Sick Seedling

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Originally Posted by the image reaper

they're overpowered by that big 600-watt lamp :wtf: ... I'm talking about light-stress, not heat-stress ... move it about 3 feet away, don't move it closer, until they green up, and start to stretch a bit ... seedlings like that belong in milder light until they grow a bit ... good luck :smokin:

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I raised it up some this morning but I will raise it further in just a little bit.

Thanks for the advice.

I raised the light to 3 feet from the plants. Hopefully that helps. I headed out to my grow shop and picked up some pH Down so next time I water them I will be using water with a lower pH.

I talked to the guy at my grow shop about my problem with this one plant. He said that he uses a 600 Watt lamp throughout his entire grow and never has once had a problem. While I was there I looked at a T5 light but I don't have the money to buy that right now. Maybe for my next grow.

This being my first grow, I'm keeping everything small. That is why I am only growing 2 plants. I have been following stinkattic's "simple noob instructions" almost to the letter (except for the light on seedlings).

Thanks for all the advice so far.

I bought a couple 4ft dual bulb shop lights from home hardware for 15 bucks a piece, a whole box of bulbs for 15 bucks. They are perfect to start seeds.

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Originally Posted by jgreen

I bought a couple 4ft dual bulb shop lights from home hardware for 15 bucks a piece, a whole box of bulbs for 15 bucks. They are perfect to start seeds.

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What he said!

Shop lights can also be had for a song at garage sales.:)
You can run them within inches of seedlings and clones and they eat less than a tenth of what beeg HPS eats.

Turn off the 600, brah.
Save it for flowering.

One penny, two penny...

Wee 'zard

You must be THE Lizard!:thumbsup:
I'm jus' a Wee lizard.
At least, I'm oft' to be wee lizard.:stoned:
Pleased to meetcha.:)

Thanks. I have been looking for some cheap shop lights right now. Only the one plant died on me. The other plant is doing great. Just grew a new node today.

That is the thing that got me confused. One plant is doing great and the other plant has up and died. I have treated these plants the same but one curled up and died and the other thrived.

thats nature bro :)

its good to get the weak ones out of the closet sooner rather than later.

"am i wrong dude".