I planted a seed after germinating and came to find the stem bent like its growing sideways. One of the leaves were still stuck to the seed shell pulling it down. Is there a way I can save this or is it already too late? This is my first time trying to grow so I already messed up horribly somehow... picture for reference.
Thanks! Makes me feel a bit more confident. So far I'm growing two plants at the same time just to see how my first grow goes. One seems tall and beautiful and this one seems... depressed lol wasnt sure if it'd be worth it but if I can bury the stem as you say then I guess I can manage to save it!
I agree 100%. It looks quite fine and healthy. The "bend" will always be visible unless you bury it above the bend at transplant as recommended above.
I wouldn't bury the stem until its taller and has a few new nodes. Or do it when you transplant. If it stretches and starts falling over, happens all the time, you can make a little support for it out of some wire.
One other thing I might mention is it looks over watered. Seedlings need very little water to start. Once they are in their "forever home," the roots will take off and you will need to water much more frequently. For now, I'd say lay off and let it dry a bit. Good luck!!
Yea I figured, I laid off on the water for the most part. Its been raining a lot here on the east coast and hasnt really been too humid. I just sprayed a mist of white vinegar and water mix to lower the ph of the soil a bit. It was reading between 7.9 and 8.2 for both my plants. Since I sprayed it, its come down to 5.8 on one plant and 6.3 on the other. Would hate to loose em to root rot but since they are only 6 days old I might wait another week or more to water them.
Yeah that's really all you need to do. Squirt bottle works best when they're young. Keep spoiling that plant and you'll be fine
My other baby seems to be doing fine so far, no problems. Some people have told me the seedling stage is the hardest. Not sure how true that is but so far I think Im mostly just gunna bring them outside when they have like 4 or 5 nodes and let nature do its thing. Idk if Ill have to be as strict on nutes as indoor guys but I feel like if the ph is good and I dont drown it, nature will find a way to bloom. A few of my friends plants suffered from nute burns so I think for my first grow Im just gunna relax a bit and not go too crazy.
yes seedling stage is really the trickiest. Takes the least to kill them, but once you've got a few real leaves, they are really hardy.
I'd love to try and grow that many but its not my house so I gotta respect the owners wishes. He doesn't mind a few plants but 12 would be pushing it. Besides I dont really have the necessary equipment nor time to really dedicate to that many plants. The seeds were free autos so even if I fuck up Im not too worried and can try again while still having some time til harvest season... hopefully lol
12 doesn't mean you're stuck flowering 12 plants, just means starting off with 12 seeds. For instance I've sprouted 2-3x the amount of tomatoes and peppers than I actually plan to grow in the garden this year, but it gives me plenty of wiggle room for the ones that haven't sprouted (3-4) ones that are weak or sick (2-3) In reality, out of the 20 pepper and tomato plants I started, less than half of them won't end up in the garden
Thats a good point when you put it that way. I'll probably start germinating another 2. Not looking for big yields. Just seeing what I can learn. I don't even smoke weed anymore lmao