I have now put the seedlings under a CFL to see what they'll do. Maybe this is the crucial thing I am missing in trying to get the seedlings going. I got a 100W CFL plus a 10.5" reflector at Home Depot for $20.
asintx Reviewed by asintx on . Trouble getting going Hi everybody, male and female... I am having trouble getting started on my first grow. Can y'all help? I soak the seeds till germinated, plant them 5cm down, etc. Some come up some don't. The ones that come up die off after several days. When I pull them out, there is only about a 3/4" tap root that dwindles into nothing. What is causing this? Soil: I think good... 4 parts oranic, 2 parts perlite, 1 part peat. Water: 6.8ph, room temp. I think I have a tendency to overwater. Rating: 5