Seedling strange leaves?

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GreenPeace22

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This 4 days seedling has some strange leaves, not straight at all, very "fluffy", and a bit turned to the sides. Seems like they are somehow stuffed, crowded, cramped.
I am growing in coco, using a QB LED light dimmed to 50W at 70 cm height, and I THINK I didn't overwater, or at least I tried my best.
What might be the problem if there is any at all?
 

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Do you have a fan circulating air? Too much wind can cause twisted leaves. I've noticed that in older plants, but not seedlings, as I provide a very light breeze, or even no breeze if too much heat isn't an issue
 
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You'll be hard pressed to over water in coco...not saying you can't, but it will prove difficult. Your bigger concern will be not to let them dry out...ever. Start feeding your baby now...and don't worry about it too much. It'll be fine. Good luck.
 
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danktoker60 said:
Do you have a fan circulating air? Too much wind can cause twisted leaves. I've noticed that in older plants, but not seedlings, as I provide a very light breeze, or even no breeze if too much heat isn't an issue
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I am growing in a 2by2 feet tent (60cm) and using a 200CFM Outtake. My tent has a negative pressure as it sucks in pretty well. Could this be the leaves problem?
 
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Gemtree said:
usually overwatering
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Really? My god if this is it then it is frustrating. I know I can be daring when it comes to watering and I had some problems in the past so I force myself to stop watering the plants so much, so this time I tried to barely water, but for God’s sake, do I have to water a seedling at all? I waited until the medium was desert dry at surface, I mean wtf? Watering seems so hard for me...
 
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Merlin1147 said:
Nothing to worry about. she’ll grow out of it.
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I hope so, but I'm a bit of a perfectionist :D, I just want everything to be and look as it should. I've seen other seedling and their leaves weren't twisted, this means it's not natural, so if there is anything I can do for it to grow happy and normal, why not do it, right? Anyway, thanks for your encouraging reply, I appreciate it!
 
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GreenPeace22 said:
I hope so, but I'm a bit of a perfectionist :D, I just want everything to be and look as it should. I've seen other seedling and their leaves weren't twisted, this means it's not natural, so if there is anything I can do for it to grow happy and normal, why not do it, right? Anyway, thanks for your encouraging reply, I appreciate it!
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It is growing happy and normally. Every seed comes out of the ground a little differently And they need time to adapt to a whole new world. your seedling looks great actually. Nice and short, no stretch. Stem looks strong. Just try to avoid over watering, over fertilizing and knee jerk reactions. Enjoy the grow and best of luck. Keep us posted on the progress.
 
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They have moisture meters that help a lot till you get the hang of watering. The cheap green ones work fine.
 
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Gemtree said:
They have moisture meters that help a lot till you get the hang of watering. The cheap green ones work fine.
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Like this one? I know of them and because I wanted to avoid over watering which I tend to do is why I bought myself one, but not sure how reliable it is or perhaps I am not using it the right way? As you can see, it is in the red dry, and it is very clear that I recently watered.
 

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Budzbuddha

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For the thousand time .... its fine. The cotyledon leaves provide initial seedling nutrition. Its setting up its first set of REAL leaves. Seedlings are newborn and can look different often.

Hovering / OVERTHINKING a simple plant leads to errors ( grower ) and unnecessary additives. Its a sprout ... it doesn’t need much.
 
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GreenPeace22

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Budzbuddha said:
For the thousand time .... its fine. The cotyledon leaves provide initial seedling nutrition. Its setting up its first set of REAL leaves. Seedlings are newborn and can look different often.

Hovering / OVERTHINKING a simple plant leads to errors ( grower ) and unnecessary additives. Its a sprout ... it doesn’t need much.
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I'm still learning, I know you've told me this more than once in the past, but hey, that's just me, I'm an all or nothing kind of guy...
 
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New thought! The leaves' tip start to look a bit brownish, not something too scary but just a bit. Could it be that my medium is prefertilized and has an EC of 1.2 and it is too hot for seedlings, and it gives the leaves this curly aspect and color?
 
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GreenPeace22 said:
New thought! The leaves' tip start to look a bit brownish, not something too scary but just a bit. Could it be that my medium is prefertilized and has an EC of 1.2 and it is too hot for seedlings, and it gives the leaves this curly aspect and color?
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Did you rinse the coco?
 
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