I am growing a few FD seedlings. The biggest one was planted on January 5th after starting the seeds in a bag. It is about 3" tall now and its leaves are about 1". The leaves are sort of curling down though...



Leaves started sort-of curling down 4-5 days ago. The pot is on the windowsill that faces west, the temperature is in lower to mid 70th. The plant looks healthy otherwise.

This is my first experience with FD seedlings, so I have no idea whether this is normal or I should start panicking. Two other seedlings are much smaller and leaves are smaller too and are still straight.

Any suggestions will be highly appreciated!

What kind of compost did you use? It could be something connected with the root system...did you use some kind of fertilizer? What about watering?!

Ivann,

thank you for the reply!

I am using what I call "partially decomposed fine mulch" - fine wooden cheeps and leaves partially decomposed over a summer. The mixture holds moisture well and I water it once a week with no fertilizer at all. Should I add some N or K for roots?

At the same time, the soil is very porous and should have lots of oxygen. This is my largest seedling, the other seem to be ok and liking the soil...

I am really confused...

Hi, there's the possibility that the partially decomposed leaves are still producing some slightly toxic substances - due to the fact that the decomposition process is still going on...just my opinion. Have you used this mix before? As regards the fertilizer, as far as i know it is correct to use no fertilzer at all with young plants since there's the possibility of burning the young roots.

Ivann,

No, I did not use this substance for seedlings before. We were using it all around the garden with no problems. Would you recommend to transplant the seedlings to another medium?

Thank you!

Mark, Ivann,

thank you! I just got a cactus/citrus potting mix... will replant my seedlings using it.

Thank you again!!