Do you know why my plant is growing slowly
Do you know why my plant is growing slowly
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@JovialRoussea49 congrats on your new plant! A few questions: how big is the rootball compared to the pot size?
Plant care quick tips:
Only water when soil is 1/2 to 1/4 dry & you can check with a chopstick, butter knife, etc.
Fertilizer (low dose if it’s not a 1-1-1 / indoor plant food) when you water. Don’t fertilizer if you aren’t seeing any new growth (your pic has new buds & leaves forming).
If you’re growing a plant they need lots of sunlight (or food!) try substituting sunlight with a grow light for longer in the day. Don’t place your plant too close to the light bulb or it will burn 🥹
Please let me know what questions you have! :) @JovialRoussea49 best of luck!!🌱✨🥳
Plant care quick tips:
Only water when soil is 1/2 to 1/4 dry & you can check with a chopstick, butter knife, etc.
Fertilizer (low dose if it’s not a 1-1-1 / indoor plant food) when you water. Don’t fertilizer if you aren’t seeing any new growth (your pic has new buds & leaves forming).
If you’re growing a plant they need lots of sunlight (or food!) try substituting sunlight with a grow light for longer in the day. Don’t place your plant too close to the light bulb or it will burn 🥹
Please let me know what questions you have! :) @JovialRoussea49 best of luck!!🌱✨🥳
@JovialRoussea49 sorry! I meant the root size sometimes roots look all sorts of ways!! Hehe ! The size of the roots when you take it out of the pot 🤩 I know for seeds it’s a lot different, did you start the mango in that pot? (What size is it) ? :)
@JovialRoussea49 the reason behind the size questioning: seeds need lots of water and nutrients of course, but when you put them in a large container (not in ground, that’s a diff story 🤓) the water will often sink to the bottom of the pot. It won’t leave enough for the plant or you’ll have the reverse effect. There will be too much water in the pot and the plant is unable to uptake it quickly leading to lots of issues… think root rot, leaf edema (when a plant uptakes water too quickly, causing its cells to burst), and more. So pot size and root health is crucial to success :) @JovialRoussea49
@JovialRoussea49 the only issue is.. the other ones rotted in the pot 🙀 that means the root rot, or seed rot, is still present in the soil. I would as carefully as you can repot the little guy in something smaller. If you have hydrogen peroxide or ground cinnamon, you’ll want to use that to disinfect the roots. And don’t use the same soil, or if you have to you’ll want to boil it. I’m so sorry!! Seed starting is so fickle 🥹✨🌱
Oh sweet!! @JovialRoussea49 well if that’s working 🤩🥳 I LOVE THE WEE ONE!! Oh my gosh!!! Ahhh!! Oh stop now I’m gonna start my freaking seeds out of jealousy 🥹😂
Hm well it is winter and I will say sometime these guys don’t produce year round 😭 especially the peppers. Even indoors. Sometimes you’ll have success with hydroponics 🤷 it’s okay though. You can prune them or let the leaves fall. Keep giving sun and water. That’s it (lol unless you knew that already) @JovialRoussea49
@TheConservator ok ty