SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTook some of y'all advice, down to 4 plants in the aeroponics.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1imageTook some of y'all advice, down to 4 plants in the aeroponics.lemmy.worldSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
My spring starters are also starting to sprout! Been ~6 days in the veg tent with the heatmat and tap water
minus-squareAnarchoSnowPlowlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoOnce your seeds pop, you should try to get them off the heat mat. The root zone wants to be cooler, you can unnecessarily stress your seedlings by leaving them on the mat too long.
minus-squareSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·8 months agoTook the bag of dirt into the garage yesterday to warm up so I can get them in some pots, great advice though. My worry is the tap root getting too big or long through the hole and unnecessarily stressing it cutting it free.
Once your seeds pop, you should try to get them off the heat mat. The root zone wants to be cooler, you can unnecessarily stress your seedlings by leaving them on the mat too long.
Took the bag of dirt into the garage yesterday to warm up so I can get them in some pots, great advice though.
My worry is the tap root getting too big or long through the hole and unnecessarily stressing it cutting it free.