Droopy

[johnb1963]

Hello my friends,

I'm back at it for a winter indoor grow. Off to a terrible start. Germinated 10 seeds but only one sprouted. Its growing slow and the leafs are a little droopy. Condiitions are good. 80 degrees with lights on 70 when off humidity around 70%.
any thought

[Gator]

How often do you water, she looks like she's over watered, what is your medium??

[DabberDog]

't aint yer first rodeo, Johnb. If you have 90% failure, either you got a mess of bum seeds or someone salted your soil.
Looks overwatered, like G said. And it's funny that this one that is growing looks like a champ. Did you put seeds in hot soil or are you using something new?

[Allotrope1000]

Hi, Johnb.
I concur with Gator and Dabber. Your plant looks too wet. There appear to be two challenges with your winter grow:
1. Seed source. Did these come from a reliable seed vendor or a lesser quality source? A 10%
germination rate suggests either poor quality seeds or problem with your germination method. Just guesses. You should get 8 or 9 out of 10 to sprout, minimum, even with home made.
2. Grow medium. Wet soil = failure. 70/30 or 50/50 (my personal choice) coco/perlite in fabric bags is virtually impossible to overwater. The combination of a light, friable coco mix and air porous pot gives the plant roots all the oxygen they need to flourish.
And it is reusable.

But, you know the drill. Great genetics. Proper medium. Right nutes. Excellent environment. And a knowledgable grower to orchestrate it all together.

[johnb1963]

Hello my friends,
seed were two years old but stored in a dark dry dresser drawer in the original package. The paper towel method was used. 1 sprouted a tap root right away. The others just craked open or did nothing.