I'm a first time grower and searched the forum for stunted growth threads, though none of them seem to match my particular issue. At least not at the stage of growth I'm at.

I'm going on day 14 and the growth of my plant is still stuck on it's second set of leaves. I'm not sure what the deal is. One plant is yellowing at the edges of the leaves. The other plant is drooping. Meaning the leaves aren't arched slightly upward toward the light.

I have 6 plants right now that. 2 that are 14 days old (mentioned above) and 4 that have just sprouted their first set of leaves (day 2 after taking them from germination to soil).

The first 2 just don't seem to be growing. I've seen pictures with lots of foliage around day 16. However my plant doesn't seem to be growing at all, but at the same time it's not dying either.

Here are some pictures of one of the plants. It will show the yellowing edges and the very small amount of growth. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Also a quick rundown of the setup:

2 shelf system.
2 ballasts w/ 4 40watt cool white lights.
Lights are on 24hours a day.
Water about once every 2 days or so. using minimal water but watering directly where I see the stem go into the ground.
Unfertilized potting soil mixed with perlite. I mixed them both myself about an 80/20 mix.
Been watering them with distilled water up till this point.

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9743/plant2qf2.jpg
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9743/plant1gx1.jpg

edit: note that these are only 4 inch pots. Just so you get an idea of size. Thanks.
daihashi Reviewed by daihashi on . Is my growth stunted? I'm a first time grower and searched the forum for stunted growth threads, though none of them seem to match my particular issue. At least not at the stage of growth I'm at. I'm going on day 14 and the growth of my plant is still stuck on it's second set of leaves. I'm not sure what the deal is. One plant is yellowing at the edges of the leaves. The other plant is drooping. Meaning the leaves aren't arched slightly upward toward the light. I have 6 plants right now that. 2 that are 14 Rating: 5