Quote Originally Posted by poker2
Yeah I think it's because of the way I had the soil in the pot the first time...
I had 2-3 inches of perlite and then put soil ontop of that without mixing it. I put the seed in that soil in a medium sized pot right away. I saw roots coming out of the top of the soil that was redish brownish (root rot?..or no?) When I went to trash the plant the bottom was still soggy wet even after it had no water for 4 days or so. :S

I'll probably try the miracle grow but won't give extra nutes until minimum 1 1/2 week into flowering?
I just bought a $10 thermometer... I found $10 thermometer/hydrometers(2-in-one)
Guess I going to have to buy it then...
Pearlite traps moisture. If that was your lower layer, I bet you had big problems draining water out of these pots. I would recommend instead a layer of vermiculite at the bottom and then mix the perlite up very well into the soil along with an equal part of vermiculite. The mix I am using is 4 parts soil, 1 part each vermiculite and pearlite.

Emmie