I cant figure out whats wrong with my plants ?

I planted these about 3 weeks ago. i have em under a 400 watt hps. i think maybe the problem is that they were too close to the light and it was burning them/ drying out the soil. it seems like i had to water them everyday because the soil was so dry. since i took the pictures i moved them farther from the light. does anybody have any ideas? thanks

looks waaaay hot

try cfl

soil looks super dry.

r32115 said:

looks waaaay hot

try cfl

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????? lol

1stymer said:

soil looks super dry.

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yes it does. You must keep the young ones moist until they develop some real roots.

That's like putting a baby on the beach in the full sun.

yeah thats what i suspectedj. i moved the light a little farther away and finally got one of those moisture meters, which told me that im waaaaay too stingy with the water lol. should i maintain the moisture level at about 1/2 way on the meter?
p.s. do they seem really small for being almost 4 weeks old? i have to have them done by early september so i think i need to start flowering soon, but theyre just sooo small

Damn, they're 4 weeks old in the pics you posted?

This is one of my babies which isn't a month old yet:


I'm not an expert, this is my first grow, but by the size of my plants at the moment, I'd say your's are quite small for a month old.

Perhaps it's the heat making them grow so slowly?

damn that looks nice. im not exactly sure about their age, 3 weeks being the youngest possible, 4 being the oldest possible. either way theyre puny. oh well, they seemed to come back to life today after not growing much for about a week. hopefully i can flower them soon and have some buds before i go back to college in september

Baked Jesus said:

Damn, they're 4 weeks old in the pics you posted?

This is one of my babies which isn't a month old yet:

I'm not an expert, this is my first grow, but by the size of my plants at the moment, I'd say your's are quite small for a month old.

Perhaps it's the heat making them grow so slowly?

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Looks like it's time to make a change in that pot size.

just out of curiousity,what cycle are you using? 24/0 or 18/6???