Seedling leaves curling. Need help asap!

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smoke:n:fly

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Hey so we are having some difficulties with our seedlings. We just transplanted them yesterday because they weren't growing anymore and their leaves started to turn brown and yellow and curl. The one looks healthy for the most part but has a bit of yellowing. I read that yellowing leaves can be a phosphate deficiency so when we transplanted we used a seedling and transplanting miracle gro with a higher phosphate level. When they first started curling we thought maybe we were over watering so we cut back on that. Ahhhh there are so many things to learn and we're new to this so we can use all the help we can get!!
 

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Serapis

Serapis

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smoke:n:fly said:
Hey so we are having some difficulties with our seedlings. We just transplanted them yesterday because they weren't growing anymore and their leaves started to turn brown and yellow and curl. The one looks healthy for the most part but has a bit of yellowing. I read that yellowing leaves can be a phosphate deficiency so when we transplanted we used a seedling and transplanting miracle gro with a higher phosphate level. When they first started curling we thought maybe we were over watering so we cut back on that. Ahhhh there are so many things to learn and we're new to this so we can use all the help we can get!!
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They look gone. You transplanted too early for one. They probably were in shock until they got nut burned. With seedlings, you can generally let them be other than water and they'll be fine.
 
DawgMountain

DawgMountain

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Did you say you are now using Miracle Gro? I would dump that and put them in some Fox Farm Light Warrior or Ocean Forest. The Miracle Gro has too many nutes for seedlings. I had to take mine out and once I did and put them into FFOF they completely recovered.
 
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bineford

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reseach these things before you start and you will no what to do there and then instead of waiting for other people to reply to your problems,, im still only using pure water now and there over a month old,, try leaving them in the dark for a few days see if that helps
 
MasterHemp

MasterHemp

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seedlings are really fragile, you shouldn't even be adding nutes until atleast 2-3 weeks old yet alone transplanting lol
most new starters dont even get past the seedling stage, either over-watering, pampering there plants all day long, feeding it so much etc..
all it really needs for the first few weeks of its life is water <- the most essential compound!
 
DawgMountain

DawgMountain

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Like I said, if you can transplant them one more time gently into some Fox Farms Light Warrior they MAY survive. It's worth a shot. Get them out of the MG! It's going to continue to release nutes that are going to kill them.
Then.... leave them alone!
 
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smoke:n:fly

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DawgMountain said:
Like I said, if you can transplant them one more time gently into some Fox Farms Light Warrior they MAY survive. It's worth a shot. Get them out of the MG! It's going to continue to release nutes that are going to kill them.
Then.... leave them alone!
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Thank you DawgMountain. Should we flush them before transplanting, after, or neither?
 
DawgMountain

DawgMountain

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I just gently removed mine from the MG and got as much loose soil to fall off as possible. Then I planted them in FFOF and they healed right up. No flushing.
 
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