Thanks for the reply. I am growing hydro. I don't have a problem getting the taproots showing. I use a different method though (got it from kindseed.com), I put the seeds in a glass of ph balanced water (6.0-6.5) and then put the glass on a prop mat. I put saran wrap on the top of the glass, cover it with a towel and I always get a taproot (well 5 out of 6). The problem always happens when they go into the rockwool. Once I get a taproot I put them into the cubes, and then they go into a prop dome and I stick them under a 125 watt flourescent. I've got an Ed Rosenthal book and he says once they have shown the taproot I should stick them under the lights (lights on 24 hrs) and once they show the first flower they should go from the prop dome into the the pots with hydroton stones and then veg for 2 weeks. I can never get them to the point where the flower pops and then grows. They just seem to stretch a little and die. Am I giving them too much water the way I germinate them ? Sorry, it's just really frustrating that I can't get past this point. Can't figure out where I am going wrong. Any help would be great. Am I putting them under the lights too soon ?

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