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 BlargIAmDead
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 Falling Seedlings 
#51422 - 06/05/08 12:02 AM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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So my problem is this. I have seedlings that range from 2 inches up to 5 inches in height. My problem is that some of the seedlings routinely fall over when I water them. The mixture I used to get them started is 2 parts Scotts topsoil, 1 part vermiculite, and 1 part perlite. It drains fabulously and my plants have taken off in their little Dixie cups. But sometimes when I water the perlite shifts and down they go. I prop them back up but is something seriously wrong?
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 Re: Falling Seedlings [Re: BlargIAmDead]
#51433 - 06/05/08 12:35 AM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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I would compact the soil a little to help support the roots
see if that helps 
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Re: Falling Seedlings (moved) [Re: BlargIAmDead]
#51500 - 06/05/08 04:26 AM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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 This thread was moved from Marijuana Cultivation.
Reason:
More appropriate for the Doctor\'s Diagnosis forum.
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Yrat
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Re: Falling Seedlings (moved) [Re: Sirius]
#51528 - 06/05/08 07:40 AM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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try to get a little airflow over them to stiffen up the stems.
make sure they're not falling due to soft squishy stems that could be a result from damping off or root rot.
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BlargIAmDead
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Re: Falling Seedlings (moved) [Re: Yrat]
#51624 - 06/05/08 11:17 AM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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Well they drain pretty much instantly so I don't think water is sitting around the roots. And when I touch the stems they seem firm and resilient. I mean even the ones that I have outside that have fallen over have started growing upwards again so they have some nifty curves. I'll try to compact the soil a little to give them a better hold. I'll be taking them from their soil homes in a little and putting them into 3x3x4 rockwool cubes with a two tote ebb and flow system when my supplies come in.
Anyone got any suggestions/tips about how to move plants from soil to rockwool? I believe I'll be getting the cubes that have the starter hole in the center. I may just put the roots into the small hole and then use the LECA to support the stems.
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Re: Falling Seedlings (moved) [Re: BlargIAmDead]
#52063 - 06/05/08 09:57 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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Seedlings will typically fall over because due to low light intensity and sometimes not enough air movement can play a rule.
It sounds like, for whatever reason, your root system is weak.
It's generally not recommended to go from soil to rockwool, it can cause ph fluctuations and clog up your pumps.
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