Again another Light Question.

[Bree1978]

I tend to ramble a little, but bear with me please. Someone threw a seed in one of my plants (house, aloe) and Surprise! It sprouted. I tried to save it, although it took me a week and a half to get some decent lighting over it. I also transplanted it at this time (Saturday). I know it was way to early to do this, but I didn't want to wait to long with it being with that aloe plant (roots entertwining, ect. Now it's first leaves that are not serrated are white and about to fall off, and the plantling itself is bright ass green. I bought 2 Daylight Eco LUX tube floros 6500K @ 3050 lumens each. Does my little baby need another color in addition, or is just dying because of the transplant? Should I chuck it, and just start over? BTW- I also have floro tube (labeled cool but it only puts out 650 lumens, small for aqarium) two cool cfl's 20watts each 1600 lumens, and one soft white cfl 23w 3000k 1100 lumens, but none of those are currently on the plantling. OOOH and also I have Miracle Grow for house plants... 8-7-6 would that be okay for ferts? Probably not high enough, but just asking, I'm thrify-er read cheap, lol. THanks in advance. Sabrina

Bree1978 Reviewed by Bree1978 on 10-31-2006. Again another Light Question. I tend to ramble a little, but bear with me please. Someone threw a seed in one of my plants (house, aloe) and Surprise! It sprouted. I tried to save it, although it took me a week and a half to get some decent lighting over it. I also transplanted it at this time (Saturday). I know it was way to early to do this, but I didn't want to wait to long with it being with that aloe plant (roots entertwining, ect;). Now it's first leaves that are not serrated are white and about to fall off, and Rating: 5

[phytokind]

The current lights are fine, and they should be only a few inches away from the plant. If the first smooth leaves (the cotyledons) are the only leaves that are dying, and the rest of the plant seems OK, then the plant is probably OK. And don't use miracle grow. For an inexpensive initial fertilizer you can use something like fish emulsion. But don't fertilize yet, wait till about the second or third week. Then if the plant takes that well you can use a stronger fertilizer if you want.

[Bree1978]

Here is a crummy pic. My Camera needs new batteries and I am about as still as a leaf in 90mph wind. It is yellowing a bit. Could I also have the lights too close? It's within an inch.

[phytokind]

An inch is probably OK, although your seedling does look like it may be dying. You may want to start some new seeds now just in case.

[Bree1978]

THanks, that is exactly the answer I was looking for (well I was hoping it would make, but aw well it was an accident). Sabrina

[virgin-grower21]

dont throw it away just yet wait a couple of weeks mine looked exactly like that and it was doing really well after a week i used mirical grow as well. but if u check my thread out now as u will see i have lost every single one gutted or what hope it all goes ok for you

[Bree1978]

Here is a pic from this morning. I don't know, it might make it like you said.

[phytokind]

That looks a lot worse, start some new seeds, at least three so you have a chance of getting a female.

[Bree1978]

lol, I have a few seeds trying to start like you said. I was thinking it looked better....HA. I know the color is worse but it did grow. I am still laughing. Thanks for that phytokind.

[CanGro]

@phytokind
You taking the piss or what, where the hell did you learn about growth in plants. If i was you go back to google and actually read up on plant growth. Especially for cannabis, cause you dont seem to know what your talking about.

That plant looks fine and its not dying.
A lot of cannabis plants tend to start yellow as there new leafs come through and become darker.
Try moving the lights away to about 2" and not 1" as it does seem a bit close to the top of the plant.
As for not using MG, you can use MG. The best MG to use is MG all purpose, its NPK is 26-8-16. But dont start using nutes untill at least a month old and also if you do use MG use a dilluted solution not full strengh.