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 ninja cat 09
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 Keeping seedlings alive while away 
#545447 - 04/11/11 08:42 PM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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I've already googled the subject and can only come up with results for keeping already established plants alive.
Seedlings being more sensitive is there anything I can do?
The seedlings are about 2 days old, leaving on sunday for a week.
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mushhead91
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Re: Keeping seedlings alive while away [Re: ninja cat 09]
#545455 - 04/11/11 08:59 PM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Ouch, a week is quite a long time, if they where flowering plants it probably wouldnt be a problem.
The only thing you can pretty much do is water them pretty good right before you leave and put a plastic bag over the top of your cups or growing container to keep the moisture trapped in.
Good luck.
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ninja cat 09
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Re: Keeping seedlings alive while away [Re: mushhead91]
#545471 - 04/11/11 09:17 PM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Thanks mate, thought about leaving a saucer with water for the plant pots to sit on with plastic wrap to avoid water evap and a humidity dome on the plants, but not sure if it will last for a week, or cause damage because of over watering and high humidity.
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Tank333
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Re: Keeping seedlings alive while away [Re: mushhead91]
#545473 - 04/11/11 09:21 PM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Get a babysitter man...
I know it's a definite security risk, but if you want them to survive, I think you'd need someone to at least keep an eye on them for you.
Leave some instructions, and hope you can trust your best friend??
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Re: Keeping seedlings alive while away [Re: Tank333]
#545546 - 04/12/11 05:38 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Aw man I have to do the same thing...
Leaving Monday for a week with plenty of project I wont be able to attend to. I'm going the babysitter route for the most part because I can. For my clones though I was thinking about giving them a good soak (flush) and leaving a hopeful amount of water in a rubbermaid tub or clone tray with them sitting in it. It's my opinion that overwatering isn't as bad as underwatering for the sake of a week...
Good luck.
~DT
lol i just thought, 'Or maybe I'll donate them to Tank before I leave...." 
Edited by DudeTron (04/12/11 05:41 AM)
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 phychotron
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Re: Keeping seedlings alive while away [Re: DudeTron]
#545692 - 04/12/11 04:04 PM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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ninja cat 09
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Re: Keeping seedlings alive while away [Re: phychotron]
#549869 - 04/23/11 07:02 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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They ended up dying, even though I expected it it still 
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dmtcorey
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Re: Keeping seedlings alive while away [Re: ninja cat 09]
#549911 - 04/23/11 09:11 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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i was going to say drip system but it sounds like its to late
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phychotron
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Re: Keeping seedlings alive while away [Re: dmtcorey]
#549922 - 04/23/11 09:40 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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i feel your pain. I just realized that all my jack herer clones didn't make it.
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Magash
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Re: Keeping seedlings alive while away [Re: phychotron]
#549940 - 04/23/11 10:28 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Looks like I'm to late but a wick system would have worked. 
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