My plants are all growing kind of slowly, but now they're starting to look like they have problems. They're two weeks old now, and they're under T12 daylight fluorescent lights.

I haven't fertilized them at all. They're mandala hashberry and satori plants, and fertilizer wasn't recommended. They're growing in straight topsoil, that I bought from my local nursery. This soil is very loose, and could probably use some peat so it holds water better, but it's too late for that. Still, I don't think that's a huge problem. I haven't been watering much, but when i stick my finger in the dirt, it feels moist under the surface. The surface is dry, and my plants haven't been showing signs of wilting, so i think they're getting enough water from the soil.

The main suspect is these grub-looking insects I keep seeing. They move kind of fast, and they're maybe about a quarter inch long. One will occasionally pop out of the soil, then pop back in. They always seem to be near my plants, which is what worries me. I attached a few pictures of one that I caught.

First, does this look like the problem? Second, what do I do about them? These are young plants so I'm not too concerned about blasting them with insecticide. But if the problem is something else, I don't want to potentially make things worse.

Thanks!
khronik Reviewed by khronik on . Plants not doing so good... possibly insects My plants are all growing kind of slowly, but now they're starting to look like they have problems. They're two weeks old now, and they're under T12 daylight fluorescent lights. I haven't fertilized them at all. They're mandala hashberry and satori plants, and fertilizer wasn't recommended. They're growing in straight topsoil, that I bought from my local nursery. This soil is very loose, and could probably use some peat so it holds water better, but it's too late for that. Still, I Rating: 5