How soon after a seed sprouts out of the soil do you put it under lights?

growfag will help you lots...and yes put them under light once they have sprouted.

I thought I might have put them under too soon. This plant looked nice early this morning, but now it is dead or looks dead (bent in half and leafs look bad). I think I might have accidentally barely touched it with a sterile spoon when I was adding a little water to the plants. The spoon did not touch any of the other plants. The others still look fine. They sprouted about 2 to 3 days ago. It also could have been the heat, not enough water, too much water, or somthing else.

Can I cut off the top of the (baby) plant where it is bent and see if it will regrow or should just give it a nice burial and move on?

could be any of those reasons you have mentioned above....just discard the dead one.

This is the world of only the strong survive, your probaly better off with out that plant.
Peace Bro

I guess you are right, even in a controlled environment "only the strong survive". But newbies like me try their best to read and listen, but still make mistakes or just can not control the inevitable outcome of a plant. I hopefully will learn from my first grow and any mistakes and will continue to read forums like rollitup.com and ask questions.

Thanks guys for your time and help. Take care.

keep a detailed grow journal...it will help you remember what to do and what not to do.

yah i had a few do the same thing it is not a big deal when i am planting from seed i usually expect to lose about 25% or so before they make it to 5 inches