Young seedling not growing for 3 days? [pics]

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jarful

Well-Known Member

• Mar 12, 2011

• #1

Hello,

I have this young seedling planted, it grow a bit then stopped.
The seedling was planted last Tuesday ( 8th of march ) after being germinated for around 3 days.

Could it be root bound? The pot is small ( i'm just using it as a seed starter ) but I really don't think it's root bound because the plant is too small anyways.

pH is fine ( i grew some stuff before ), temp drops down at some points in the day but I also don't think that is hurting the plant. Lighting currently is a 46watt 6500k cfl.

What do you guys think?


First two pictures took 17 hours ago, last picture took 5 minutes ago.

 

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Mother's Finest

Well-Known Member

• Mar 12, 2011

• #2

You need to let the soil dry out. It'll get going when you do.

 

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jarful

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #3

Could it be root bound? The pot is really small but I'm using it as a seed starter, should i transplant now?

Thanks for the reply though, I won't water until it's dry and I see some growth.

 

darkdestruction420

Well-Known Member

• Mar 12, 2011

• #4

how far is the light from it?

 

Mother's Finest

Well-Known Member

• Mar 12, 2011

• #5

No, it's not root bound. It wouldn't be root bound if it was in a half-full plastic cup.

 

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kend

Member

• Mar 13, 2011

• #6

not root bound

most common mistake is too much water

 

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jarful

Well-Known Member

• Mar 13, 2011

• #7

Light is 1.5 inches away from the plant, real close and no it does not produce any noticeable heat.... keep in mind that i've grew before.

Anyways I guess I can't do anything except not to water and wait..

Thanks

 

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fooster

Member

• Mar 13, 2011

• #8

nope, you need to let it dry out, it is WAYYY soaked, which cause slow growth, even no growth. don't water it for like half week and spary the plant twice a day, once morning, once night

 

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jarful

Well-Known Member

• Mar 13, 2011

• #9

Alright thanks everyone for the replies, I just moved my plant to the window because the sun is beautiful today, sun might do it good. Will move it back to CFL in 30 minutes.

 

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jarful

Well-Known Member

• Mar 14, 2011

• #10

Another morning and no noticeable growth.

Soil top in picture looks too dry, but infact its still a bit wet down at the bottom, I used a screwdriver to pinch the soil a bit yesterday, it was too compact ;/

 

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irieie

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• Mar 14, 2011

• #11

your soil did look very wet in the first pics. i notice they dont grow during this time i think it is because all the growth is going on under the surface. the seedling is establishing a root system so it can shoot up.

 

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jarful

Well-Known Member

• Mar 14, 2011

• #12

the pot is not big, and its been like 3-4 days without growth (could it still be constructing the root system without giving any attention above soil?)... they just sprouted, stretched above the soil a bit and stopped.

but really thanks for all the replies