He is stiff as a rock, but browning at the tips of the leaves.
by Apart-Strain8043
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SnooOpinions8755
I wouldn’t count him out yet.
straightupnature
Your soil looks really soggy. That keeps the roots from getting oxygen, choking them out. It can also get root rot that way too. They need drainage and just a bit of water to moisten the soil without saturating it. It also looks hungry for nitrogen.
I would repot it into its final pot to get it out of that soggy stuff. When you water, after you repot it, all you need to do is water just around the seedling, again, just enough to moisten the soil. Feed it with a fish emulsion. It’s mild and will not only feed the seedling but will add more bacteria to the soil, helping the seedling out further.
Before watering again or feeding, put your finger into the soil and check to see if there’s moist soil underneath. If so, leave it alone. Let the soil dry out a bit more then, before it has a chance of really drying out, water/feed.
It’s best to water less and a couple to a few times a day rather than giving it a whole lot of water and hoping to be all set for a few days. Seedlings need lots of care and they’re so delicate and affected by things easily.
Once it matures ( about 3 weeks or so), you can give it more water than when it was a seedling. At this stage, they can handle more and when it’s fully matured, a nice watering will be just fine.
Hope this helped a little. Good luck with the little guy. I hope it makes it.
Zeyn1
Had something similar with a habanero. Mine was caused by standing water in the bottom tray. Also developed mold. Not sure if it was the mold or the sitting in water that did it, but I suspected mold. I also was using a seed puck at the time, which could have contributed.
Kept it for a bit, but even seed leaves never fully developed. Ended up just getting rid of it to prevent mold spread and started over.
MusicalMoon
One of my longest-living, most prolific plants started out this way! Found some photos I took over time as I was documenting it and thought, “wow, I forgot this big guy was the runt of the litter!” don’t give up on him yet! Your soil looks a bit over watered though. Doesn’t need to be that wet 🙂 good luck!
Also, I second raising the grow lights a bit. The browning on the cotyledons could be due to too much light. They need lots of it, but they scorch easily when they’re this young. Gotta find that balance!
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I wouldn’t count him out yet.
Your soil looks really soggy. That keeps the roots from getting oxygen, choking them out. It can also get root rot that way too. They need drainage and just a bit of water to moisten the soil without saturating it. It also looks hungry for nitrogen.
I would repot it into its final pot to get it out of that soggy stuff. When you water, after you repot it, all you need to do is water just around the seedling, again, just enough to moisten the soil. Feed it with a fish emulsion. It’s mild and will not only feed the seedling but will add more bacteria to the soil, helping the seedling out further.
Before watering again or feeding, put your finger into the soil and check to see if there’s moist soil underneath. If so, leave it alone. Let the soil dry out a bit more then, before it has a chance of really drying out, water/feed.
It’s best to water less and a couple to a few times a day rather than giving it a whole lot of water and hoping to be all set for a few days. Seedlings need lots of care and they’re so delicate and affected by things easily.
Once it matures ( about 3 weeks or so), you can give it more water than when it was a seedling. At this stage, they can handle more and when it’s fully matured, a nice watering will be just fine.
Hope this helped a little. Good luck with the little guy. I hope it makes it.
Had something similar with a habanero. Mine was caused by standing water in the bottom tray. Also developed mold. Not sure if it was the mold or the sitting in water that did it, but I suspected mold. I also was using a seed puck at the time, which could have contributed.
Kept it for a bit, but even seed leaves never fully developed. Ended up just getting rid of it to prevent mold spread and started over.
One of my longest-living, most prolific plants started out this way! Found some photos I took over time as I was documenting it and thought, “wow, I forgot this big guy was the runt of the litter!” don’t give up on him yet! Your soil looks a bit over watered though. Doesn’t need to be that wet 🙂 good luck!
Also, I second raising the grow lights a bit. The browning on the cotyledons could be due to too much light. They need lots of it, but they scorch easily when they’re this young. Gotta find that balance!