This seedling has been struggling for over three weeks. Another of the same seeds germinated at the same time and is now almost a foot high. I germinated them in a paper towel and stuck them in RW when the tap roots were 1/4 inch long, then moved them to DWC as soon as I saw roots sticking out of the RW. I gave the healthy one to a friend, but didn't think this one could handle the move, so I kept it.
The sick plant's tap root turned around at some point and came back out the top hole in the RW.That root is dead now, but the roots below it are still growing slowly. At the rate it's growing I will be hand watering it for a couple more weeks before the roots hit water.
Just wondering if I'm wasting my time and should just toss it. It's one sick seedling. Maybe it would do better in soil. Here it is on life support, out of the big DWC and resting in a jar with tap water adjusted to 5.8, warm air bubbles and 40K lux for 18/6.
The sick plant's tap root turned around at some point and came back out the top hole in the RW.That root is dead now, but the roots below it are still growing slowly. At the rate it's growing I will be hand watering it for a couple more weeks before the roots hit water.
Just wondering if I'm wasting my time and should just toss it. It's one sick seedling. Maybe it would do better in soil. Here it is on life support, out of the big DWC and resting in a jar with tap water adjusted to 5.8, warm air bubbles and 40K lux for 18/6.