This is called lessons in growing with HPS lights folks - what happened is entirely my fault. I commented earlier that the sprouts are a bit leggier than I'd like.

Well, to be precise, one of the three (the first one to pop out of the soil in fact) was, looked long and frail even.

My idea of lowering the lights to avoid legginess backfired, like, bad... sprouts #2 and #3 are ok, but #1 has all but shriveled up from the heat and dry soil (yet I've been punctual at keeping the soil moist) ...

So I've raised the HPS fixture back to a safe distance (about 1.5 -2' above the foam cups), made sure all 5 foam cups have been properly watered and decided not to discard #1 yet...it may be futile but if the roots are still in good condition there is perhaps a chance to salvage that leggy one?

And still no sign of life out of seedlings #4 and #5 ... here again I hesitate to discard them: during my last grow, 2 seedlings I believed dead sprouted after a week or two as the other plants were already tall and strong (one turned male, the other was a girl) ... so... if I've learned one thing from my micro grows is that patience is key.

Keeping my fingers crossed!:hippy: