male or female?

and also is that bad if thats 9 days old and its only that tall?

ive used mg soil in a pinch but pro mix is by far the best soil you can get, I wouldn't use mg soil to start seeds either, it has time release nootz in it, as for your height its most likely because of your light. it looks healthy though, give it a few cfls it will shoot up.

well the seed was planted 9 days ago it sprouted out of the ground like 3 or 4 days ago

then your fine
all is good cept for the light

is this light good?

its definitely better than an incandescent.

okay cool. ill try to get like 2 more of those and just have like 3 lamps on do you think 15 hours of light is good at this stage?

you can give it 24 hours of light a day, or 18/6, I use 18/6

do you think that bulb i showed you would catch on fire if i left it on all night?

you needed to do a lottt more research before starting your grow.....you still have a lot to learn,but thats why we have this site.looking at the soil...i can tell it has no perlite...the more you water it the more its going to compact and less air your roots are going to get....as it comes to soil..about any will work....and yes even in MG.at about 3-4 weeks old its going to start needing nutes...many different options here...look into what works best for you.that 1 cfl isnt going to cut it...at that wattage i would have about 6 of them for each 1-2 plants.also...do you have good ventilation?the plant needs fresh air,and its need some airflow around the plant,that reproduces wind thats in nature and makes the root and stem system grow stronger.also need to keep the temps down..cfl's can run hot...best temps for indoor grows is around 75-80f...anything over 90f and your going to start stunting the plant...unless its one of the sativa strains that can handle high heat...and get a decent digi ph tester..keep your ph around 6.0-6.5 for soil...
so to sum it up for ya...add some perlite to the soil to get more air to the roots,start your veg nutes in 3-4 weeks after srpout,a few more cfl's,at least 3-4 more for 1 plant,get some fans for ventilation and airflow,and keep the temps down,get a good ph tester....that should get you started..but still alot of info you need to research...good luck bro

thanks man. where do i get perlite? and will a fan work because there are vents up by the ceiling in this room

I picked this up at my local wal-mart...worked well for me.

when i get that do i just put it on top of the soil?

perlite you can get at any hydro store or online..walmart carries the MG perlite...but its full of ferts..seems to work ok tho..just rinse it out real well before adding to the soil.and the vents in your room are just the ac vents i would think.that can keep the temps down...if its in a open space and not in a grow box.but still need air circulating around the plant..builds the stems and keeps bugs away..they hate a lot of wind

good thing you told me little bugs keep landing in my soil so i just like try to smash them or blow them away. do i just set it on top of the soil?

you want to mix that in with the soil you use when you re-pot

do i have to put my plant in new soil?

yep..mix it into the soil..about a 50/50 ratio soil to perlite...can do this on your next transplant..and your next grow..wouldnt try to uproot this plant to changes it soil...too much risk of damage to the roots

thanks guys this is all good info. i read a bunch of tips i just didnt know that there was so much work to a plant

it can be some hella work at times, my first grow was like 4 plants, and that wasn't easy peezy, this time around I have almost 20 and it seems a tad overwhelming at times