Think she'll live?

[dutch.lover]

how's the plant doin? getting any better or worse?

[souldistortion]

Removed the tinfoil as you said. Shes looking about the same to me. her leaves are starting to grow out a teenie bit but they keep curling. i think shes gonna die

But good news. I have a new sprouter. (last pic) And a new addition to the family. Look how adorable she is compared to that torn up beat ass plant. I want to do this RIGHT, without spending much money.

[Bree1978]

Whoa, that standing water isn't good! They'll drown! Your soil looks too thick to let the water drain properly...do you at least have good drain holes?

[gmoney5ss]

you really really really really need some potting soil, it looks like your growing those things in mud, and thats not going to work.. otherwise they look ok

[dutch.lover]

perlite, sand and peat moss are a really good mix. great drainage, but good water retention as well. you don't want to give your plants root rot- only water seedlings when they feel very dry.

[souldistortion]

Whoa, that standing water isn't good! They'll drown! Your soil looks too thick to let the water drain properly...do you at least have good drain holes?

Yes i have drain holes at the bottom of the black pot. Because its such a big pot, most of that water gets soaked up in about 20 minutes. A lot of it drains out anyways, and as you can see, i water the seedling sparingly, as there are no drainage holes in that pot.

you really really really really need some potting soil, it looks like your growing those things in mud, and that's not going to work.. otherwise they look ok

Not going to work? well, they are growing. lol. she did a lot better outdoors then when my dumb ass took her inside and tried to pretend like i knew what i was doing.

perlite, sand and peat moss are a really good mix. great drainage, but good water retention as well. you don't want to give your plants root rot- only water seedlings when they feel very dry.

Do I have to buy those items separately? or would there be some kind of potting soil that included sand, peat moss and perlite?

Also, one more question. How much light should i be giving each of these plants. I know for the seedling 24 hours is probably ok right. I'm sure a seedling would love it.

[dutch.lover]

You don't need to buy those soil components seperately, they are generally what's in a generic potting soil. The soil I got was from a local garden store, and it was their brand. I just added more perlite to it, so the perlite amount was almost 50% of the mix.

As for light, it sort of depends on your preference. Some people keep their seedlings at 24 hr light for the first month or so, but others have the light on 18/6 right away. I had my plants under 24hr light for like 2 months, but now ive switched them to 18/6. So it's up to you.

[Bree1978]

How are they doing? Update?

[souldistortion]

Letâ??s get the big details out of the way. I purchased potting soil and a lot of extra peat moss just cuz the guy recommended it. I purchased growing lights. 2 new seedlings sprouted for a total of 4 gorgeous plants. The plants WERE doing VERY healthy. They were a beautiful bright green and were doing absolutely spectacular. I loved those plants like my own. I was very obsessive in my care for them and it showed. Why am I speaking in past tense you ask? Well, they are all dead. How? I pulled them from the roots myself. Want to know why? It's a long ass story but very much worth the readâ?¦

So itâ??s a Friday night and me and 2 of my buddies are chilling at my house. No one is home but us three. We roll up 3 fat blunts and have a nice little smoke sesh. and about an hour after the session... there's a knock at the door. Do I even have to say who it was? These cops were pissed, knocking on the door like they were gonna kick the shit down. I didn't answer the door cuz I was high as fuck... and I LITTERALLY THOUGHT that they would just go away after they got tired of knocking. (Yeah I was REALLY high) I was shitting bricks because the plants were right upstairs in my bathroom with the light on. 4 plants... Thatâ??s a felony... Seedlings or not... I was scared shitless and high as hell making it even scarier.

I run over and as i'm heading up the stairs. I hear a big long squeak and iâ??m blinded by a flashlight. Yeah... they came through the backdoor. My 2 buddies were on the couch and I was just FROZEN SOLID and shaking right there on the staircase. They gather us all up and tell us there was a noise complaint and ask what we were doing, if we had been drinking. We all said no cuz we had actually not had anything to drink that night. Then this stupid dyke bitch pulls a flashlight on me and says "ARE YOU HIGH?" I say no and she tells me to do some thing with my arms at my sides and my head tilted back. I was comforted to remember that I had put visine in my eyes earlier that day. So a BIG SMILE graced my face when I looked back at her real quick. My friends, however, were not so lucky and got questioned about their bloodshot eyes. They said they were at the beach all day. Which worked, cuz they left us alone after that. But they still walked around the house. They walk up the stairs, and by this time, I'm already contemplating how much prison time im going to do... I watched the cops one by one walk by that bathroom door. Heard all their leathery equitment squeaking as they walked by and I COULD SEE THE LIGHT, (from my grow lights, not the bathroom light) POURING OUT from underneath the bathroom door. (scariest moment of my life) They searched the house for anyone else and questioned us a bit. but after that, they said good night, donâ??t let it happen again blah blah and were on there way. PHEW, CLOSE ONE HUH... its not over...

Just as they are leaving, my mom (knew about the plants, and didnâ??t mind), who was just getting back from her friends house, busts in the back door and runs up the stairs with the cops chasing her and yelling at her to stop. I hear her burst into tears and ask why they are there. She was just scared and didnâ??t know why cops were there. She was crying and screaming "WHY ARE YOU IN MY HOUSE?!". this screaming pissed the cops off. and they told her to calm down and told her about the noise complaint. she continued to scream "DO YOU HAVE A WARRANT?!" And the cops told her that because of the noise complaint they had full rights to search the house. (my mom is like me, she knows the laws, knows her rights, and refuses to be violated by this bullshit) But apparently this pissed the cops off even more and they ended up arresting her on a bullshit charge. a DUI. yes thatâ??s right A DUI. my mom was charged with a DUI, in her own home, and outside of her vehicle. They didn't allow her to get a jacket. not even socks or shoes. they just tossed her in the squad car and sped off into the night. i was so baked, that it all felt like one big nightmare. My whole world came crashing down. The person that gave birth to me, and was supporting my ass, was in the slammer. As you can imagine, i was in DEEP SHIT when she got out and my mom is even saying she doesnâ??t want me smoking anymore (she was TOTALLY COOL with it before, didn't mind, as long as i stayed out of trouble, which I did, up until Friday)

Long story short, She got bailed out by one of her friends and was more then pissed when she got out. She made me personally pull all my babies out of their roots while she watched . FUCKED UP i know. but it set me straight. Another sad tale with a sad ending im afraid. I'm sorry about what happened. Don't think i'll have another grow op up for a long long time. Least till i get my own place. Thanks for the advice when my plants were alive guys, I really appreciated it.

[mfitzp]

that sucks major balls man them plants would of died soon anyways man