Thanks Shed, yes here is a pic from above. By hungry I meant that perhaps I had overwatered and the roots were not getting in the nutrition from the soil? I could swear that the sprog is looking perkier after the foliar treatment. Honestly this is great LOS, it is amongst our top craft soils, specifically mixed for cannabis.
That would be great if that's what it is.
Ty BK. I moved her closer to the light. The real leggyness was in the first couple of days. I'm not so worried about her height anymore as she fills out. She has responded well to the move.
Whew well that's a relief, thanks Shed! Those roots are growing quite quickly I think. How will I know when to give this little seedling a drink? Geez I don't know how I managed outdoors with this level of hesitancy and self-doubt.
Yes, and she has definitely perked up since the foliar treatment! Her "prayer angle" has improved.That would be great if that's what it is.
Omg I don't trust mine anymore lol. I have it all on a spreadsheet
That's how I mixed up my seeds. I have a sprout that can either be the NBA Diesel, or a West Coast OG, because I got distracted before I labelled them!
That's an excellent idea! Thanks HG. I couldn't cut the base like that, I don't know if it is weak wrists or bad scissors or both but I had already made a star shaped slit in the bottom for drainage and I felt the soil. It feels moist but I think it might be ok for now. It's not soggy or wet, more like damp.
Lmao @ Def Con 9, toddlers vs newborns and shocking watering practices! I have heard of slow release nutes. I am interested to know more about them. Heading over to Google after this. Your green is close to emerald green when I think of it. Thanks for the encouragement Trala.
Newborn seedlings are just awful. You constantly check for breathing. Constantly check for proof of life. And they nearly kill you with worry in the process.
Hi Azi, I'm sorry I didn't respond properly earlier. You're right I was concerned that the roots may have been feeling a bit drowned from possible slight over-watering. The roots are growing in all directions now. It's great to see. Check them out in the pic. Are they happy looking roots?
I was thinking that growth would stall and she may droop if thirsty and that I could tell from her condition if she needed a drink. I don't remember the weight before the puck and then the water went in. My eye is not practiced enough to know if the soil has dried. Can you tell from the pic by any chance?
A breach birth and into icu, her cotys are starting to face the light now, so by all appearances this plant will continue to improve.... don't want to count my chickens before they hatch but it's looking good so far.
Oh yes!
Thanks BK
I love to hear encouraging anecdotes about growing through adversity. This is what mine was doing, the root was almost poking through the peat when I spotted it, and the cotyledons were at a sideways angle. Interesting, the other one was born with it's seed still attached and that I removed with the tip of a barbeque stick. Last year a locust almost annihilated an older seedling that I'd already put in its hole in the ground, literally leaving a stalk with a tiny bit of leaf, and within a few months she gave me a beautiful crop.
I want to pinch those cheeks lolololol...hard time gauging the weight from here.
My two cents is to only up pot from the Dixie to the final home. That, and don't up pot until you have a real rootball in the Dixie, not just roots to the bottom and a couple on the side as you showed. For what it's worth. MAYBE two cents. Lol.I want to pinch those cheeks lolololol...
... ok so I am back and weighed the cups. The dry one weighed 167.7 g and the planted one 299.9 g. That's a big difference. I wonder what the puck, and plant weigh. If most of that additional weight is water then I will just check everyday until it weighs under 200g I guess. Would that be about right do you think? ::embarrassed face emoji::
Also, while I am thinking about it, I have been looking at a LOT of journals and have become a bit overwhelmed with new info and kind of confused. Would you up-pot your autos into 1 gal (4 L) bags before they went into their final homes, or go straight from solo cup to 20 Litres?
I have some 4 L bags prepared but am not sure if the autos have the time for more than one up-potting if topped and repotted at the early signs of flower? If I recall correctly, @BooWho2, you said they go from cup to final pot in your grows, is that right?
Please will any interested auto growers weigh in on this
You can do it with a scale or by feel. I think you should get used to it by feel so that you don't have start weighing big bags of wet soil!
What Jon said! The only reason to go to larger and larger pots is to make watering easier. The bigger the pot the more precise the watering until it fills that pot with roots. As long as you water correctly, moving to the final size will minimize stress on the plant.
