stunted or normal ?

[Like2Learm]

Hi i planted 4 barneys farms Zkittles OG on aug 8 they popped 2 days later so its been about 15 days and there not as big as i assumed they would be there in soil with gaia green amendments as the nutrient im only watering around the stem and its under a 400 mh at 50% about 2.5 feet above. temps have been high but i am getting that under control now

any info or help is really needed and appreciated! also when do i decide when to top dress since i havent been watering all the soil ? do i count it as day one once seed pops ?

 

[Like2Learm]

anyone ?

 

[St. Tom]

From the pics what I can see is she really leggy if so your light needs to come down lower and if they are 2 days old they look great besides the height

 

[Kyote]

Hi i planted 4 barneys farms Zkittles OG on aug 8 they popped 2 days later so its been about 15 days and there not as big as i assumed they would be there in soil with gaia green amendments as the nutrient im only watering around the stem and its under a 400 mh at 50% about 2.5 feet above. temps have been high but i am getting that under control now

any info or help is really needed and appreciated! also when do i decide when to top dress since i havent been watering all the soil ? do i count it as day one once seed pops ?

I see u r watering just under the plant right up to the stem. If you want those roots to grow, start your watering on the outside edge of the plant and spiral the watering out a bit. Makes those roots go looking for h2o And ya, there is a bit of stretch as well.lights could be closer.

Good luck on ur grow

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Yes they look a little small for 10 days above ground. What lights are you running?

Watering wrong will stunt the growth. Watering a small spot effectively air prunes the roots. Just like you are growing in a little cup. Tap roots can grow 9 inches in three days. What you need to learn about watering will come with practice. Here are the basic rules: Never let the soil dry out. Soil and or coco can become hydrophobic if allowed to dry. This means it repels water. This in turn will create dry pockets in the soil and roots there will die. If your soil - coco have accidentally dried out use a surfactant to help re-wet it. I like yucca powder. Don't let soil remain soggy by watering too much too often. Root rot, damping off, molds, fungus gnats and other problems start in soggy soil. When you do water water the entire pot. How to learn when to water starts before you plant the seed. Fill your container with fresh soil/coco and weigh it (heft it) this is the lightest weight and consider it a dry pot. Now slowly water until the soil/coco will no longer absorb the water and run-off begins; weigh the pot (heft it) this is the maximum water, the wettest the pot can get. The difference between wettest and driest is the maximum water weight, for ease of explanation lets just say the water weighs 20 pounds. When the pot loses 10 pounds (half of the water weight) it is time to water again. There is an art to watering.

 

[Like2Learm]

Yes they look a little small for 10 days above ground. What lights are you running?

Watering wrong will stunt the growth. Watering a small spot effectively air prunes the roots. Just like you are growing in a little cup. Tap roots can grow 9 inches in three days. What you need to learn about watering will come with practice. Here are the basic rules: Never let the soil dry out. Soil and or coco can become hydrophobic if allowed to dry. This means it repels water. This in turn will create dry pockets in the soil and roots there will die. If your soil - coco have accidentally dried out use a surfactant to help re-wet it. I like yucca powder. Don't let soil remain soggy by watering too much too often. Root rot, damping off, molds, fungus gnats and other problems start in soggy soil. When you do water water the entire pot. How to learn when to water starts before you plant the seed. Fill your container with fresh soil/coco and weigh it (heft it) this is the lightest weight and consider it a dry pot. Now slowly water until the soil/coco will no longer absorb the water and run-off begins; weigh the pot (heft it) this is the maximum water, the wettest the pot can get. The difference between wettest and driest is the maximum water weight, for ease of explanation lets just say the water weighs 20 pounds. When the pot loses 10 pounds (half of the water weight) it is time to water again. There is an art to watering.

400 watt mh at 50% and thanks for all the info i will give it a full watering around outside soil and hope the roots grow there is 5 gall pots do you think i should go 100% on the lights or just lower them for now and then go full power once they (hopefully) take off ?

 

[Like2Learm]

From the pics what I can see is she really leggy if so your light needs to come down lower and if they are 2 days old they look great besides the height

not 2 days they popped soil on the 10th.. so 15 days

 

[St. Tom]

not 2 days they popped soil on the 10th.. so 15 days

i thought they looked superb for 2 days and as mog says the watering can mean slow growth if the roots aren't searching and i would lower your light so stop that stretch also when i started growing i used to over water mine so i started all my seeds in solo cups and i still do to this day and repot them at about day 10 as its very hard to over water a solo cup

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

400 watt mh at 50% and thanks for all the info i will give it a full watering around outside soil and hope the roots grow there is 5 gall pots do you think i should go 100% on the lights or just lower them for now and then go full power once they (hopefully) take off ?

I have not grown with MH so I can not answer that question. I can barley handle the heat from LEDs. I think a lot of HID growers start their plants under fluorescent? I am trying to think of who grows MH. I rarely do this but lets get some help answering this question. How about it @Gladiators We need an experienced HID MH grower answer this seedling question.

 

[Kyote]

Another trick too is to use a humidity dome on seedlings. They like 70% humidity and unless u are somewhere with high RH, a dome sure makes it easier - here i used a cake lid - and doesn't have to be this big either