Problem with Me

[cyphercrash]

Well My sprouts grow slow have spindly stems and then they go from green to the pic above, is it too much light the light box is what I hang above the plants

cyphercrash Reviewed by cyphercrash on 01-02-2007. Problem with Me Well My sprouts grow slow have spindly stems and then they go from green to the pic above, is it too much light the light box is what I hang above the plants Rating: 5

[latewood]

shouldn't be the lights...that looks like it was in a puddle...

how many sprouts? might not need all those bulbs at 1st...

[misk]

lol wat do u water them with and how ofen?
how far is the light from the plants?
tell us more info bout ur setup dude

[cyphercrash]

Well that was plucked from the soil cause it was falling over and shriveling up. Now no sprouts. Waiting for germ seeds to poke surface.

[cyphercrash]

OK those lights in a 2' x 1' area.
Grow space is in the corner of a 6 x 4 x 8 closet
(don't know if you noticed that each bulb has a fan on the opposite side of the box from it blowing through the hole in the tin can reflector)
Currently lights are 18" above soil level NO breakthrough sprouts yet
Soil is Gardeners potting soil (only things added are Pearlite no Nutes)
2 8" Plastic pots with drainage (sold for planting)
3 Papertowel germinated seeds planted 1"-2" below soil level per 8" pot
Tap water allowed to sit out for 24 hours
Water PH 6.5
Water Temp 75 Deg F
Room Temp 75 Deg F
Soil Temp 72-78 deg F
Heating pad below pots when lights are off to maintain soil temp
Fan on closet floor blowing UP
Closet has 12" X 6" vent cut in back through wall into laundry room which is not an enclosed area (air flow)
2" space below door to floor (air flow)

First picture is of previous atempt to show that the first 5 previous attempts ended in the exact same results) so it is something I am doing

[latewood]

OK...one mistake you made...no biggee but you should plant sprouts only 1/4-1/2" deep and lightly cover over.

[cyphercrash]

OK but that does not explain why the ones that have sprouted through do this (SEE PIC)

[latewood]

well I don't know what to tell you about pik...perhaps it damaged itself digging out of that deep planting. Sorry Saboutage?

[cyphercrash]

OK but that does not explain why the ones that have sprouted through do this (SEE PIC) also there is debate as to planting them a bit deeper so the roots get stronger. so I went 1" well up to the first knuckle on my finger MAX

[cyphercrash]

That one was a soil germination