Ailing Seedling

[pop22]

Doesn't look like a hot soil issue to me, it looks like a PH issue. The interveinal chlorosis show nutrient lockout and in a plant that young that's also stunted I'd check the soil PH. This is also why starting seedlings in a starter pot is a good thing IMO, as you can transplant to save a seedllng. In a pot that large you could try flushing it but that will likely drown the seedling and it had little root mass yet. You could try some water PH'd to 6.8 pour it straight down the base of the plant to try to shift the ph close to the plant, it might be enough to get her going, but you really should check the soil ph before you do anything.

 

[Rufus.Gray]

Yessir! This is what I do as well, I knew I liked you lol. This was a technique @pop22 turned me on to a few years ago when lots of folks were runnin the kindsoil. I absolutely loved it honestly it worked great, I used the scoop out method and never had any burnt plants at all. I wil most likely do this forever because I will probably always use some form of soil that has goodies in it

This will be my general approach moving forward, as well. I love it so far.

 

[Fitzy]

This gave me the idea to plant in small solo cups full of Promix, then transplant after 10-15 days. Works like a charm, so far.

Only one issue with the cup it restricts root growth the only time to use those is when you can't keep grow space in the 80 to 85 range for them first 2 to 3 weeks with led especially bc they need a higher relative temp to grow correctly. If you had 2 separate spaces I would say try it side by side I'm almost positive slowaneasy did a side by side. Directly planting is best if u can keep the above temps only time I transplant is when I'm running a bunch and can't fit normal pots.

 

[Rufus.Gray]

Only one issue with the cup it restricts root growth the only time to use those is when you can't keep grow space in the 80 to 85 range for them first 2 to 3 weeks with led especially bc they need a higher relative temp to grow correctly. If you had 2 separate spaces I would say try it side by side I'm almost positive slowaneasy did a side by side. Directly planting is best if u can keep the above temps only time I transplant is when I'm running a bunch and can't fit normal pots.

This is good to know. These are the cups that I start my seeds in and I use them to mold a hole for their final home. So you’re saying to ditch the cups and fill the holes with Promix/peat moss? Is there any risk of burning?

 

[derek420colorado]

This is good to know. These are the cups that I start my seeds in and I use them to mold a hole for their final home. So you’re saying to ditch the cups and fill the holes with Promix/peat moss? Is there any risk of burning?

Exactly! Just remove the cup and that hole that is left fill it with your base soil/peat coco or whatever you want that has low to no NPK value.

 

[Fitzy]

This is good to know. These are the cups that I start my seeds in and I use them to mold a hole for their final home. So you’re saying to ditch the cups and fill the holes with Promix/peat moss? Is there any risk of burning?

There is but pretty low risk as this is how I've grown for 5 full grows and have had considerably less problems with my plants if that's a solo cup size 16 to 18oz then should be about perfect.

 

[derek420colorado]

That’s what this method prevents is burning the babies early on. It gives them a chance to colonize the zone with no nutes first then when it’s ready the roots move out into the “hot” zone for food things

 

[Rufus.Gray]

There is but pretty low risk as this is how I've grown for 5 full grows and have had considerably less problems with my plants if that's a solo cup size 16 to 18oz then should be about perfect.

Got it. I have 18 oz cups hand, so I’ll use those instead of the 9 oz in the pic. Thanks!

 

[Rufus.Gray]

This is the plant that I’m growing using the peat moss method on day 31. Out of an abundance of caution, I cut both of the coco products with about 50% perlite and layered the Coco Loco over the Royal Gold Mendo Mix. Basically treated it like a Kind soil grow.