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What is happening with these leaves??

I rooted these cuttings in root riot cubes, they were showing good root growth so I potted them up 8 days ago, they seemed to be doing just fine, top growth was looking good, not really much more development with the roots, but it's only been 8 days. I've been keeping them in a humidity bin, temps in the low/mid 70's, under a grow light. I've just spritzed the pots with water just a couple of times during these 8 days, the soil is moist, not wet. Everything was going smoothly until today when I noticed the drooping leaves. As you can see the other cutting still in the root riot cube seems to be just fine, so what could be going on with the potted up cuttings?
And here I thought I was doing well with my first attempt at rooting a cutting. :o(

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Looks like root shock, how advanced were the roots? This happens to mine when I migrate from pure moss rooting cup into 1G pots sometimes due to a sudden shift in root humidity levels and sudden exposure to soil media..... they will rebound, keep away from strong light and heat and see if they rebound.

if they were my cuttings, i wouldn't mist or water at all unless the soil is almost dry, but not totally dried up. as in very light weight. also keep in humidity bin and air out few min at a time to prevent mold until roots are at the side of the bottle.

I would stick my finger in to see how wet the root zone is.  It may be dry.  I use dilute fertilizer in case the cutting doesn't have much energy.  Others will tell you that's a horrible idea.  :)

Hopefully its not the case but whenever I've seen my cuttings do that its usually due to it failing/rotting. I would think if it was transplant shock the drooping would occur within a day or 2 wouldn't it? Not 8 days later?

Hope they rebound for you! :)

Tyler

Once again......Thank you all!!. I've left them in the humidity bin with the lid closed overnight, I've placed the clear bottles inside dark cups. maybe the roots want the darkness?  I also have the light on the bin. So far there's no change, I do think the leaves are going to drop, I hope they're not failing :o( . I think I'm just going to ignore them and stop fussing over them, it seems to be the more you fuss, the more you lose. It's figgin" frustrating, but it is what it is.
The soil feels fine to the touch, just moist, as I understand it should be

Noss, I use Miracle grow at houseplant strength and later osmocote 14-14-14.

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