My seedling is 3 weeks old my soil medium is jiffy seedling starter in a peat pot. My light is a t5 on 18 hours. Humidity and temp fluctuate between 40 to 60%
and 65 to 85.
I fertilized with this sites seedling stuff and killed 3 of the 4 plants. I was told way too early to fertilize. This is the surviving plant. Very easy to notice tonight the 1st two true leaves are just beginning to turn yellow. I let the soil dry out and mist them often…like 8 times in 24 hours…maybe more if i cant get humidity up.
So why are those 2 leaves turning yellow?
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Sorry to but in on Sedfars thread. I have a similar situation. 3 week old Super Skunk, and Jack Herer from ILGM. 24 hour light in small grow tent. Germinated/started in rapid rooter plant starters, transplanted to small pots with performance organics container mix. Humidity 50 - 60 %. I take them out in the fresh air regularly. Don’t know about the water. I thought it was just that the plugs had no nutrients when I transplanted them. I put them in the sun a few hours a day last week. now the first leaves on half the plants are white/ translucent and looking like crap. about half the plants look great- those not in the picture. Please help anyone with advice. I plan to grow these outside in soil after the initial couple months under lights. Thanks for any suggestions.
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You seem to have nutrient burn.
What type of medium is that?
How often are you watering?
Have u fed anything?
Edit: Im and idiot
The other questions still matter though. It also maybe the sun kickd some butt. Are they going outdoors? If so be careful for bugs. If not Im back leaning nutrient burn
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@Highwayman420 led you right. Pictures and support ticket would help immensely.
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So many questions man. Light setup? Brand of lights? Soil, hydro or coco? What kind of soil are you gonna use? Are you PH-ing the water? If so, to what?
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Hi Purpngold and Highwayman, the sun was mild and yes, eventually they will go out into the wonderful AZ sun. I water every 2-4 days as needed. The plugs, (I thought) had no nutrients. After about 15 days of sprouting, and showing first leaves a few had a slight trace of yellow, the pictures are from an hour ago. There are a bunch that look fine. The little pots I transplanted them into were filled with performance organics container mix.
Last year I used ocean Forrest from start to finish, had wonderful girls that gave lots of plush buds. Couldn’t get any OF at the time of transplant, so I used this performance organics crap from Ace Hardware. It says organic aged compost N-0.19, P-0.03, K-0.03. Derived from feather meal. soybean meal, and bone meal. I have been real careful not to over water.
The light is a single florescent contained in a gorilla grow (small,12" by 24") tent. I will check water as I’m at my city place. Where they will grow from May through Nov I have a well and water is dialed in. Thanks for any help. I know most of you guys are hydroponic scientists. I’m just old school organic out door gardener, trying for some ten footers. I have some old photo-trons they will spend the winter in as I upsize the pots.
And yes I checked close for bugs with magnifying glass and can see none.
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Im team Soil and Organics. FF soils (reused) and fish 
… and microbes as often as affordable haha.
From your writeup, sounds like youre more then knowledgeable to say the least yourself. As long as that soil isnt time released nitrogen derived, sounds like your fine there… maybe the sun was just a tad too much at the change? Heck im spitballing.
Normally when going outdoors I say let them acclimate. But its frigging February, now that said AZ sun is ARIZONA sun lol. Im pretty sure its dry as heck being winter as well… prolly VPD (just temp:humidity, combined with the sun). Probably nothing to be alarmed of.
Ppm/tds/ec pen would settle piece of that argument
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Thanks for the help. I appreciate it.
I wouldnt use those peat pods they cause more problems then wat there worth it would of been better to start them off in solo cups at least then ur plants could of started a good strong root system before they go into the ground
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I don’t believe they are peat, could be wrong though. More of a sponge type material. After two weeks, these plugs had decent roots coming out before I put them in those tiny pots.
Aha ok i would put them into one gallon pots for two to three weeks the bigger the root system is the better ur plants shouldnt get transplant shock when u put th in the ground
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Ya I tried those once or twice and did not get good results. I only do the solo cup method now and have no issues. Makes transplanting super easy.
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Ok everyone back to me ; )
I have a california dreaming from ilgm.
I am using jiffy seedling soil, dont know about salt?? in a peat pot
growing indoors
Ph of water??
I use a jumpstart t5 high output light for now.
RH between 40 and 60 with a warm mist humidifier
Temp between 65 and 85 i have a little heater. The warm mist helps also.
No ventilation system or any type of grow room or tent
Co2? its only me. Dont know if i emit enough co2?
I lost 3 plants by feeding to early with bergmans seedling fertilizer, ilgm’s own, following directions on back package. This one pulled through.
Its now over 3 weeks old now and i see the 2 first true leaves are yellow. I barely water but spray the plant with water about 8x daily.
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I would water. Foliar has its place. Roots need water to grow. Big root system fast veg. Looks dry as a bone. Just my old eyes. She is past the baby me seedling. This is just my 2 cents. Probabky worth less.
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Transplant now. The plant in the big pot in this pic is 13 days above soil. Yours should be bigger for 3 weeks. They need fresh good soil. The two in the solo cups are 9 days out of soil.
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Im going to transplant and water now. Thanks guys
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Just me but if using cloth pot i prewater that sucker…transplant…water transplant…walk away. Give her a few days to reach out and dont get tempted to flood it. Wet bottom cloth and some weight still good. Just my experiences.
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