Young seedling root question

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420Mn

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Alright guys, am I just being paranoid or do I have an issue here.. Briefly, I have 4 seedlings in 6" net baskets. One seedling has a bunch of roots poking out the bottom of the basket, touching the water, which is an inch below the baskets. The other 3 only have one visible root, which are each around 3+ inches in length and starting to branch out in the water. The seeds were started in paper towels on 7/29 and moved to rockwool 2-4 days later (one took 4 days to pop and the others took 2). The rockwool went straight into baskets with 3 layers of hydroton under it and surrounding it. Roots started poking out the basket around 8/5-8/6, with one basket having multiple roots showing and the other 3 only having a single root. Today, 8/11, three of them still have only one visible root each. Water has remained an inch below the baskets since the start and I have been top watering once a day as the rockwool has been staying moist and I'm afraid of over watering. Airstones are directly under the pots. The seedlings all have their second set of true leaves growing (albeit the second set is tiny yet). The one with alot of roots isnt centered in the net pot like the other 3. Other than the wildly different root growth patterns, everything looks happy. I'm going to up my top watering to twice a day with one of the waterings just wetting the hydroton around the rockwool to see if that makes any difference. Is that the right decision to make, and should I be concerned about the plants that only have a single root? Sorry, I meant for this to be brief, lol.
 
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Kola_Kreator

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Sounds like genotype variation to me. You will never get 2 seeds the same. The one with more roots just has more vigour than the others. Will probably be stronger through veg too. Doesn't really mean anything when it comes to flower though. Some plants that dominate in veg are not heavy producers in flower.
 
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420Mn

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Kola_Kreator said:
Sounds like genotype variation to me. You will never get 2 seeds the same. The one with more roots just has more vigour than the others. Will probably be stronger through veg too. Doesn't really mean anything when it comes to flower though. Some plants that dominate in veg are not heavy producers in flower.
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It definately has more vigor. The web of roots came almost overnight. So, no need to be concerned that the others only have a single root with no other roots visible from the sides or bottom of the net baskets? It seems as though the taproots on those 3 just shot out the bottom and didn't branch off in the hydroton. When placing the germinated seeds into the rockwool I had to flip the rockwool over and poke a small hole to insert the seedlings as the other hole was way too large. That left a hole straight thru the rockwool for the root to shoot straight down, without any obstruction outside of the hydroton below it. Had been wondering if that stopped the roots from branching.
 
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420Mn

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Herb & Suds said:
People tend to think vigor and fast growth is the key but
More times than not the most vigorous and best smelling are boys
Just a heads up
Otherwise don’t give up on slow girls
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They are all feminized seeds from barneys. They already screwed up on one seed pack and sent me the wrong strain, so if one seed turns out to be a male it's going to be a big issue.
 
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