californiaorang
06-09-2009, 09:38 PM
i have been having a really hard time keeping seedlings alive, yellowing and brown drying leave tips eventualy leading to ultimate death of seedling. i realized it was my pre-furt soil. i had to hunt for a soil very mild and basic enough so that i could finaly use my hesi soil kit. full kit for all stages of growth.
ok so i got some soil thats basicly peat moss and vermiculite with some other basic ingredients. its very light and fluffy. no nutes added, and its ph balanced
i also got "seed starter" soil, its extreamly light, airy and fluffy. it is peat moss that is extreamly fine, it also has a few other ingredients in it.
the man at the nursery said that i shouldnt buy the soil i did because i'd have to add nutes or else the plants wont grow well. i just smiled and said ok. i was playing dumb, i didnt want him to know what i was growing. i just told him i was having nute burn on some vegies i was growing on my apt patio (i dont live in an apartment ;) ) he then went on telling me how the pots i was buying were to small . i just told him i had alot of spare time and i was playing around with some ideas, he didnt ask any further questions and i picked up the peat moss soil and seed starter.
so i planted 6 new seedlings i had soaking in water, the seedlings popped open in less then 24 hours!!!!
my other seedlings are doing OK, i think that 3 of them might competely die, i already replaced the soil in 4 of the pots(2liter cut bottles). 2 of them are so gone i dont want to even try.
ok so i got some soil thats basicly peat moss and vermiculite with some other basic ingredients. its very light and fluffy. no nutes added, and its ph balanced
i also got "seed starter" soil, its extreamly light, airy and fluffy. it is peat moss that is extreamly fine, it also has a few other ingredients in it.
the man at the nursery said that i shouldnt buy the soil i did because i'd have to add nutes or else the plants wont grow well. i just smiled and said ok. i was playing dumb, i didnt want him to know what i was growing. i just told him i was having nute burn on some vegies i was growing on my apt patio (i dont live in an apartment ;) ) he then went on telling me how the pots i was buying were to small . i just told him i had alot of spare time and i was playing around with some ideas, he didnt ask any further questions and i picked up the peat moss soil and seed starter.
so i planted 6 new seedlings i had soaking in water, the seedlings popped open in less then 24 hours!!!!
my other seedlings are doing OK, i think that 3 of them might competely die, i already replaced the soil in 4 of the pots(2liter cut bottles). 2 of them are so gone i dont want to even try.