Quote Originally Posted by MizzouBudz
Just a noob question, why cant you start seeds in soil with nutrients?
Seeds come prepared with all the nutrients they need for their first two weeks of life, during which they are really fragile and still developing roots. Any additional nutrients could shock the plant or cause nutrient burn. After two weeks, they use up all the nutes they have and you might notice the leaves starting to lighten a little, showing they're running lower on nitrogen if you don't feed them. But wait til its been above ground 14 days before feeding, its better to underfeed a bit than overfeed.