i have a 400w hps bulb about 15in from the top. I recently transplanted and it looks worse than it ever has. So i am germinating more seeds i think i might start over .
we shall see

I want to get fox farm ocean forest but cant afford to get it shipped were i live, so i ahve been reading of a soil mix i can use
I was using Fox Farm Trio 1/4 to 1/2 strength
Was going to increase strength of nutes but tried to fix a soil prob
I curently have them in perlite, vermiculite to earthworm castings
2:1:1 with gravel in bottom of soil (give or take- looks alot better than it did, not as heavy)
took it out of the big bucket because i read somewhere that the smaller the plant and the bigger the bucket really promotes slow growth due to the root wanting to grow straight down, but when i transplanted the tap root was really long.

Am i making this harder than it really is or what.
my first grow and being who i am i just rushed right in without getting my shit together