Sprouts: No New Growth

Crayola

Crayola

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So i just recently started growing for the first time. It's been probably 2-3 weeks since the main plants sprouted. The seeds are nothing special, but i've been doing a lot of research online, especially on this site. I figure i get the basic jist of how things are supposed to be going, and what i should be doing, but i could use some help.

My Supplies:
-Miracle Gro Potting Mix
-Miracle Gro Plant Food Spikes (6-12-6)
-Distilled Water
-Polar Seltzer Water (for the carbonation)
-E2C Full Spectrum 70 Watt Torchiere Lamp

I spray my 5 sprouts down several times a day with a mixture of distilled and carbonated water, in which i have disolved one plant food spike.

Two days ago, i put a plant food spike in the actual flower pot to see how they would react. Since i started using the spikes, the little lealets seem to be much greener and even a bit bigger. However, the plants aren't showing any of the huge spurts of growth that they used to, and i was wondering if maybe they were due for a transplantation, or if maybe my techniques should be tweaked.

Oh yeah, i had the lamp on 24hrs for the first like two weeks, but now i bought a cheap timer and i'm doing 18hrs on and 6hrs off. Also, i have all five of my spouts in a 6 inch diameter flower pot... :-| I'm thinking i should probably transplant the three big sprouts into their own 10 inch diameter flower pots, but i'm not quite sure how to go about doing that...

Any tips? I've read a whole bunch of the noobie things, but i'd really appreciate some help with my sprouts. :grin:

Thanks!
 

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Seedlessone

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ok you need to read more...one plant per pot only. you lights are not close enough or not bright enough as they are strecthed. dont use any nutes yet or you are goona kill them. Honestly I would fix the things above. Replant into serperate pots and bury the stem up to about an 1inch below the first leaves. good luck
 
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Seedlessone

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forget the carbonated water also....work on the general concept first then venture off into sutff like that....
 
MajoR_TokE

MajoR_TokE

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Seedlessone said:
ok you need to read more...one plant per pot only. you lights are not close enough or not bright enough as they are strecthed. dont use any nutes yet or you are goona kill them. Honestly I would fix the things above. Replant into serperate pots and bury the stem up to about an 1inch below the first leaves. good luck
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Sounds like good advice to me.
 
green_nobody

green_nobody

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Seedlessone said:
ok you need to read more...one plant per pot only. you lights are not close enough or not bright enough as they are strecthed. dont use any nutes yet or you are goona kill them. Honestly I would fix the things above. Replant into serperate pots and bury the stem up to about an 1inch below the first leaves. good luck
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Right, do what he said you^^

transplant them, barry them deep (this will also prevent the stem from buckling) and move those lights down, cut out the nuts and the bubble water and you and your plants will be doing fine:blsmoke:
 
green_nobody

green_nobody

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and by the way, for the time, that will come, that you have to feed your babies, get them something decent and not just miracle shitty gro. they will reward you for the service;)
 
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