having trouble with my first grow

[snow...]

Hi, I just planted my first seeds about 5 days ago. An there sprouted an I watered them yesterday an they were fine. But today they were looking diffrant, they started slanting to the sie. Is there somthing wrong with it? Oh an how much sunlight does it need?

snow... Reviewed by snow... on 08-22-2006. having trouble with my first grow Hi, I just planted my first seeds about 5 days ago. An there sprouted an I watered them yesterday an they were fine. But today they were looking diffrant, they started slanting to the sie. Is there somthing wrong with it? Oh an how much sunlight does it need? Rating: 5

[Psycho4Bud]

Little ones should be under 24 hour light.

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[snow...]

but what if i cant, like mabye 8 hours of sunlight,an i dont want it to grow that big, i just want a little bit u know? but if it dosent get alot of sunlight, could it die?

[Nochowderforyou]

Little ones for best results should be started under 18hrs-24hrs of light, but I have seen many grows just sown from seed, from start to finish. It can be done, but less light=longer time to grow.

What do you mean slanted? Like the stem is slaned, or the leaves are drooping?

Sounds to me like the leaves are sagging down. That is a common case of overwatering. Only water when the soil is dry, and don't water so much that the soil is mucky. Especially when plants are that young as they have such a small root system, that overwatering is so easy to do.

Your plants should get at least 4-6hrs of direct sunlight a day.

The problem with starting outside is the heat risk they come in with. That hot sun beating down on them can dry things out very quickly, so check your soil everyday. You can water in the morning, but after a hit, dry day, that soil could be dried out again.

Good luck.

[snow...]

Thanks for that!An I dont think they will dry out, see I have them in the woods, but in the woods, theres like 4 or 5 differant spots that get alot of sunlight,but not too much for it to dry out.Plus if it ever rains, it wont drown. But for get the slanted part, its standin out staight, it started to slant because i just watered it, oh an if rain does happen to get on it, like alot could it kill it?

[JiGGabOo]

if u dont have any protection for ur seedlings, it will probably get eaten. since its in the woods