My little guys seem to be keeling over. They germinated last Thursday. Any thoughts? Not enough water; too much water? My big grow light comes tomorrow. I’m indoors in Missouri.
they don’t need the humidity dome after sprouting. could be too much moisture from that
MoreStable2339
Once they have sprouted you need to remove the humidity dome. You get damping off if not. The starting medium also looks dry though.
wiperman67
I would try again. Get some seedling mix. Don’t use that lid, no need for it. Seeds germinate just fine without a humidity dome/lid. Keep the soil moist.
rhinotomus
The soil looks dry, and get rid of the dome, tomatoes aren’t tropical plants, essentially more water and less water, more for the soil, less in the atmosphere
AltruisticBonvivant
Thank you all! This is a great community!
middlegray
Are they cold? If it’s too dry usually they shrivel up really fast. For cold I find seedlings just keel over like this.
Original-Definition2
also vermiculite
BrentT5
Looks really dry to me!
Affectionate-Bid-185
Why the lid over them, take it off?? They need air and some light, they’ll be fine
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My first step would be water
Could be wrong but they seem too wet.
they don’t need the humidity dome after sprouting. could be too much moisture from that
Once they have sprouted you need to remove the humidity dome. You get damping off if not. The starting medium also looks dry though.
I would try again. Get some seedling mix. Don’t use that lid, no need for it. Seeds germinate just fine without a humidity dome/lid. Keep the soil moist.
The soil looks dry, and get rid of the dome, tomatoes aren’t tropical plants, essentially more water and less water, more for the soil, less in the atmosphere
Thank you all! This is a great community!
Are they cold? If it’s too dry usually they shrivel up really fast. For cold I find seedlings just keel over like this.
also vermiculite
Looks really dry to me!
Why the lid over them, take it off?? They need air and some light, they’ll be fine
I can imagine the chunky mix is helping things.
You need a fan. Prevents damping off.