Not Growing!! need help!

[LunaticsPR]

I tryed to germinate 9 seeds in a damp papertowl in a ziplock then wraped up in 3 shirts and put inside a draw only 3 got a taproot i planted them in sould on | weed #1 on Jan/30/2012 10PM - weed #2 Feb/1/2012 10:53 AM - Feb/3/2012 1:02 PM | and the last seed i planted was number 3 and it was the first one to grow out of the soil in and the others have been in there for afew days so i dug up some of the top layer of dirty really slowlly on plant 1 and 2 till i saw the top of the seed i took great care to not damage it. what am i doing wrong? i took pics of evrything i have and my setup. i only have $30 left to spend these few weeks so i took pics of evrything i have. im leaving a pot of tap water out overnight before i water my plants with a spray botle. i close one closet door and leave the the one that has the fan open.

LunaticsPR Reviewed by LunaticsPR on 02-06-2012. Not Growing!! need help! I tryed to germinate 9 seeds in a damp papertowl in a ziplock then wraped up in 3 shirts and put inside a draw only 3 got a taproot i planted them in sould on | weed #1 on Jan/30/2012 10PM - weed #2 Feb/1/2012 10:53 AM - Feb/3/2012 1:02 PM | and the last seed i planted was number 3 and it was the first one to grow out of the soil in and the others have been in there for afew days so i dug up some of the top layer of dirty really slowlly on plant 1 and 2 till i saw the top of the seed i took Rating: 5

[killfrenzi]

Just give it time. Make sure not to overwater. Jus keep em moist. The rest of the shell should fall off over the next few days. Dont feed em any nutes util your first transplant. Maybe? What size pots are they in? The nutes in the MG should last a few weeks, about 2 or 3. Keep the light on em for 24 hrs until they have 2 sets of leaves. Then you can go 18/6 or keep em on 24.

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[rattlingdags]

Little number 3 looks to be off to a good start - congrats and I hope its a girl for you Just be patient with the others and give them time.
But I wouldn't be giving them any more water for now, they look plenty wet enough in the pics. A little seedling needs only a small amount of water.
If you do still have a few dollars to spend on them then I would suggest looking into something to measure your PH. Perhaps a drop kit or better a meter. Your little ones will appreciate being watered with ph'ed water.
Have you also been thinking about more light for later on? What you have now is great for seedlings but once they get growing they quickly out grow that.
Fingers crossed for your other seeds, hope they come through.

[LunaticsPR]

I have been thinking about gething a PH meter if i do i would have to wait 2 more days to buy it but im going to upload a pic of the one i saw at homedepot do you think this one is good to use?

[rattlingdags]

To be honest I don't remember evering read anyone say a good thing about soil PH meters. They don't have a good rep for accuracy.
A meter (for example one from Milwaukee) will tell you the ph of the water that your using and is a very useful tool. With the meter and some Ph-up or Ph-down liquid, you can control the ph of the water.
The little drop test kits are a decent cheap option and, although not so accurate as a meter, they can be ok in a pinch. At least you can make your in going water in the range of about ph6.5.

[LunaticsPR]

Have not watered it today. how do i know when it needs water my soil i have was damp right out of the bag. Included a pic on how its doing. The other 2 have yet to grow. Attachment 282570

[rattlingdags]

Leave her until the top first few centimeters of the soil is drying, there will still be moisture below for her roots to start searching and growing for.
There's still hope for the others yet, its not been very long. Fingers crossed for them

[LunaticsPR]

i got inpationt and dug up plant 1 and 2 ... plant 1 the tap root was dead and plant 2 had 3 roots i noticed too late and when i tryed to replant it in soil it came apart. the roots were moving when i touched them

[LunaticsPR]

i learn from my mistakes tho so i dont regret it. it just inspired me to get more seeds. i have 6 seeds germinating should have atleast 1 - 2 with a taproot in a day or 2

[LunaticsPR]

All 6 seeds got its taproot! and i pickedup 2 more bulbs to add to my grow. the one that did grow #3 i added some more soil to it since it was kinda loose and shaky