New seedlings, same problem

Mrs. Weedstein

Mrs. Weedstein

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So I fucked up my last batch of seedlings by overwatering them, with the leaves curling down and looking shitty. I’ve been really careful with the new batch but one of them is already showing similar problems. I’ve been watering VERY judiciously and most look fine, but this one’s all droopy and shitty looking. What the hell? (Lower left hand corner)


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grapenut2457

grapenut2457

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#4 looks fine to me. She will be just fine. No yellowing or anything...nice and green. Plants don’t come from cookie cutters. I am a wine maker by trade. You can make 2 batches of wine side by side , same juice, same yeast ... but wine...being a living thing, one will ferment differently than the other.....there’s a life lesson here somewhere...
 
Mrs. Weedstein

Mrs. Weedstein

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grapenut2457 said:
Hey ...you got 3 out of 4 humming along though...don’t despair. Life is good....
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Yeah, I’m not too worried about it, just wondering what’s up with that one. These are the results of two strains I crossed and will be used for further crosses. That one with the droopy leaves got an X mark on it — sort of a de-merit — so I’ll probably avoid using it unless it reveals some other beneficial traits to make up for its wimpiness.
 
Mrs. Weedstein

Mrs. Weedstein

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See how it’s leaning? The leaf is just limp despite watering. I’m thinking the tap root must have been damaged during transplant. If so, I can hardly blame the plant. Any chance it can bounce back from this?

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CherryLola

CherryLola

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Soil still looks dank as hell in every picture you’ve posted. Give it a chance to dry out fully!! It will tell you when it needs water. Even when there’s no water in the soil it will live for a day or 2 on reserves. Let the soil breath let the roots breath. Get them to search for the water.
 
Mrs. Weedstein

Mrs. Weedstein

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Crown n coke said:
Why transplant that young?
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I started them in these tiny-ass containers just to see what would sprout.
CherryLola said:
Soil still looks dank as hell in every picture you’ve posted. Give it a chance to dry out fully!! It will tell you when it needs water. Even when there’s no water in the soil it will live for a day or 2 on reserves. Let the soil breath let the roots breath. Get them to search for the water.
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Yea I maybe overdid it but I figured that it’d need whatever water it could get while roots were damaged. I haven’t watered since it started perking back up, tho.
 
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