poor babies

i was wondering if anyone may be able to help me out, here are my babies 1 week old, i used regular potting soil, added about 20% perlite and 1 tablespoon lime to the soil, they are in one gallon pots. watered once with tapwater that sat out open 48 hrs. what could be the prob??

I would say nut. burn from perlite the or the lime. who long is the day cycle?

its on 24hrs. using 4 4' fluoros 4 inches from plant.

did you flush the soil with plenty of water before planting?

many potting soils with the added ferts are 'hot', they may burn young plants

growone

growone said:

did you flush the soil with plenty of water before planting?

many potting soils with the added ferts are 'hot', they may burn young plants

growone

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no, i sure didnt flush the soil. do you think it would be wise to do now?

it's tough to say precisely, a light flush might not hurt

the damage may already be done, and the plants may recover and move on

flushing was one of the few things i did right in my 1st grow, but went downhill from there

growone