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What could be wrong with my seedlings?
hazelweasley160R6glSxhB
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Hi! First time gardener here! So, I was bored and kind of worried during quarantine so I decided to start a vegetable garden, but since I've never done this before, I'm afraid there's a lot I still don't know and many things will go wrong. I've read A LOT before even ordering the seeds, but still...
So, these are tomato and spinach seedlings. I presprouted all of those using the paper towel method and then potted them using a mix of coco coir, perlite and vermiculite (a recipe I found on a gardening blog). I didn't have grow lights and didn't want to spend so much money, so I improvised a mini greenhouse with old shelves and plastic wrap and placed it outside in the backyard in a spot that gets sunlight all day long when it's not cloudy and raining (we have days with 10 hours of light). I'm now living in the southern hemisphere and we are on late winter here, but the temperatures have been kind of warm for a winter, around 59°F (15°C) to 77°F (25°C).
My judgment is that they don't look really healthy. The leaves are curling, the stems on the tomato seedlings are bending, I'm not sure if noticeable but some of the leaves have areas that look lighter, like slightly yellow, and many of the seedlings still have the seeds stuck to their leaves. I also noticed that two of the seedlings don't have their tips (look at the 2nd pic), so I'm pretty sure a bug is eating them. To solve this I was planning to make individual mini greenhouses for each pot, but not sure if this will work.
How do you guys think I can save my little babies?
Thanks in advance!
Hazel
So, these are tomato and spinach seedlings. I presprouted all of those using the paper towel method and then potted them using a mix of coco coir, perlite and vermiculite (a recipe I found on a gardening blog). I didn't have grow lights and didn't want to spend so much money, so I improvised a mini greenhouse with old shelves and plastic wrap and placed it outside in the backyard in a spot that gets sunlight all day long when it's not cloudy and raining (we have days with 10 hours of light). I'm now living in the southern hemisphere and we are on late winter here, but the temperatures have been kind of warm for a winter, around 59°F (15°C) to 77°F (25°C).
My judgment is that they don't look really healthy. The leaves are curling, the stems on the tomato seedlings are bending, I'm not sure if noticeable but some of the leaves have areas that look lighter, like slightly yellow, and many of the seedlings still have the seeds stuck to their leaves. I also noticed that two of the seedlings don't have their tips (look at the 2nd pic), so I'm pretty sure a bug is eating them. To solve this I was planning to make individual mini greenhouses for each pot, but not sure if this will work.
How do you guys think I can save my little babies?
Thanks in advance!
Hazel
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