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[stc9357]

I'm having some major issues with my plants with a couple looking like they'll expire soon and others looking perfectly normal. I'm thinking it might be nitrogen issues but here they are:

I also don't think it's high temps but decided to give each of them a little of my urine no other fertilizers think the nitrogen might not have took so well.

Need help asap!

 

[greenmatter]

what are you growing them in? ...... is that compost?

 

[lost in a sea]

yeah for seedlings pick a very low strength mix nutrients wise that has very good drainage,, otherwise root growth can be severly stunted and certain parts of the soil can become totally waterlogged,,

buying some quality stuff for seedlings would be a prudent investment

also,,,,, dont piss on your seedlings,,,

they shouldn't be in a situation where they need their nitrates that way lol

 

[stc9357]

what are you growing them in? ...... is that compost?

Regular potting soil they might be water logged.

 

[lost in a sea]

they look worse than just that,, i would say a combination of too much nutrients in that soil mix, poor drainage leading to waterlogging and possibly also watering too often as well,,

 

[stc9357]

How can I fix the waterloggin issue new pots what?

 

[lost in a sea]

might be unsavable, but i would personally repot them in a different mix,, if those cups have a hole in the bottom then they are the same as using a normal pot,, apart from being so small,,

bigger pots, better soil, let the soil dry out more between waterings,,

 

[greenmatter]

i see books stacked under them. did you put any drain holes in the cups?

adding some perlite would have been a good thing before you planted.

what kind of potting soil is it? it looks like "clay buster". that stuff is mostly bark/wood chips and poultry manure ....... NOT a good media for starting seeds

 

[stc9357]

Just regular potting soil from lowes the plants were waterlogged my dumbass forgot to put holes at the bottom of the cup don't think I'll try to save a couple of them will just pull them and I'll have a lesson learned. The other ones are doing fine and I have learned my lesson.

 

[lost in a sea]

lol well that is a pretty major problem,, lifes a learning curve

 

[stc9357]

lol well that is a pretty major problem,, lifes a learning curve

Yeah thanks!

 

[VerdantGreen]

yeah the holes are pretty important

but also seedlings dont like strong soil mixes like regular potting soil, and they dont like to be fed for a few weeks, so next time go buy yourself some seed/cutting compost to start your seeds and dont fert them - just repot into regular soil when you first up-pot them.
those curling leaves are caused by high N (like you would get from urea)

VG

 

[dank.frank]

If you put the cups on top of a warm space...ie heat mat, top of reflector hood, etc... It will help warm and dry out the waterlogged medium...might help ya save a couple.


dank.Frank

 

[carrotsyo]

I'm planing to drop cutlings into nutrient free peat disks used for seeds.

I'll soak them in PH6 water to inflate, then shake the crap out of them until they are no longer wet. Then stab a wood dowel in there to make room for the cutling to dive in.

Either that or a mix of perlite and a tiny bit of vermiculite. The peat pellets are just so easy to handle!

 

[Seedlin]

Dude I bought a Jiffy 36 peat pot tomato seed starting kit form Wally World last sat and greminated some bag seed for outdoor planting. Put water in the Jiffy, used a chopstick to punch a hole for the cracked bean with a little root( 1" or less)in the watered peat pods, put the little plastic cover on it and put it in my seed closet under 6-23w cfls and all 36 came up in 2 days! I'l definately be using the Jiffiy again!