seedings ?

[Gatekeeper777]

Ok I have 5 plants that are two weeks old. they have their second set of leaves and I have begun to wind stress em.
I am growing them hydroponically.
I started with 10 but 3 never made it and 2 are retarded growers (slow and growing like a twisted vine).
My question is...........When are they no longer seedlings?
I would like to know this so I know when to start to give them full strenth nutes.
thanks

Gatekeeper777 Reviewed by Gatekeeper777 on 11-15-2008. seedings ? Ok I have 5 plants that are two weeks old. they have their second set of leaves and I have begun to wind stress em. I am growing them hydroponically. I started with 10 but 3 never made it and 2 are retarded growers (slow and growing like a twisted vine). My question is...........When are they no longer seedlings? I would like to know this so I know when to start to give them full strenth nutes. thanks Rating: 5

[Weedhound]

Usually at about 2 weeks...or a couple sets of leaves since germ. You have to build your nutes up slowly....can't just suddeny pour in full strength. If you've lost a few plants already (which you mentioned) and others are not growing well then there is a reason for that.....and it's not the plant's age. Better to diagnose what's making your plants sick than to just keep losing them and starting over.

[headshake]

it could just be bad beans. are they bag seed or custom genetics? also, organic nutes are a lot more forgiving that chemical ones. just something to keep in mind.

-shake

[socialistpete]

I would suggest just using Ph'd tap water till they have 3 sets of "normal" leaves. Then like weedhound said build up slowly as not to stress them the fuck out.

[Rusty Trichome]

also, organic nutes are a lot more forgiving that chemical ones. just something to keep in mind.

Organics can fry a plant just as dead as a chemical nute, so best not to overdo it with either. :jointsmile: