Seedling with curled leaves?

  • Seedling with curled leaves?

    Posted by Kloink on November 7, 2024 at 11:23 am

    The Plant is a autoflower and about 11 Days old.

    The two new leaves are kind of curled up and stiff… while also hanging in this shape since they appeared.

    But besides of there shape, they seem to grow at a relativ normal rate.

    and as you see on the second image, even when i lift the leave, it dosnt bend.

    I wonder.. is it just a deformation or the result of a error i made?

    😬

    Kloink replied 6 days ago 7 Members · 13 Replies
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  • jmystro

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    November 7, 2024 at 12:00 pm
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    That type of leaf curl is typical of wind stress. Do you have a fan pointing right at it? It should be fine as the tap root gets a little more established.

  • m1ghtym0u3e

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    November 7, 2024 at 12:07 pm
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    That soil or whatever you’re using looks super dense. Like Home Depot soil that’s half bark. Might be a little rough for a lil seedling.

  • Kloink

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    November 7, 2024 at 12:28 pm
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    thats great, yes i had the fan running for a few hours at the first days.

    Not doing that again xD… i just hoped i could dry of the soil a bit.

    and for the soil itself, its a mixture from tomato soil and garden soil from previous grows. it looks dense and woody but under the top layer its actualy a finer structure that still allows a good drainage.

    i can stick my finger completly into it without effort.

    • m1ghtym0u3e

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      November 7, 2024 at 12:34 pm
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      Ah ok I was gonna say looks can be deceiving. Consider using a clear solo cup to give it a little protection from direct wind while still boosting humidity and allowing some air exchange.

      some people will use a cut half of a water bottle or a ziplock even. I like to slowly open things up using a couple different cups personally. Then I sterilize and reuse.

      • oldestschool

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        November 7, 2024 at 3:15 pm
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        What’s this

        • m1ghtym0u3e

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          November 7, 2024 at 3:29 pm
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          Bluetooth temp/humidity sensor. Mainly because I have a heat mat and want to know if it gets too hot. I also have them in my tents so I can cross reference with my other sensors. Btw on that note always calibrate your hygrometers they can be off by as much as 7-8% out of the box. My AC infinity sensors especially were super far off.

  • Kloink

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    November 7, 2024 at 1:11 pm
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    gonna do that next time, thanks.

    🌱

  • flowerpower

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    November 8, 2024 at 10:23 am
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    Don’t like the looks of ur soil. Looks aweful chunky. I would try heat stress, or wind stress. There are so many reasons. If u think ur nutrient uptake is good, and ur watering is on point heat, wind, humidity is what I’d focus on.

  • ddubya04

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    November 8, 2024 at 12:32 pm
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    If it’s an auto and the soil is correctly ph’d, then it could just be a mutant. Who knows what will happen. I might ditch it and start over rather than loose all that time growing junk.

    • green-giggles

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      November 8, 2024 at 8:35 pm
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      It looks too young to ditch it yet. over many years of growing veggies and ornamentals, Ive had many poor quality seedlings recover and grow fine. I dont know anything about autoflower Cannabis though.

      • m1ghtym0u3e

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        November 8, 2024 at 10:10 pm
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        I agree with this fully. I have so many amazing plants that looked funky early on. It’s not even something I worry about that much anymore.

  • Kloink

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    November 8, 2024 at 11:21 pm
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    i dont say that i know what i am doing, or that the soil and the other things i do are good. its far from perfect, but i had a good last grow with it. and as i sayed, the big chunky stuff is mostly on top.

    i hoped that it would act as a barrier for flies and to keep it better ventilatet.

    And sadly its the best my budget can do right now. 😅

    but the seedling keeps growing, very slowly… but i will not ditch it.

    Lets see what comes out of it… ^^

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