3 weeks since they were planted. Yellow leaves? I have the grow light around 2-3 inches from them, heat mat under them. San Marzano seeds. What should I be doing? In MN.
Man, that soil looks awful. Almost like mulch. What brand/type?
thats_sus2
Soil looks way too dense. Also, are you still using the heat mat? Once they germinate you really don’t need it anymore or else the plants get stressed out.
Spike_Riley
what on earth are they planted in is that forest floor detritus
NPKzone8a
Remove the heat mat as soon as 50% of the seeds germinate and emerge.
burnerburner0913
Oof I would start over; these are not worth recovering imo. Your soil is too chunky and too dense for sprouts and they are starved for nutrition.
Buy some seed starting mix, maybe add a handful of worm castings or two. Don’t overwater. Remove from the heat mat as soon as they germinate.
Consistent_Gap9503
1/4 strength liquid fertiliser and repot seedlings in a finer/looser mix should help. Starting over would work too, but if you want to save these it should work.
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Man, that soil looks awful. Almost like mulch. What brand/type?
Soil looks way too dense. Also, are you still using the heat mat? Once they germinate you really don’t need it anymore or else the plants get stressed out.
what on earth are they planted in is that forest floor detritus
Remove the heat mat as soon as 50% of the seeds germinate and emerge.
Oof I would start over; these are not worth recovering imo. Your soil is too chunky and too dense for sprouts and they are starved for nutrition.
Buy some seed starting mix, maybe add a handful of worm castings or two. Don’t overwater. Remove from the heat mat as soon as they germinate.
1/4 strength liquid fertiliser and repot seedlings in a finer/looser mix should help. Starting over would work too, but if you want to save these it should work.