# Are both these seedlings doomed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Seedling\ **Tags:** autoflower\ **Created:** [November 12, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705 "2024-11-12T14:13:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sboi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sboi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sboi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/1 "2024-11-12T14:13:18Z")
I suspect both these seedlings are damping off but they seem to still be growing and haven’t keeled over yet and the stems have looked like this for about a week. ![IMG_0550](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/0/8/c/08c6891174a1687bffe5d7b9f038e398e9dd069e.jpeg) ![IMG_0549](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/9/4/b/94bdef6646fb3ea8a959277acf0fc47eca8f74fb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Riskguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/riskguy/32/884243_2.png) [@Riskguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Riskguy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/2 "2024-11-12T14:23:20Z")
Don’t look doomed to me. I’ve managed to grow some pretty sad looking seedlings. Those look like they could use more light ---
**Author:** ![cc014572](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/cc014572/32/1051588_2.png) [@cc014572](https://ilgmforum.com/u/cc014572)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/3 "2024-11-12T14:25:10Z")
Do look a little streched, but i dont do hydro. Others will give better advice. My seedlings always grow slow first couple weeks while rooting rhen explode. ---
**Author:** ![Sboi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sboi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sboi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/4 "2024-11-12T14:33:20Z")
Yeah a few days ago I upped the lighting and they seemed to like that. I turned the light to 100 percent and raised it to 24 inches above them as stated by the manufacturer. ---
**Author:** ![Sboi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sboi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sboi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/5 "2024-11-12T14:37:02Z")
As soon as I upped the lighting I saw better growth and they seemed happier but that’s also about the same time I noticed the bottom of the root looking questionable. ---
**Author:** ![Reed71](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/reed71/32/1199458_2.png) [@Reed71](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Reed71)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/6 "2024-11-12T14:54:55Z")
You good its growing roots also so just keep in mind they be fine just be patient my friend happy growing ---
**Author:** ![Sboi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sboi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sboi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/7 "2024-11-12T15:20:36Z")
Thanks @Reed71 I usually do soil and can’t recall any of my seedlings ever looking this frail, being my first go at hydro I may have freaked myself out haha ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/8 "2024-11-12T17:55:23Z")
1st pic plant looks doomed Grow Bro, appears to have dampening off effects and likely will die, brace the second one up with more hydroton 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![Sboi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sboi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sboi)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/9 "2024-11-18T12:43:35Z")
_UPDATE_ ![IMG_0652](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/d/e/b/deb5158979ea00ae9ce35cfbb51c406582f4cb15.jpeg) ![IMG_0651](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/0/4/5/045770478b6f34a87c93862b02dda1c41e55489a.jpeg) Both plants are starting to take off, but still no roots coming out of the net pots. Even the smaller plant which showed signs of dampening off seems to be making a comeback? I plan to keep top feeding the bigger plant until roots reach the water. ---
**Author:** ![Sboi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sboi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sboi)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/10 "2024-12-18T14:37:50Z")
_UPDATE_ Not sure if anyone cares but from thinking I was going to lose both plants to dampening off to where they are at now speaks to how good the genetics must be. For the first time I decided to give each plant its own light but decided I was gonna use a 2 bulb t5 fixture for one plant and my regular LED light for the other. Will be interesting to see the effects on growth of the t5 . T5 light has Zkittlez OG auto under it and Froot by the foot auto is under the LED. ![IMG_0876](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/3/3/433dbfab6aaf175bed75a85f5200e2570d2c9bc2.jpeg) ![IMG_0858](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/d/9/8/d989e911aa877c411f7361b8a152bda5f1ada232.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/11 "2024-12-18T14:44:52Z")
Looking good Growmie but the T5 is going to seriously affect that plant in flower unless it’s a full spectrum fixture. Even then it won’t have the intensity needed to fully develop and ripen the buds. I’m all in to tag along and wish you well 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![Sboi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sboi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sboi)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/12 "2024-12-18T14:58:02Z")
Yeah I only threw it over that plant because I already had it laying around and figured it was better then trying to share one light for both plants. But I do have a viperspectre reef led light from an old reef tank I used to have set up. I know it’s geared for more of the blue spectrum needed by corals but you can turn down the blues and keep the whites and reds so maybe I should just experiment with that instead 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![StonedCold13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/stonedcold13/32/1094279_2.png) [@StonedCold13](https://ilgmforum.com/u/StonedCold13)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/13 "2024-12-18T14:59:11Z")
Of course we care 🤷🏻💚🤘🏻 Looking good in the tent 💪🏻 ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/14 "2024-12-18T15:01:11Z")
The red spectrum will help in flower Grow Bro. You would scream if you saw my first indoor run, keep on keeping on 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![Reed71](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/reed71/32/1199458_2.png) [@Reed71](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Reed71)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/15 "2024-12-21T12:58:46Z")
@Sboi we care about all our friends on here my friend if there’s anything we can do to help we are all here to succeed and grow the best we can happy growing my friend ---
**Author:** ![Riskguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/riskguy/32/884243_2.png) [@Riskguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Riskguy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/16 "2024-12-21T19:01:11Z")
Thanks for the update…show how resilient the little girls can be. ---
**Author:** ![Sboi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sboi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sboi)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/17 "2024-12-21T20:36:54Z")
Only problem I’m running into now is that with growing in dwc the one plant is growing like crazy and is really close to my 100 watt led light and is getting burnt. I cannot raise my light any further so should I just leave it and write off the main cola or should I just turn down my light to say 75 percent and see if that saves the top cola from burning/ bleaching? ---
**Author:** ![Storm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/storm/32/1066086_2.png) [@Storm](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Storm)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/18 "2024-12-21T23:18:42Z")
Supercrop it. ---
**Author:** ![Sboi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sboi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sboi)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/19 "2025-01-01T18:48:46Z")
UPDATE\* Apparently I was good this year cuz I got a new 6ft tent from Santa which eliminates my problem with the light being to close and she is looking super happy with it! ![IMG_1028](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/b/9/7/b978aaae29db2990bb8456acc8511e6781195bb7.jpeg) First go with DWC and only 4th grow ever and this is the happiest my plants have ever looked in flower! ---
**Author:** ![Sboi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sboi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sboi)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705/20 "2025-02-02T13:27:35Z")
Down she comes! Went through and only harvested the upper colas and am going to give the lower buds more time and see if they ripen up more. @OGIncognito @Storm @Reed71 @Riskguy @StonedCold13 @cc014572 ![IMG_1374](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/c/9/8/c98246df348a49685255275bab4cf185bef24559.jpeg) ![IMG_1371](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/f/5/1/f5107ab4b9d2751719cd7af242ea0d4807c48986.jpeg) [Next page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/are-both-these-seedlings-doomed/115705.md?page=2)