Hey guys, I have transfered 2 seeds to Black Magic soil and put plastic domes on them last Thursday March 26th:
1 Gold Leaf Feminized
1 Amnesia Haze Autoflower
Am I overwatering the Gold Leaf?
Yesterday it looked ok (I don’t have pics though), but today after I dropped the Humidity to ~60% last night, it is looking like this, the whole seedling curling down, not only the leaves.
The main thing I’m seeing is your soil looks way to wet. You want seedlings to establish a root system by searching for water. Your seedlings at this point will get most of its moisture from the humidity in the environment. Most growers will put a clear solo cup over seedlings and mist inside of cup a couple times a day. Once you start seeing growth you can remove dome and start lightly watering around plant in a circle. At that point the established roots will start searching for moisture. Also you want your temps in the high 70’s or low 80s f . Humidity as high 70% or more.
Hmmm thanks for the tips guys @Bulldognuts and @Okie70. I hope I still can save them.
I will slow down on the water, and do you guys think 24hrs light is better? Or 18/6 cycle?
You can go 24. I do 18 on 6 off and had good results. Remember don’t water for a while. Seriously until root systems can get established they don’t need much water.
Do you have holes in the bottom of those cups? U need some if not, let that water out. A fan gently moving some air will help dry that soil a bit quicker. I also run 18/6 schedule in veg. As @Bulldognuts said, no more water and then when dry, try to water at the edges forcing the roots to grow and search out
Thank you guys @Bulldognuts@Okie70 … I have a couple of holes on the cups, but I will do some more just in case.
I have turned the lights back on and will leave the dome off and fans on for a couple of hours so the humidity goes a bit down, and when I see the soil is dry I will add the dome back with water sprayed inside it. Hope it will work
old book but still relevant
Lights on for no less then 18 hours a day, I’d melt or drill 50x 5mm holes in each cup spiralling down the sides then dome it straight away. I’d only mist if there was zero fog/mist/condensation on your dome. ( they look super wet so you may not need to mist again, dome will be off in a few days/week anyway. #HappyGrowing