# Rookie mistake iisastupidnewb **URL:** \ **Category:** Seedling\ **Created:** [May 7, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388 "2018-05-07T20:05:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![daddydays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/daddydays/32/95541_2.png) [@daddydays](https://ilgmforum.com/u/daddydays)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/1 "2018-05-07T20:05:55Z")
so the newbie that i am, i put my seeds that have a tap root in my seeding soil in solo cups under cfl lighting but i watered them till i got run off. yes very wet soil so i have them outside in the sun to dry out the soil. is this ok or should i dig out the seeds and put them in dry soil ( i cant believe i did this ) any help would be great @Countryboyjvd1971 @raustin @dbrn32@FloridaSon @garrigan62 @Happy_Pappy @anon95385719 @Niala @Screwauger@Sittingbull64 ty. ---
**Author:** ![daddydays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/daddydays/32/95541_2.png) [@daddydays](https://ilgmforum.com/u/daddydays)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/2 "2018-05-07T20:10:30Z")
![20180507_160829](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/f/9/f99be2fc12130bf38f912cc59d6850b7e6f5cfae.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![merlin44](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/merlin44/32/1090518_2.png) [@merlin44](https://ilgmforum.com/u/merlin44)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/3 "2018-05-07T20:16:04Z")
Personally, I would not disturb them any further by digging them up and replanting. I think just letting them dry out a bit will be the best course for you. You might want to have a fan blowing to help with evaporation. Do your solo cups have drainage holes? If not, that will need to be corrected. Be sure to use pH adjusted water. For soil, your pH should be maintained from 6.3 - 6.8 with 6.5 being the target value. ---
**Author:** ![anon95385719](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@anon95385719](https://ilgmforum.com/u/anon95385719)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/4 "2018-05-07T20:16:44Z")
Merlin said everything I would have. Make sure u out some holes in those cups ---
**Author:** ![daddydays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/daddydays/32/95541_2.png) [@daddydays](https://ilgmforum.com/u/daddydays)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/5 "2018-05-07T20:16:55Z")
yes i cut 4 holes in each one ---
**Author:** ![daddydays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/daddydays/32/95541_2.png) [@daddydays](https://ilgmforum.com/u/daddydays)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/6 "2018-05-07T20:18:14Z")
thanks for the fast response fellas:+1: ---
**Author:** ![merlin44](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/merlin44/32/1090518_2.png) [@merlin44](https://ilgmforum.com/u/merlin44)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/7 "2018-05-07T20:19:17Z")
Your girls will be fine, just follow the advice of the folks on the forum. I for one made just about every mistake that a new grower can make and my first grow is making buds. Yours will too @daddydays.šŸ‘ Without the guidance from the forum, I would likely have killed my plants within the first couple of weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Pappy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/happy_pappy/32/126365_2.png) [@Happy\_Pappy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Happy_Pappy)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/8 "2018-05-07T21:30:06Z")
Leave them alone is what Iā€™d do. ---
**Author:** ![TDubWilly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/tdubwilly/32/423384_2.png) [@TDubWilly](https://ilgmforum.com/u/TDubWilly)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/9 "2018-05-07T21:32:58Z")
Iā€™m definitely with everyone who says leave them alone!! I think your taking the right corrective measures too šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Pappy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/happy_pappy/32/126365_2.png) [@Happy\_Pappy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Happy_Pappy)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/10 "2018-05-07T21:34:01Z")
Thatā€™s funny. Boy, canā€™t we go to extremes? ---
**Author:** ![dbrn32](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dbrn32/32/533801_2.png) [@dbrn32](https://ilgmforum.com/u/dbrn32)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/11 "2018-05-07T22:08:26Z")
I agree with masses ---
**Author:** ![daddydays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/daddydays/32/95541_2.png) [@daddydays](https://ilgmforum.com/u/daddydays)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/12 "2018-05-07T23:28:03Z")
Thanks everyone, I took the dome off and put a fan in there going to leave it like that till I get home from work tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![daddydays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/daddydays/32/95541_2.png) [@daddydays](https://ilgmforum.com/u/daddydays)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/13 "2018-05-07T23:31:30Z")
![20180507_192944](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/f/f/ff04cf1d71a31343beadf6af0e9c97f2c0fb177a.jpg) ![20180507_192944](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/f/f/ff04cf1d71a31343beadf6af0e9c97f2c0fb177a.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![daddydays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/daddydays/32/95541_2.png) [@daddydays](https://ilgmforum.com/u/daddydays)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/14 "2018-05-07T23:32:13Z")
![20180507_193036](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/5/7/576466aebe884eba48700d0b64ac2c6d73cf4f26.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![garrigan62](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/garrigan62/32/82896_2.png) [@garrigan62](https://ilgmforum.com/u/garrigan62)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/15 "2018-05-07T23:34:30Z")
Yes, just let them dry out and You`'ll be fine. You know what I use,ā€¦lmao s turkey basterā€¦works great for watering your seedlings Will ---
**Author:** ![Jwj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7bcc69/32.png) [@Jwj](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jwj)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/16 "2018-05-07T23:35:26Z")
Iā€™ve messed up so many times it not funny sometimes thatā€™s the best lesson it hurts but it true donā€™t give up keep growing Iā€™m 55 years old and Iā€™ve just got better in the last few years ---
**Author:** ![daddydays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/daddydays/32/95541_2.png) [@daddydays](https://ilgmforum.com/u/daddydays)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/17 "2018-05-07T23:36:38Z")
Thatā€™s awesome, Iā€™m just going to use that blue spray bottle for now on and just spray them, ph is 6.6 ---
**Author:** ![garrigan62](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/garrigan62/32/82896_2.png) [@garrigan62](https://ilgmforum.com/u/garrigan62)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/18 "2018-05-07T23:42:04Z")
When you do add a cap of hydrogen peroxide and root stimulant 2ml and watch happendsā€¦awesome ---
**Author:** ![daddydays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/daddydays/32/95541_2.png) [@daddydays](https://ilgmforum.com/u/daddydays)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/19 "2018-05-07T23:43:11Z")
So I can add a cap to the spray bottle? ---
**Author:** ![garrigan62](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/garrigan62/32/82896_2.png) [@garrigan62](https://ilgmforum.com/u/garrigan62)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388/20 "2018-05-07T23:43:56Z")
Hey iā€™m 65 and still learning from you all [Next page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/rookie-mistake-iisastupidnewb/19388.md?page=2)