, which is plenty of time for the roots to dig downward and expand - by that time no worries letting top layer of substrate dry before re-irrigating.
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