HELP! Bubblelicious not growing
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be sure to mist at the end of the light cycle
i'm not clear just what misting adds for benefits, i know about foliar feeding, but not clear what plain water mist does that's good
Are you sure about misting at the End of the light cycle? It would sem getting them wet right before dark time is asking for powdery mildew. I wouldn't do that. I'm no expert, just my personal opinion.
ijustgrowGREEN
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Rosten.... dont mist the plants. growone is correct in saying that misting with plain water does no benefit to your plants. if you mist when lights are on, you will burn leaves of plant. if you mist with lights off, what are you acheiving? foilar feeding is done in an urgent plant situation... and it has a purpose (read the faq). plain water misting does nothing beneficial for your plants. plus, they're just seedlings which are struggling and working hard just to survive, let alone being sprayed. also, keep your fan on very low. move it far away from plants. you want a gentle breeze... not a hurricane. the seedling of yours that fell over could be saved by replanting, or putting a stint in. good luck....
rostenoc
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Yeah i wasnt sure about misting but im going to stop.The plant that fell over is already starting to stand back up. Im thinking of starting a grow journal because I might need more help as I go along.
Here's a pic of the one that fell over
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ijustgrowGREEN
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that's too much stem above ground for a seedling to support. you can either put a stint in the soil and tie her to that. (such as a toothpick). or gently cut soil where stem comes up. take a dull knife or something and stab around entire stem- about 3/4-1" from all sides of stem. thus, an 1 1/2 - 2" diameter circle around the stem. stab deep enough down to get to the bottom of the seedlings roots/rootball. tip the cup over, and whole plant should fall into the palm of your hand. replant it in larger pot, except this time, bury almost all of stem in the soil, leaving only 1/4-1/2" above ground. be as gentle as you possibly can... good luck.
ijustgrowGREEN
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Rosten... if you do decide to dig her up, you may as well just stab around entire perimeter of the cup. stab around the cup and all the way to bottom of cup, then you can transplant entire deal into a larger, deeper setup. that'll reduce your chances of damaging roots...
ijustgrowGREEN
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you got it 
next time you gotta do this, you could go even lower with the stem, right up to the seed leaves... but they'll be much more stable now. keep your lights as close as possible to reduce the amount of stretching in the future.
next time you gotta do this, you could go even lower with the stem, right up to the seed leaves... but they'll be much more stable now. keep your lights as close as possible to reduce the amount of stretching in the future.sirbudmaster
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mattyblade1
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TRY GROWING IN ROCKWOOL.. IT GIVES THE PLANT SUPPORT... I GERMINATE MY SEEDS IN WET PAPER TOWEL AND WHEN THE WHITE TAP ROOT IS A CM OR SO IN LENGTH I MAKE A SMALL HOLE ON THE ROCKWOOL WITH A PEN DAMPEN THE ROOKWOOL WITH MINERAL WATER AND PLACE THE GERMINATED SEED GENTLY IN THERE. i THEN GET A SMALL DAMP BIT OF PAPER TOWEL A COVER OVER THE TOP OF THE SEED SO IT DOSN'T DRY OUT. I THEN PUT IT UNDER MY 20W CFL AND SPRAY TWICE A DAY.
I HAVE NEVER LOST A SEEDLING DOING IT THIS WAY AND IT WILL GIVE YOUR SEEDLING WAY MORE SUPPORT THAN THE WAY YOU HAVE IT NOW.
HOPE THIS HELPS
I HAVE NEVER LOST A SEEDLING DOING IT THIS WAY AND IT WILL GIVE YOUR SEEDLING WAY MORE SUPPORT THAN THE WAY YOU HAVE IT NOW.
HOPE THIS HELPS
rostenoc
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i just watered it today the soil was bone dry and the cup was lite like there was nothing in it. i let it dry out so the roots would grow. it has been like this since day 7 or 8 here's a pic of day 8.
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sirbudmaster
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i think they are doing ok. Yeah when the cups get light you know it! new growth looks good.
Peace
sirbudmaster
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i every now and then get a leaf that is retarded looking......it will either correct itself or fall off dead lol don't stress to much daily about that stuff.
peace
peace
ijustgrowGREEN
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how many total plants you got goin at once Rosten? they look pretty good....