overwatered?

[Jerry Maine]

Just want some second opinions on these two, I'm assuming its just a sign of the classic overwatering we noobs seem to do. However I only water them every two days or even three, although their cups are tiny, and did so last over twenty four hours ago. Sorry, the pics aren't that great, but there are no other bad signs, just the droopiness

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Also, I've been watering them all about equally, don't know why two have become droppy, while the other two look okay.

Jerry

 

[D.W.A.I.]

Well, depending on the amount of perlite used in your mix, the large accumulation of it (perlite) on the surface of your medium leads me to believe that you are overwatering. In my limited experience, I've found that it's actually quite hard to underwater at this point. Just let them dry out...they'll bounce back. Maybe even repot at that point.

 

[Jerry Maine]

Cool, I had just bought some pots to move them into, I'll let them dry out, water them again once they've completely dried out, and repot half a day after that while the soil is still moist.

Cheers

Jerry

 

[KABBAGE]

you want to allow the pot to BE DRY BEFORE X-PLANTING. Many will tell you to do it while wet, but those who say to let it dry out first would be correct imo. I have done both ways and can say from experience DRY IS THE WAY TO GO. When soil is wet and heavy with moisture, the cylindrical shape it comes out of the cup in quickly crumbles from all the weight pushing down. If nice and dry, the roots can more easily keep the soil in form and hold it all together.
Good luck!

 

[Jerry Maine]

I'll not even be doing transplanting these ladies if they don't recover. Now all four are looking terrible, I was hoping I'd wake up this morning to find them perking up but the other two have follwed suit and all four look lifeless and limp, only the stems are holding up.



Temps are stable at around 25C, but I've turned off the fan blowing on them. Other than that I guess there is nothing I can do, just wait and hope they pull through.

Jerry

 

[Jerry Maine]

Anyone know how long seedlings usually take to recover ? It's been a couple of days since I last watered them, they're in cups and they seem light, but they are still droopy.



Jerry

 

[Sammet]

that one looks whilted now... more water!

 

[untamed]

Jerry: how did they go my friend?

 

[Jerry Maine]

Well, I think my original diagnosis may have been correct, unfortunately. When I noticed the cups were dry later that afternoon, and that the leaves hadn't yellowed, I changed my mind, diagnosed them as underwatered, and gave them some water. But they stayed limp, now look beyond help and the leaves are starting to dry out.

But I can't say I'm 100% sure they were overwatered either, as I watered them about 50ml every two days, only when the cups were light, and not even til water came out the cup. Yet, if they were underwatered they would have perked up pretty quickly, a few hours perhaps, but it didn't happen. So I'm really at a loss, I just know next time I'll have to pay closer attention to my watering schedule, and the soil moisture level. It's tough screwing up and losing some good seedlings, but I just wish I knew exactly what I'd done wrong.

Jerry

 

[Pimp Aurora]

I think you let them dry out too much and the feeder roots pretty much died as a result, plastic plant pots will help them retain moisture for longer, better luck next time

 

[Jerry Maine]

Hmmm, that's possible too. When I saw the first two starting to wilt I diagnosed it as overwatering, it was another 24 hours before I changed my mind.

Jerry