Need help with these seedlings guys

Hi all

Got my seedlings growing in clay pebals under a 400w mars, dont usually have issues but these just dont look right?

Im watering once a day? Am i under watering do you think?

The leaf curl with slightly bloated ridges looks more like over watering. How about cutting back to watering every other day and see if that perks 'em up.

Ok mate i will try that. Cheers

Is that just peat pellets and hydronton? Maybe there's not much root development yet, the stems don't look very developed for whats on top, and a touch leggy. Try moving your light 4-6 inches closer, more energy for the plant and it should help dry those pots or a little quicker. Once you get a good dry/wet cycle going, they should get after it.

Edit. If your medium is what I think, they're going to need food too.

Hi Macsna

Yes their hydronton pellets. I do have a food mix made up i give every 3rd water. I had my lights closer than that this morning i was worried it was too close and thats why the leaves were curling il move the lights back closer, thanks for your help

How many inches from the plants is your light?

Hey @Nixy2

To me, it looks like an over-watering. The shape of the leave along with the pale green color made me think about that.
Is the growing media always wet?
What did you feed them?

Cheers mate,

@macsnax about 14 inches mate

@Aladdin.khalifa only damp when i pour the water over them and feed wise i mixed roughly 5ml of A&B plus 4 drops of superthrive to 4.5 litres

Cheers

Nixy2 said:

@macsnax about 14 inches mate

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I wouldn't move it closer then. And I agree that they look over watered, but I'm trying to wrap my head around why. Maybe one off the first responses were spot on, go to every other day watering, the roots need o2.

Will try that mate. Let you know how i get on

macsnax said:

I wouldn't move it closer then. And I agree that they look over watered, but I'm trying to wrap my head around why. Maybe one off the first responses were spot on, go to every other day watering, the roots need o2.

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Agreed on the oxygen. Continuously damp substrate prevents oxygen from getting down there. One of the best things I did with my last grow was to have a small fan blowing air around the bottoms of my pots. Gave the under part of the plant some air exchange and oxygen to the root zone.

StareCase said:

Agreed on the oxygen. Continuously damp substrate prevents oxygen from getting down there. One of the best things I did with my last grow was to have a small fan blowing air around the bottoms of my pots. Gave the under part of the plant some air exchange and oxygen to the root zone.

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Ah good shout mate! Will give that ago

@StareCase @macsnax @Aladdin.khalifa

Hi guys, quick update. The girls are looking alot happier. Been watering every other day. Put a heat mat under the tray for abit extra warmth. They still have abit of a pale green to the leaves but definitely looking perkier!

One question tho, one of them seems to have rounded leaves and not very serrated?

Cheers guys

Yup - a "not so wet" root zone = much happier ladies.

I wouldn't worry about that leaf too much. Sometimes the first few nodes after the cotyledons can be a single fan with not much serration on the edge. It does look like there is the main stem growing which is what you want. By the time these ladies start to bear fruit, I'll wager my "naughty bits" that those leaves will be long gone anyways.

I would pay more attention to the colour and the shape of the fan leaves that will come with the new growth. You should start to see the 3 to 5 fingered fan leaves soon as the main stalk begins to head towards your lights.

Thanks for the info starecase. Much appreciated

Nixy2 said:

@StareCase @macsnax @Aladdin.khalifa

Hi guys, quick update. The girls are looking alot happier. Been watering every other day. Put a heat mat under the tray for abit extra warmth. They still have abit of a pale green to the leaves but definitely looking perkier!

One question tho, one of them seems to have rounded leaves and not very serrated?

Cheers guys

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There you go, just keep paying attention to what they are telling you.