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Wrong type of soil?
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Posted by fatal_fatalii (My Page) on Tue, Feb 9, 10 at 3:36
I have currently a 400W MH conversion bulb on a HPS ballast running for 16hrs a day on.
With my pepper seedlings they seem to be having the leaf curl thing happening to them. Am I watering too much or am I running the grow light too long or too close to the plant? I have them in those 4 inch plactic pots with miracle grow seeding soil.
Could the soil be too compacted when I planted the seeds?
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RE: Wrong type of soil?
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- Posted by tapla z5b-6a MI (My Page) on
Tue, Feb 9, 10 at 10:18
| When using a soil that supports 3-4" of perched water in a shallow container, a large part of the soil remains saturated for extended periods after a thorough watering. I would look there first for your answer, and then start considering other cultural influences. Of course, additional mechanical compaction or compaction from watering does play a part in water retention. Al |
RE: Wrong type of soil?
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| I have used Miracle Grow seed starter soil. It sounds like you are leaving your seedlings in the starter for too long. You need to get them into a good growing container mix. Wish I could help with the 400MH but I use florescent lamps. Curt :-) |
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