Coco coir? It could be very salty. Soak and wash that stuff. Google online into the brand that you're using and see what others do or are experiencing.

In the meantime I'd use a seed starter mix (or plain, finely ground peat moss). 18+ hours of light a day.
Shovelhandle Reviewed by Shovelhandle on . Damping? I kinda started this in the Indoor forum, but now that it's a real problem... And apologies in advance for this being a little long. I think I'm dealing with damping here, or at least that's the closest I can find. Germinate and plant a seed. Seed grows to an inch, inch and a half out of the ground and then the plant just falls over, dead. Here's pix: 295178295179 These seeds germinated in about 24 hours and were planted then. The "fall over" happened 8 days later (so a little Rating: 5