she is a week n a half old. not looking so great. sagging and not a good color. since i put her in straight pro mix w perlite i gave her some food week one of the earth juice schedule.been 3 days since she was fed w a microscope i see no visible burn on it .what to do? the food i did give 3 days ago was 190ppm by the way. any help appreciated!
New Grower what is wrong with my mazar baby
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They are to young for nutes yet.First thing is to check your ph and make sure it is correct.Just give them ph water for another two weeks or so.:thumbs:
They are to young for nutes yet.First thing is to check your ph and make sure it is correct.Just give them ph water for another two weeks or so.:thumbs:
+1 on just PH'd water till the third set of real leaves form.
What kind of light are you using and how close it it to the seedling?
Length of lighting on/off.
Otherwise she does not look too bad for a week and a half!
Is this your first grow?
If it is you are going to have to learn to relax a bit and not worry so much.
These guys are tough and will bounce back after most forms of abuse!
What kind of light are you using and how close it it to the seedling?
Length of lighting on/off.
Otherwise she does not look too bad for a week and a half!
Is this your first grow?
If it is you are going to have to learn to relax a bit and not worry so much.
These guys are tough and will bounce back after most forms of abuse!
no not my first grow. right now til it gets bigger i have it under a one of the bigger kinds of cfl got it at home depot for ten bucks per bulb. after a couple weeks it goes under a 400 watt mh/hps. ph is fine since it is pro mix brand new outta the bag it should be good on the ph. all water i have given has been ph at 6.5. the baby leaves are already turning yellow though . on the bag of pro mix it says to start feeding after 5 days. thats why i fed it.earth juice is real weak . when they get bigger i go to flora series by gh. oh well i guess it is ok just dont know why it is so droopy. light isnt hot to the back of my hand and is about 6 inches away from it.
No nutes for seedlings! But I've had droopy looking seedlings that were fine before, can't really tell if you actually Have a problem or not yet from the pics.
mazar seedlings are greedy!
i went against all of the advice given and fed the seedling again! this feeding i saw alot of improvment!!!!!!!! i am so happy! the baby was just hungry. i am not really new to growing. been doing it over a year and a half but never had a seedling that needed food so early on. the mi5 is another good eater. they both took a feeding of 260ppm of flora series. the mazar can take alot more but i did see alot of improvment. she is better color and not sagging as much. have to wait a couple days til i can give her more. just wanted to let u guys know that all seedling are not alike n apparently some do need food especially if grown in straight pro mix w/o amendments.
i went against all of the advice given and fed the seedling again! this feeding i saw alot of improvment!!!!!!!! i am so happy! the baby was just hungry. i am not really new to growing. been doing it over a year and a half but never had a seedling that needed food so early on. the mi5 is another good eater. they both took a feeding of 260ppm of flora series. the mazar can take alot more but i did see alot of improvment. she is better color and not sagging as much. have to wait a couple days til i can give her more. just wanted to let u guys know that all seedling are not alike n apparently some do need food especially if grown in straight pro mix w/o amendments.
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Hey Sparky, good to see you. Yes, when using straight Pro Mix you often have to feed by around day 10 - 12. Even though Pro Mix does have starter nutes, they don't seem to be sufficient for auto seedlings. I often see the same thing happen to mine and usually give them a light 1/4 strength feeding on their 2nd or 3rd watering. I also keep a spray bottle handy with a mix of 1 part household ammonia to 10 parts water. If I see their color getting a bit light I'll give them a spritz with that solution, usually just once is all that's needed. I'd also suggest you drop the pH of your feeds a bit lower, to around 6.2. Pro Mix is usually right around 6.9 - 7 right out of the bag. Feeding at the lower pH will bring the pH of the soil down to a good level by the time they start flowering.
hey muddy i put this in the new growers forum cause i was hoping u would see it first. i didnt know about the ammonia trick. i had to feed it again ! i hated to but she ate the 260 ppm like it was nothing but i saw some improvment. i went to the second week feeding of the flora n did half strength which is how the mi5 likes her's. the mazar started yellowing n sagging after 5 days in pro mix! little pig! i am glad i did feed it cause someone told me to wait another 2 weeks before giving any nutes. she sure would have been dead by then. i ph'd at 6.2 like u told me. will keep you posted on how she is after this feeding.which was 420ppm on a seedling !hope i didnt go too strong but she barely got any color w the last feed.thanks again muddy
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I don't get into New Growers much now that I'm an admin but just happened to see your thread when I was checking new posts. I've got some plants finishing up veg right now and will be starting some more seeds as soon as I get these transplanted. I usually pre water my starter pots the day before I plant the seeds and that's usually enough for about the first 5-6 days. With the next batch I'm going to try giving a 1/4 strength feeding on that second watering at day 5 or 6. I'm starting to think that the starter nutes in Pro Mix either aren't enough for autos or possibly not the right ones. I've noticed that my plants seem to stall a bit until they get that first feeding. They don't stunt, just don't seem like they are growing fast enough. I'll keep you posted on how it work out.
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