Hi there, when you transplant that I suggest getting some better soil - not to be rude, but that looks like some dirt you scraped out of your back yard. Also, it is best if your pot or container has a drain at the bottom to allow the oxygen to get to the roots, and to also not let the roots become water-logged. It’s not that hard to grow, you just need to pay attention to the needs of the plant, and over time you will learn what it is they want.
3 Likes
Hi. Thank you for your advice. I appreciate every single piece of it, so keep saying what else I need to do.
I bought local vegetable soil, and before that I killed 4 of my seeds with premixed nutrients soil mixed with nitrogen’s, and I suppose it killed my seed immediately. So I am kinda scared to use that soil again.
Regarding the holes, I made 4 holes in the bottom of my cup, so water may come out, but I am definitely gonna buy a nice pot with holes under it.
Here in China we I have a language barrier so I can’t really explain what kinda soil I really need. Imported soil for weed costs soooo expensive, so that’s why I used this local soil.
4 Likes
It looks happy to me. Now, just don’t get in a hurry. Just let the little girl take her time. They won’t take much water the first few weeks. As it gets bigger it’ll need a little more.
The plant is tiny, and the root system hasn’t even developed yet so, that’s why you don’t water much at first. The tiny plant just has no capacity to drink much. So, if you overwater it, it will overwhelm and drown the plant eventually.
That’s about the biggest beginning mistake people make. At first it’s really hard to not want to rush it along but just let it chug on at it’s on schedule. If it gets too dry it will get soft and droop over. Don’t worry it won’t die, just give it a watering and it will straighten up in about 20 min.
Once the seedling gets it’s first true leaves you can start to think about giving it a real light feeding. It’s the same as in the veg stage but just dillute it back a lot. Sort of common sense. As it get’s bigger the needs will grow along with it.
So, not a lot to do in the early stages except wait. If you put a tiny seedling like that out in the sun right away that can overwhelm it and kill it if not taken away in time.
Jus ease it in to the outside sun. A little at a time first, or sit in the shade a day or so first. Every chance you get keep reading up on the next step.Ypu’ll have lots of time to anticipate what happens next.
Oh, and a rule of thumb is when the plant is getting bigger and the stems/leaves have on the plants reach the outside of the cup or starter pot, it’s about time to move it up into the next bigger pot.
Most people put them in a bigger pot but not the final one, although you can do that. If you take a seedling out of a starter cup and put it into a 5 gallon pot of dirt, it will seem like the plant is just sitting there but it will take a tiny plant a week or two for the roots to reach the bottom of the pot and that’s when the growth will start up top again. So, generally ease up in pot size, too.
The seedling looks perfect! That’s a good start! Good luck and best vibes to you. You’ll get more addicted as every new day comes and goes. It’s a load of fun. Plus, lots of people grow gardens or flowers, too, once you get all of this gardening bug in you! peace
8 Likes
Just make sure it doesn’t have feed in it already, which a lot do. Any basic garden or potting soil will work as long as it’s not full of feed already. Seedlings can’t take any fertilizer from the start. It’ll be a week or two before you would need that and then just a diluted version.
You can use outside dirt if it’s rich. You would need to add some Peat Moss to it to make it more airy. Dirt that is too compacted is not good. peace
3 Likes
Pues no se puede explicar mejor.
Mucha suerte y paciencia
3 Likes
Yes seeds, seedlings and clones prefer to start off in soil that doesn’t have nutrients, since it may be too “hot” for the plants to start off in. As long as you make sure the soil is clean and free of bugs it should be good. I think you are off to a good start, and I am sure you will be successful.
3 Likes
Yes man, with the all knowledge that I am getting for you people, makes me understand the plant a bit.
thanks again, I may keep asking more questions in near future.
9 Likes
Ask away. Somebody is always up and awake around here and will take a question. Sweet dreams! …yep. I had dreams of pot when I first got back into growing. heh… peace
3 Likes
Hi @romanoweed, you’re welcome to start a thread for just that if you want to. That way you can tailor it to your desires and keep things on your topic. peace
1 Like