dear virgin,

i've got some time, so i'm going to give you some setup advice that will get you through to the flowering stage.

vegging plants like a spectrum of 6500kelvin. go to lowes, purchase a florecent fixture, (48" are perfect if you have room) and get GE daylight bulbs. these are a t12, 40w, 3050 lum ea. bulb and at 6500k.

these bulbs veg plants like i have never seen. plus they put off NO HEAT WHATSOEVER!!! this means you can let the plants touch the bulb, allowing more light absorption. use these lights, or daylight (make sure it says daylight) cfl's.

when going to flower, use kitchen and bath bulbs, right spec, and lots of light out put. just keep in mind, flo's aren't as powerful as hid's so you'll need to do the lumen math. you want at least 12000 lums per sq ft. or 2 48" fixtures.

as for your sick little babies, mg soil has time released ferts in it. use nothing but water for at least 30 days or you WILL HURT YOUR PLANTS. mg soil is cool, but you should never start seeds in it, as it is pretty potent for pot. however, if they make it, they will grow like weeds! i had lots of luck seed starting in bacto, and then transplanted the whole bacto pot in mg garden soil. wow.

but as i said, it's potent stuff. try watering each pot with at least a half gallon of pure water each time you water for the next four or five waterings.

they should come around.

good luck, hope this helps!

love brooke