HELP! Sprouts wont go any taller

[Rayan]

i guess there's something wrong here my seeds are old i know so i put em in a distilled water cup for 18 hrs - 24 then into the rapid rooter inside the dome under the heating mat under a wood surface (my closet) room temperature 23c-26 and after three days they look like this,,, the sprout wont go taller than this,, why is that!!?

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

Hello Rayan have they looked exactly like that for 3 days ?

 

[9fingerleafs]

You made a simple mistake. The first white sprout you see is the main root. It should be buried in the medium and protected from direct light. Inside the seed are the leaves. when the root has gotten a little grip on the medium the seed will open and the plant will begin growing. Check germination timelapses on YouTube don't be discouraged

 

[Sheesh]

I'm thinking the same as 9fingerleafs. I'm no pro with rapid rooters as I just germinated my first seeds with them. I pushed my seed down about 10 mm and covered the hole with a piece of the rapid rooter. Maybe try covering it now? To push it in further now may be a little risky. Maybe someone with more experience can advise next steps. I'm not convinced that they should be sacrificed just yet. Older seeds can take longer to pop but still grow fine. also, are those rapid rooters moist or a little dry? Need to keep them moist but not soaked.

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

Sorry agree with both answers above ,I hit the pipe to early this morning ,my bad, didn't even notice they weren't covered.

 

[Rayan]

Thx for replying but i didn't understand whats the mistake,, a couple of two seeds when i first sow yhe white sprout i put em in the coco and still nothing happened to them its been 3 days too,, and i did cover the whole with a small piece or rapid rooter ao they're not exposed to light

 

[Rayan]

I did cover them same as you said i guess maybe maybe because i soaked em maybe im not sure I'll try more i have a lot but also makes me sad to waste even one,, and i placed the seeds in the same whole of the rapid rooter i didn't make one from the other side,,,, any heeellllllppppppp 😂😂

 

[Rayan]

Lol its ok man so try helping me out so i can hit the pipe too

 

[Rayan]

Some of them i guess and one of them the bigg white sprout has become this after i placed it in the rapid rooter,,, all of them were a little cracked and some hase a smaaaaaaalll white sprout when i took them out from the water

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

Maybe bad seeds

 

[Rayan]

But they sprouted!!

 

[Rayan]

Ok here is my update i moved these two seeds to the medium sprayed a little ph water covered them and under the light,,, but check this nasty looking thing i found i mean its the only one all others are looking good but what the hell is that!!! :frustrated:

 

[9fingerleafs]

that little white thing is the root, it has to be buried growing down

 

[Rayan]

I did buried it in the medium but look at the other pics look like a web or something nasty

 

[Aloner]

Looks like could be mold/mildew.

 

[9fingerleafs]

Ohhh I see it now. You are right that's very weird. Maybe some kind of fungus?

 

[mona19595]

Rayan be really careful with the tap root you don't want to break that.  In fact, I would put a little growing medium over the two seeds.  The tap root will start to burrow down on it's own.  After 3 days they look fine except that one that is covered in white.  Not sure what you want to do with that one. But I would be really careful with it so it doesn't spread to the other's. I am in my first grow too almost 2 months into Veg and my seeds took 6 days to sprout. You may or may not see a lot of action growing up but rest assured your roots are the most important to get the plant established. Don't panic just be patient remember keep your seedlings moist like spring time. And don't leave your light too close you don't want to burn them. Every little thing I encountered I researched and researched at every stage. Once you see the first or second set of leaves you will want to put the rapid rooter and your grow medium in a solo cup but I used a clear cup so I could see what was happening under the soil and man let me tell you the roots grew pretty quickly but the leaves on top didn't or so I thought. I am growing Northern Lights and realized the plant itself is small. I kept my seedlings covered too but then I read that you only used a humidity dome over clones. So I took the domes off. Do you what you think is best for your seedling's though. Above all be patient and keep watching I was a maniac I kept checking mine 3 or 4 times a day to make sure the temp and humidity were consistent. Good luck!

 

[mona19595]

PS if you can put those two seedling's back in the rapid rooter put the tap root facing down but be extremely careful you don't want to touch the root. Then put your piece of rooter over the hole. And just watch don't let the rooter dry out but don't over saturate it either.

 

[Rayan]

Lol thx a lot mona its good that u used to check 3 4 times im checking like 10 times a day its my first growing and i bought a lot of stuff and did a lot of work to this closet too,, about the white thing looks like a web i throw it out i dont want to risk anything and the two seeds i already planted them in the medium i attached the picture,, but if i didn't use the doom the humidity in the closet is 45-50 i dont know im no expert but won't u think its gona take even a longer to sprout? And i know i should plant the whole rapid rooter with the plant once i see some green but im not seeing anything but i will be patient or i will try at least,, and as i said these seeds are gifted from a friend i dont know the strains but i ordered 3 different kinds of strains from nirvana ak48 northern light and white rhino but also i have these here so i thought why not practice

Wish u all the luck with your growing and hopefully more and more share with us some pictures

 

[Blazed227]

I dont like rapid rooters.. ive had to rip them open a few times to help the sprout get all the way up cause the seed was gettin stuck.. happend more the oncw.. like them for clones but not so much for seedlings..