there should be a fan blowing on them to , to help make the plant stronger at a younger age
Seedlings bending over!!! Help asap (picts)
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newbboy
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Thanks so much guys, the expirement idea is what I went with. I replanted one in new soil, watered two, and left one alone. We shall see....I also have a fan already indirectly blowing on them lightly. Thanks for everything, tomorrow we will see if all dead, if aso I have about another 150 perfect seeds to play with 
FLOWER PIMP
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surely more water.
i keep mine soppy so they dont dry out while i'm gone.
yep, i'm going to go with more water.
i keep mine soppy so they dont dry out while i'm gone.
yep, i'm going to go with more water.
yea , I've been noticing with my test setup I have going I'm having to water my plants every 3 days and they aren't that big but they drink alot more water with CFL lights compared to sun light
newbboy
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Ok, so I think two of the plants were to far dead, but the other two that looked real bad, after watering about 4hours ago MIGHT and I say might be perking up...tomorrow morning should give me a better idea. If they feel dry again tomorrow morning would you guys add a bit more water or no?
musquie
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quit fuckin with em man!!!!! lol the ones that died im guessing were the transplant and the one that you left alone. correct me if im wrong.
little seedlings need lots of water and a sufficient environment to live in.
this means 24hours of CFL at a height of about 2 feet and a temp no more than 30 degrees they will bend and stretch to get to the light no matter what. take a pile of dirt with a seedling at the top put it in a bowl and make a moat of water around it about halfway up the pile and keep the water level there, your root has to grow along with the seedling. so transplanting them really isnt a good idea.
if your plant grows tits up to the light and lays down so be it? try and accomodate them to keep their leaves up to the light, dont let them get cold and keep them watered!
once your seedling has a nice little top grown at the end of the sprout, transplant into some more dirt (with a clump of the original dirt around the roots and shit) and bury it right up to about a cm under the leaves! keep the lights and temp the same and start a regular watering cycle.
sooooo whats up with the 2 you have left?
little seedlings need lots of water and a sufficient environment to live in.
this means 24hours of CFL at a height of about 2 feet and a temp no more than 30 degrees they will bend and stretch to get to the light no matter what. take a pile of dirt with a seedling at the top put it in a bowl and make a moat of water around it about halfway up the pile and keep the water level there, your root has to grow along with the seedling. so transplanting them really isnt a good idea.
if your plant grows tits up to the light and lays down so be it? try and accomodate them to keep their leaves up to the light, dont let them get cold and keep them watered!
once your seedling has a nice little top grown at the end of the sprout, transplant into some more dirt (with a clump of the original dirt around the roots and shit) and bury it right up to about a cm under the leaves! keep the lights and temp the same and start a regular watering cycle.
sooooo whats up with the 2 you have left?
I've been growing house plants for 5 years with CFLs and got more growth with CFLs on 24/0 compared to the natural sun light but either use Flat white paint , Poly or Milar. You could grow a 2 foot plant with not alot of CFLs but if the seroundings don't refelect the light then your just waisting your time and energyquit fuckin with em man!!!!! lol the ones that died im guessing were the transplant and the one that you left alone. correct me if im wrong.
little seedlings need lots of water and a sufficient environment to live in.
this means 24hours of CFL at a height of about 2 feet and a temp no more than 30 degrees they will bend and stretch to get to the light no matter what. take a pile of dirt with a seedling at the top put it in a bowl and make a moat of water around it about halfway up the pile and keep the water level there, your root has to grow along with the seedling. so transplanting them really isnt a good idea.
if your plant grows tits up to the light and lays down so be it? try and accomodate them to keep their leaves up to the light, dont let them get cold and keep them watered!
once your seedling has a nice little top grown at the end of the sprout, transplant into some more dirt (with a clump of the original dirt around the roots and shit) and bury it right up to about a cm under the leaves! keep the lights and temp the same and start a regular watering cycle.
sooooo whats up with the 2 you have left?
newbboy
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Ok everyone good and bad news. I lost three plants BUT saved the others I think.... It was not enough watering, I went with my gut feeling lastnight and gave them water sure enough, they perked right up. I am going to germ a few more seeds this sunday and try again...ill post pictures then. Thanks everyone!
oh , I've had my house plants under my CFLs for 24/0 and it looks like they grow more then when they get a rest
Therion
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18/6 is working better for me too under my CFLs.
My first little guys that I did 24/0 grew slow. When I started 18/6 they started getting bigger.
musquie
Active Member
yea you gotta ween them down to 18 hours of light over a week. but you NEED 24 hour light to establish the plants clorophyl and to give it direction. marijuana will grow more in the dark. so the lesson this boy learned is, as long as a seedling isnt floating, its watered enough
juststartin
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u dont NEED 24 hours light at any stage. and calling people boy is so patronising.
FLOWER PIMP
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i don't understand this... in nature they rarely get 18 hours of light?
i don't know, maybe i missed something??
i don't know, maybe i missed something??
FilthyFletch
Mr I Can Do That For Half
Give it a drink and looks like the soil is garbage soil.Make sure light is close and not to big as you can overdose small plants with too much light.Best is a cheap standard florescent shop light with 2 bulbs about 1 inch from top of plant left on 24 hours a day.Make sure your soil and water ph are not to high and keep a light fan moving the air to strengthen the stalks
stonerboy1
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ya dude its prolly jus a water issue...
mrCRC420
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during seedling stage the top soil should always be moist but not saturated. You should always be able to feel some moisture if you put your pinky an inch down into the soil. they don't look like they're stretching which is good.
About the 24hr thing, you don't need 24hrs but you do need at least 18hrs of light a day if you want to keep it in vegetative growth (or is it 16?). For fluros I'd keep them at 24/0 cuz they offer less power than MHs
About the 24hr thing, you don't need 24hrs but you do need at least 18hrs of light a day if you want to keep it in vegetative growth (or is it 16?). For fluros I'd keep them at 24/0 cuz they offer less power than MHs
