First grow attempt my seedlings look sick

Bleineke

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I' growing 2 Auto CBD compassion lime and 2 auto diesel plants I planted and germinated the seeds in a 3gal smart pots . Grow setup is a 2x4x5 tent with exhaust fan and carbon filter . I have 2 300w LED lights. And a personal humidifier. Air is a bit dry here . I started germination 14 days ago on 3 of the seeds and the last seed I started the germination process 4 days ago.
Growing in coco using flora trio neuts
The 3 seedlings I originally planted the edge of the leaves are starting to crinkle up . They don' look as health as they did 2 days ago any advice or input would be appreciated 20180310_201931.jpg 20180310_201938.jpg 20180310_201931.jpg 20180310_201938.jpg 20180310_201931.jpg 20180310_201938.jpg 20180310_201931.jpg 20180310_201938.jpg 20180309_204110.jpg 20180309_204059.jpg 20180309_201213.jpg
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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those don't look too bad. i think you could get away with one of those lights, a little farther away for right now. the leaf curl could be light stress. seedling also just kind of do that sometimes, usually as a response to a ph fluctuation, while they're still young and vulnerable. they almost always grow out of it fairly quickly. so back the light off a little and check your ph going in. it should be around 6.1 in coco.
if you're feeding those according to the companies chart, i'd cut it at least in half to begin with, and slowly work up from there, they almost always tell you too much.
 

Bleineke

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I'e been watering every 2-3 days with nutrints I moved the light about 4 " higher yesterday when I noticed the leaves but will move it higher again and see if it helps .I was reading through some other forums that say to water less every other day and only use nutrients with every other watering
 

john wishmyer

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I'e been watering every 2-3 days with nutrints I moved the light about 4 " higher yesterday when I noticed the leaves but will move it higher again and see if it helps .I was reading through some other forums that say to water less every other day and only use nutrients with every other watering
you wouldnt feed a baby a steak would you? why give nutrients to a seedling?
and water till the cups extremely light or dry i usually poke a finger into my spil to see how far the dryness goes down ive never ran i to over watering going by it like that
 

xtsho

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1/4 strength nutes for plants that size in coco and make sure you PH your nutes to 6.0. Bump up the nutes as the plants get bigger.

Good luck
 

Bleineke

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Looks like the new growth is still a limited stressed but i think it will grow out of it once the nutrient level lowes down a bit
 

Bleineke

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2 of the autos look better but leaves still starting to fold up at the edges one of the autos is stunned and hasn' grown at all
 

Tim1987

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How often have you been watering? How much?
How much runoff?
Did you rinse, and buffer your coco?
They do look better mate. I wouldnt give em anything right now. Just let us all know the info first.
Judging by your update you're on the right track.
Good luck.
 

Bleineke

Member
I water every other day about 300ml for the bigger plant and 250ml for the smaller plants. There is no runoff when I water in the smart pots . When I water and get run off I feel like I'm over watering them. I did rinse my coco before planting the seeds. 2 of the plants responded to the change in nutrient levels well. The other plant seems to be stunned has ben really slow to grow

The edges of the bigger20180316_192735.jpg 20180316_192747.jpg 20180313_233257.jpg plants still seem to be curling up
 

Tim1987

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YOU NEED RUNOFF
Thats your problem man. Coir is like a great, big, extra absorbable sponge. It really wicks up salts.
You have to feed to runoff.
I understand your problem with your pots as well. They're too big, and the water will fester. So runoff might not be a good idea.
They dont look tooooo bad. They're still growing aswell
If it was me. Id say cut your ppm a little more ( unless you're using calmag, just cut that for now).
Then just wait for your plants, to fill the pot, and give it a big flush.
Its gonna take a bit of time, and patience.
It'll come good man.
Good luck
 
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