Seedling curiosity

[Nastyyeti]

I have these seedlings that to me seem fairly decent. But I'm curious as from a professional grower stand point, do these look healthy? Just looking for any tips.

 

[yamiacaveman]

Looking good to me. The one on the left looks more wet than the one on the right and the the one on the left looks like it's leaves are drooping a little, maybe a little too wet? But that is from the pics, I could very well be wrong.

Not really any stretch, so the light must be good. The only thing I would suggest, and perhaps you already have it going is to put a very very gentle breeze on the plants, just so they jiggle a little, just to get the stems a little stronger.

 

[Nastyyeti]

Yeah I just watered the one on the left yesterday. Pics are from today, perhaps the drooping is from over watering? I have a small fan moving air around them, should I point it closer to them? I've read that direct wind from the fan isn't good.

 

[yamiacaveman]

Right now I would just keep it the way you have it going now -- just some slight movement really helps that stem get stronger.
I wouldn't call it overwatering, probably more of a reaction to watering, but I would wait until it looks like the other, somewhat dry, before you give it another drink.
Last you do have a lot of drainage hole in the cups?

 

[Nastyyeti]

Yeah I have a lot at the bottom. But I never usually give it enough water this early on to drain out. I just try to give a little.

 

[Nastyyeti]

Just enough to kinda keep it moist on the surface.

 

[Jibblerjoe]

Babies look good. I try to water my seedlings by driping the water in a ring around outside of plant, I try to water a lil bit each day.

 

[Nastyyeti]

Yeah I have a feeling that I possibly over watered it. But hopefully it will be okay.

 

[Jibblerjoe]

They look good. Just the way I been watering. I water enough to make a ring around seedling, so it dries quicker, that way next day I can give another lil watering. This is for my seedlings. Less water, water everyday. This is in coco with 30 to 50% perlite mix.

 

[Jibblerjoe]

This is a pic of my new babies in final pot start.

 

[Jibblerjoe]

I leave the 2 inches from top of pot, to fill in as seedlings stretch.

as they grow, I top off the media.

 

[Jibblerjoe]

Under a t8 light

 

[Nastyyeti]

Nice man, well honestly that's probably around the amount I give mine. I'll have to check them this morning but I really appreciate all the help.

 

[Nastyyeti]

Also mine had stretched about two to three days ago and I had added the soil up around the stem for support.

 

[Nastyyeti]

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[Jibblerjoe]

What light they under. Soil may take a lil longer to dry. They look good.

 

[Nastyyeti]

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This is them today, one on the right looks like the leaves are curling down quite a bit. I have them under one cfl house bulb at the moment. Not sure of the wattage though.