Is it time to LET GO of it???

So... about a week ago I sowed a new batch for veg room. All good except one plant that had a seed covering issue. I waited about two days to see if the covering would shed but that never happened and finally i decided to moisten the covering with a lil bit of its own medium for like about 10 minutes and then removed the covering.

These are the photos of the day i removed the cover (with and without)

and this is a photo a few days later, and a comparison with its sisters (the sick one is top right as you can see)..... im thinking, it will not survive. It was a shame because it was a cross I had expectations of, but at this point not sure if its just wasting space.




INFO ON GROW:

MEDIUM: Peat, Vermiculite, Perlite.
Feeding: 20-10-20 Jacks (550 ppm)
Lights: Lm301bs (300w to 50%)

PH & Conditions (some variance but numbers have been within this range:

Temp 72 to 82F
Humidity 40% to 65% (had a small dip of humidity at the beginning but now i average 50%)
PH: high 6 in, low 6 runoff (i measure ph with strips, as i believe they are better than a cheap digital ph meter, correct if im wrong please)

nanners1 said:

So... about a week ago I sowed a new batch for veg room. All good except one plant that had a seed covering issue. I waited about two days to see if the covering would shed but that never happened and finally i decided to moisten the covering with a lil bit of its own medium for like about 10 minutes and then removed the covering.

These are the photos of the day i removed the cover (with and without)
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and this is a photo a few days later, and a comparison with its sisters (the sick one is top right as you can see)..... im thinking, it will not survive. It was a shame because it was a cross I had expectations of, but at this point not sure if its just wasting space.


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INFO ON GROW:

MEDIUM: Peat, Vermiculite, Perlite.
Feeding: 20-10-20 Jacks (550 ppm)
Lights: Lm301bs (300w to 50%)

PH & Conditions (some variance but numbers have been within this range:

Temp 72 to 82F
Humidity 40% to 65% (had a small dip of humidity at the beginning but now i average 50%)
PH: high 6 in, low 6 runoff (i measure ph with strips, as i believe they are better than a cheap digital ph meter, correct if im wrong please)

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If I have the room I let them grow. If you need the space kill it. My experience with runts is they usually catch up. Best of luck on this.

curious2garden said:

If I have the room I let them grow. If you need the space kill it. My experience with runts is they usually catch up. Best of luck on this.

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Thanks, encouraging

nanners1 said:

Thanks, encouraging

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BTW if you do choose to keep her (and I hope she's a she) make sure you mark her (a stake/hanger something) so you know she's the runt. I often forgot to do that.

The shell not coming of has held it back I think it'll be fine.
2-3 days growth is a lot at that age.

2.5 days

Give it 7-10 days you'll never know.

My best looking outdoor plant now was a tiny runt that almost died as a seedling in Feb. Glad I kept it, it caught up to the others and then some. Give it a chance if you have the room.