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So some how I forgot to put hole in the bottom of my plants container so I transplanted it to one that I poked holes in. But since this is my first grow ever the transplanting went a little bit rough, any tips to help it recover?
any other tips for a beginner would be very much appreciated:thumbsup:
P.S.
Since I got fired recently i'm not really in the position to buying good equipment, extra nutrients, etc...
I should add its about 1 week old and grew from a germinated seed(from high mids)
First off, what in god's name is a "high mid"? Jargon around here for that sort of thing is "bagseed".
Second, you say it went a bit rough. What do you feel was rough about it? Is the picture from before or after transplant?
Gotta bust ur balls over the "high mid" thing, don't take it personal. We hear that sort of stuff around here all the time.
Welcome to the boards:D
I felt it went rough because I couldnt get it out of the first container easily and it wasn't a fast or very gentle process. The pic is a couple minutes after I transplanted it.
thanks for the reply and like I said any tips/information is appreciated even terms:D
If it still looks like it does in the pic and it's hours later you should be okay. It looks like a fine young little seedling to me.
My personal opinion is there is nothing you should add to your seedling except water. I'm not telling you to go water it if it's moist already, but I wouldn't hit it with any nutes yet. Likely that if it did get stressed, adding nutes will further aggravate that stress on such a young seedling.
Hang in there for a day or 2 and keep us posted.
Also, if you can get some airflow around the plant, just enough to jostle it a touch, not enough to shake it vigorously, it will encourage the stem to bulk up a little quicker. Defense mechanism, if it doesn't need strong stems, it won't put as much energy into it. If it's shaking about just a tad, it'll interpret that like it needs a sturdier stem to stay alive in it's environment.
Nothing but plain h2O until the cotyledons start to turn yellow. The cotyledons are the little rounded leaves that you see when the sprout first pokes up thru the soil. These contain all the nutrients the seedling needs to get it to the 2nd leaf node or so...
I put a little 10$ fan in room and it seems to give it pretty good air circulation and I'll post some more pics in a couple days.
thanks again for the help
Its now bent over! is there anything i can do to save it??:(
is it dry? It looks dry in the pictures, but i'm not sure.
You can bend a long twist tie or something into a canelike shape and use it to prop it back up.
If it's dry, water it asap.
Let us know.
It wasnt super dry but it was a little bit so watered it just a tad....i could find a twist tie so for now im using a toothpick with a thread.
i'll post a pic in a couple minutes
Plant cells need water to stay rigid. If they become too dry the spaces in between cells collapse because they are empty space causing sag.
That's the only thing I can think of at the moment.
Perhaps you may have severed the taproot in the transplant. If so you will know by tomorrow for sure. In that event it will shrivel and die rather quickly.
Don't beat yourself up over it tho, it's only a 7 day loss, and you can always pop more beans.
alright i guess i'll just hope for the best, but if it dies off then next time i wont have to transplant it when its so young.
i'll be sure to let you know how it turns out
I usually just add more soil around weak stems...to prop them up. If your light is weak?...it will stretch more
I just found out that the tap water ph is 7.2-8.0 so that could also be a problem. im gonna get ph kit soon so that won't be a problem next time around
I heard adding soil to previously uncovered parts of the stem can cause stem rot within a few days. The guy at the hydro store told me its always best to use a toothpick or twist tie instead of adding more soil. Also if you feel any moisture within an inch of the soil, I wouldnt water it. But, with the 'rough' transplant, it probably couldnt hurt that you watered again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dutch Pimp
So it seems my plant is doing better and has taken to its new container and doesn't need support anymore.
As soon as I find my camera i'll post a pic
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Originally Posted by HustlaTillDeath
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Something funny?Quote:
Originally Posted by emcnpk
If there is I didn't see it. You don't have a whole lot of room to giggle, your grow isn't in much better shape according to your thread.
It's people like you coming around with negative attitudes that are driving this forum into the grave.
You should be proud, at least your yellow plants aren't falling over.
8 days old and seems to be doing fine now
i had two plant do that there huge now just use a straw dont tie to tight water if dry and place opposing the light it will bend itself the way of the light get a lil computer fan and let it give the seedling a strong stem lights as close as possible and ya love u be straight