Background: First grow. Using bag seeds. Planted 06/13 Used jiffy pods in non-nute soil. Hung a single CFL from 48” grow tent ceiling. Seedlings sprouted after 3 days but started stretching considerably. Moved CFL to ~1ft from seedling then moved to roughly 10” from tent floor. The first two seeds to sprout (right and left) limped over on 06/19-20. I’m assuming the stem could not hold up the weight of the leaves due to so much stretch. 06/21 went from one CFL to 3 CFLs (60W each), kept at same height, and planted two more seeds thinking I’m gonna lose at least two of these. Today (06/22) the third seedling limped over, however all seedling leaves are facing “up” and the right seedling has shown growth in her starter leaves.
My question is if these are salvageable for a new grower or am I dealing with false optimism? Also, I would like to know if I can get these to survive to a transplant (~week from now) can I plant these deeper to “shorten” the exposed stem length? Lastly, how can I avoid this stretch right out the gate and when should I switch to full powered grow lights? Thanks for your time and any advice that you can provide!
My question is if these are salvageable for a new grower or am I dealing with false optimism? Also, I would like to know if I can get these to survive to a transplant (~week from now) can I plant these deeper to “shorten” the exposed stem length? Lastly, how can I avoid this stretch right out the gate and when should I switch to full powered grow lights? Thanks for your time and any advice that you can provide!
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