Seed Sprouting Failure! HELP!

BigJoint7 · Mar 21, 2012

I germinated 6 feminized seeds untill there white taproot showed and planted them in one litre pots using soil.
After i planted them no more then half an inche below the soil, i watered with rainwater.

I have had them under a hps light(dual spectrum) for the past 4 nights and only 1 seed has sprouted!
I've made sure not to let the surface dry out for that long, and watered when needed wtf?

My soil is shit quality by the way. When its dry, its very hard and solid. Worst quality ive seen in ages, didnt look to bad when i was buying it though. Could this be my problem? :shock:

riverchaser · Mar 21, 2012

Not sure about the germ issues, but sometimes seedlings don't care for HID lights...especially hps, it may cause some stretch right off the bat, or worse yet it could burn them. I've had slow seeds that I dug up to see if they were doing anything and they were. I recovered them and they grew. If you have hard crusty soil they may be stuck, but its unlikely. I also only use distilled water for the first 2 weeks, you never know whats in water unless you test it really, but distilled has been good to me. My last batch germed in less than 24 hours and sprouted by day 3.

BigJoint7 · Mar 21, 2012

riverchaser said:
Not sure about the germ issues, but sometimes seedlings don't care for HID lights...especially hps, it may cause some stretch right off the bat, or worse yet it could burn them. I've had slow seeds that I dug up to see if they were doing anything and they were. I recovered them and they grew. If you have hard crusty soil they may be stuck, but its unlikely. I also only use distilled water for the first 2 weeks, you never know whats in water unless you test it really, but distilled has been good to me. My last batch germed in less than 24 hours and sprouted by day 3.

I also stupidly brushed away maybe 1 or two of the first leafs when i was brushing/scaping the soil to try and see was a stone blocking it from sprouting above the soil :shock:

GanjaGod420000 · Mar 22, 2012

Yeah, I always sprout under mainly MH's... They really do make all the difference... I am a stickler for a good, healthy, fresh dirt recipe, and have some specifically designed to help support seedling growth, like a perlite-heavy mix, with some greensand and a light peat-based soil... Thatz all it is... If you do those two things, I guarentee you much better success at sprouting...

brotherjericho · Mar 22, 2012

While I am far from an expert in growing, I have become pretty good at sprouting plants. I don't put my plants under lighting until they break soil. Before that, I place them (seeds) in soil and put a clear plastic bag over the top of the container to create a mini humidity dome. Sometimes I leave the plastic on for a few hours even after putting the sprouts under light.

BigJoint7 · Mar 22, 2012

Thanks for all the input two more has broke soil now, i am definitely repotting in 2 litre containers with some quality soil though and ordering more beans!

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