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smokinbuds21
08-11-2007, 12:18 AM
i planted 7 seeds and three of them have died?????

ive. been spraying the soil everyday maybe i over waterd them?

i also added lime maybe it ended up being to much 2 seeds also dint sprout dug them up and the root that was showing died and dryed up?

was it the over watering or the lime or both?

im gonna start over with the same dirt i have but not gonna add anything till there A atleast 4 inch tall 2 weeks

this dint happen with the last ones didnt add anything first time and sprouted with nice stalk

i know its not the dirt because i got clones growing in the same dirt i think when i was spraying i didnt let the hole dirt get saturated dont really know?

any suggestions?

D Rock
08-11-2007, 01:32 AM
yeah I wouldnt add anything to seedlings until they are almost in the beg stage or have developed a good root system. They are too fragile and young to handle nutes or too much water.

smokinbuds21
08-11-2007, 02:52 AM
yea i figure thats what i was doing wrong thats rule #1
not to add nothing but i figured it was only going to balance the ph i guess ill put fresh soil and let the seeds germinate for a couple days then re plant them with nothing

1 more question should i wqater them when fierst planted or nothing at all or just one time?

FireTheft
08-11-2007, 03:08 AM
well how much lime did you put in? you need very little

smokinbuds21
08-11-2007, 04:17 AM
"FireTheft well how much lime did you put in? you need very little"

thats the thing i put a pinch but my small pots only hold about a half of cup of dirt so i guess it was a over dose!!!

im putting new dirt with new seeds and nothing else for atleast two weeks!!

is that pot size to small? will it work for atleast two weeks?

SaH
08-11-2007, 04:55 AM
Are you using bagged soil or your mix ? Alot of the organic bagged soils contain crushed shells of some kind mainly oyster but that helps you PH level alot and unless you are using overly extremely hard water or non organic ferts you should be ok. If you are mixing your own do it all together and then put the soil in your cups instead of a pinch in each and mixed more even balance.

Usually I leave them in these cups for up to 3 weeks before going to a gallon pot. But these are autoflowers ( BlueStreak ) and i'll repot as soon as they sex maybe another week or so before they go into 2 gallon pots.


S_a_H

smokinbuds21
08-11-2007, 06:20 AM
i used those same pellets and it worked before my first time and now i put the lime on the dirt i such a dumbass i dont know why i did it!

oh well i will you it later on in my grow it has a lot of good things for but i have some other things for it but not untill its time i started germinatin yesterday and one of them are actually a kb seed that some one gave to me and i can see the root coming out of it already!

i have a nother one for ya if kb is mostly females my friend buys in bulk all the time and he actually ran into a seed he grinds it all up but he found a seed its kinda fat way bigger than mid grade seeds

well my question is sence there was like one seed in a qp wont the plant be a female and how did the seed get in there if it really was female?

SaH
08-11-2007, 12:57 PM
well my question is sence there was like one seed in a qp wont the plant be a female and how did the seed get in there if it really was female?



Not necessarily depends on why the plant hermied. Either way goodluck on your future projects.

S_a_H

PharmaCan
08-11-2007, 02:37 PM
SB21 - If you are going to grow in soil, Why don't you find one of Stinkyattic's posts about the kind soil she uses; then start out with good soil from the very beginning. You will probably be more successful and have fewer problems. :thumbsup:

JMO

PC :smokin:

smokinbuds21
08-11-2007, 03:45 PM
my clones are growing fast now that i wae the soil

i have one seedling alive that survived the lime but i also did a quick miny flush on it, it also grew bigger over night!

thats what it iis pharmacan the lime had to be! i have a few more seeds and i plan to be clean this time

the soil i use is jiffy potting mix all clean and doesnt hold water that long though so requires more watering


Not necessarily depends on why the plant hermied. Either way goodluck on your future projects.

S_a_H

is it possible a plant can be a hermi with just one seed? literly one seed maybe two but i doubt it this guy goes through his stuff therally thats why i dont understand why just one seed?

smokinbuds21
08-11-2007, 04:09 PM
either tonight or tomorrow ill post pics mine as well start a log new pics every week i like to keep the experts updated so they know where i am at and understand everything im doing on my grow

thanx for everyones help love working with yall!!!

SaH
08-11-2007, 05:01 PM
is it possible a plant can be a hermi with just one seed? literly one seed maybe two but i doubt it this guy goes through his stuff therally thats why i dont understand why just one seed?



Sure can...look at it like this. You have a big compact bud and the plant hermies either because of some stress you placed on it like burning it early in life like you did with the Lime or genetics. If that nanner pops out inside the bud the pollen is not going to fly everywhere just effect whats right close so you may only get one seed.

If you have more seeds I would toss all the new ones bothered by the Lime.

SaH

stinkyattic
08-11-2007, 07:20 PM
Don't spray seedlings=risk of damping-off fungus.
Don't add ferts to soil for seedlings.
Only use lime if you have a reason that you KNOW you need it.
REad the link in my siggy.

smokinbuds21
08-12-2007, 05:57 AM
thanx that thing that i clicked on was very very helpful you are a very smart person really and kind to take your time to do all of that but you probley been answering the same shit over and over thats all you needed!!!! see ya some time deffinitly!!!!

smokinbuds21
08-13-2007, 06:33 AM
heres the first week of the clones and the first week of the seedling and planting more tonight keep ya posted!!

for any suggestions and tips please tell!!!

SaH
08-13-2007, 02:10 PM
heres the first week of the clones and the first week of the seedling and planting more tonight keep ya posted!!

for any suggestions and tips please tell!!!

Fill the cups you are using up to the top but the last 1/4 inch at most.

S_a_H

smokinbuds21
08-14-2007, 04:18 AM
yea i no its not going to be in that cup for to much longer maybe a few a week or so but the next time it'll be perfect!!!