Hey yall, if anyone wants to help me cheer up Ralph, I’d appreciate any ideas. He is growing very slowly and is undersized for his three weeks of age. His soil kept getting bone dry and he was dark green and curling up, so I finally flushed his soil. He perked up a bit but now is droopy and his leaves look rubbery and dry. He started in my cold basement (about 60 degrees F) for the first two weeks of life until I brought in a heater. Soil is organic but a little rough I think.
Any tips about him or his grow environment much appreciated. First time grower here.
@bigsali said it. too dry. i hate peat pots. get that plant out of that peat pot into a splo cup garden poy fabric pot whatever u choose. water in a circle away from the stem so it has to search for water and flushing a plant that small is not ideal
I haven’t put any nutrients in yet. It’s King LED 1000W, one of the top 10 recommended LED lights in most grower guides. The veg setting is a blue light, its actually brighter than the picture shows.
Pptrsha I think you have pinpointed the issue with damping off. As I said, the plant was cold for the first two weeks and these peat pots have poor drainage, plus Ralph’s stem is droopy af unless I prop it up with the soil, so I think he may be done for.
, I’d say the lighting might not be adequate enough. What light / how far away is it?