Really small growth soil after transplant from rapid rooters (perfect.

[UberPooner]

Hey all,

My problem is really slow/small growth after transplant. Also leaf edges are turning purple.



I sprouted some seeds in rapid rooters. They were doing well during germination phase and once I saw roots I transplanted to soil.

Soil is Baby Boo bio dynamic blend potting soil (usually do ocean forest though hydro guy said this had more microbes).

Once I transplanted to soil i just added some microbes/bennys(0 nutes) - Great white shark, h&G Roots accelerator, OG special blend, and some soil conditioner.

Just checked ph runoff and it was 6.2( I was hoping it was a dumb number and that would be the problem however, ph numbers are perfect)

Its been almost two weeks and the plant looks so sad. I started with 4 seeds and half went to 100% rockwooll, rockwool seeds are double/triple the size of the soil plant.

I do have a fan blowing behind them at the slowest speed 100% of the time however, the plant is not shaking too much.

What do you guys think I can do to fix this?

THANKS!

 

[Fly by Night]

Less watering and feeding. Whew

 

[UberPooner]

Thanks for input! I had a feeling that could be the case. im starting new seeds and am just going to do water till roots establish in that pot then start doing extras/feeding. do you think these ladys are worth recovering?

 

[soil margin]

Looking at your picture my first guess is that you're drowning the roots a bit with too much water/feeding and drying out the green matter a little with the fan. Remember big plants need fans and constant air circulation because they create humidity. Seedlings don't have enough green matter to create significant humidity so keeping air moving constantly is not a big concern in my experience. I would suggest getting a nice mulch layer going in that pot so that you can keep the soil moist and soft while reducing watering frequency. Those tiny girls don't like to dry out but they also get overwatered pretty easily. The mulch layer helps slow down the drying/evaporation process of the soil so that the roots have a much more friendly environment. Maybe try leaving the fan on for only a few hours a day so the girls can get some fresh air without any drying effects.

 

[UberPooner]

Thanks @soil margin I appreciate the info especially about the humidity and fan. I actually started some new seeds and threw those guys out. I will look into a mulch layer, do you have a suggestion on a good brand(im not really looking to make myself)? Next run I think im going to go from rapid rooters to 12oz soil pots then in a larger 1-2 gal. Do you think they would benefit from that or is that overkill on transplanting?

 

[soil margin]

I always make my own mulch but if you wanna buy something quick and easy a bag of woodchips and cocoa shells from home depot or wherever will make a decent quick mulch.

The extra transplanting only seems to help plants when they are getting rootbound, so if that's not an issue for the plant there probably won't be much benefit. I normally don't transplant more than once unless there is a problem or something, but I know some growers do without any negative side effects.

 

[UberPooner]

thanks again!