Seedlings Leaf Tips Curling

srambo

Member
Good day people,
i'm new to this forum and the whole farming and need some help please.
My setup: 125W CFL about 30cm above seedlings. 0,8 Litre pots of Canna Terra Seed Mix soil. Temperature is about 21-26 Celsius. I water around 50ml of water everyday. Water i take from tap, then boil to get out all chlorine and then cool it down off course. Seedlings are two weeks old.
It's around a week i notice leafs a little bit curling. I have attached some of the pictures so you can see.
Please help me to find out what's the reason for that wilt.
Also tell me if my setup is ok. (P.S. about lights - i will switch on 600W HPS in about two weeks). Girls are superbud in red pots and easyrider in black.

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Ringsixty

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To much watering... you need to let the soil dry out a bit. I don't give water for @ least 3 to 4 days.
Stop drowning your plants.
I also don't see any perlite in your soil to help with drainage and air to the roots.
 

srambo

Member
Thanks for quick answer, tell me please - i tried to leave them without water for around two days, but nothing changed. How fast do i have to notice difference?
And about watering - should i give them less water or should i give it less frequently?
Thanks again!
 

Ringsixty

Well-Known Member
Changes can take 2 to 3 days or more. It all depends on the problem.
Try backing off the watering and when you are ready to transplant...add some perlite to your soil for drainage.
I can tell your not from the USA. Because you use ml for measurement.
When I water I just give enough. That I can see the water trickel out of the holes on the bottom of the pots.

Remember they are just babies and don't over do it.
 

htx23

Member
It can also be the PH... tht happened to mine cuz i didnt have a PH meter for a couple of days.
 

MrGhettoGrower

Well-Known Member
The dirt look good just like it is the pots are .8L this is on the small size isn't?
And you have a slight stretching so it's about time to transplant anyway when
do bury them a little to eliminate the stretching the plants them self have a good color~
 

srambo

Member
The dirt look good just like it is the pots are .8L this is on the small size isn't?
And you have a slight stretching so it's about time to transplant anyway when
do bury them a little to eliminate the stretching the plants them self have a good color~
I was told that these pots will be ok for at least 3 weeks. How can i get certain that it's time to transplant?

htx23: I'll get the PH meter only after a week. Hope babies will get better by that time as i will refrain of watering for 3-4 days.

thanks for all your worthy tips guys!

P.S. nobody told anything about lights - is it ok for seedlings 125W CFL in 30cm above?
 

snoopy

Active Member
First reaction is over-watering. Also note, if your water is treated with chloramines they can't be boiled off.
 
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