power plant 1st grow curled brown leaves

hey guys this is my first grow, germinated 19 days ago they are lookin ok except for one i am growing in soil under a 250watt cfl. there is slight browning on the leaves and not much growth. any suggestions would be appreciated here is a pic next to one of the others and one by itself.

Hey there,

I'm doing my first grow too and experienced the exact same problem as you. As a matter of fact, to a certain extent I am still experiencing it! I did a lot of searching and asked on this board and it seems the general consensus is that it's overwatered. I am guilty of over-loving my plants. It is amazing just how easy it is to overwater. I recently received a pH/Moisture meter and just earlier this afternoon I tested the plants....it's still on the upper border of moist and wet, even though the top of the soil is practically bone dry. Be very careful with this. I'm hoping this is the last time I'll do it now that I have a meter to give me an idea of the soil's state, but damn it's hard to sit back sometimes and let them be

Oh, one more thing, you'll be amazed at how soon those babies are ready to transplant. When I was researching the problem with my plants, they were a little bit bigger than that and they were already pretty clearly rootbound. So prepare to transplant into something bigger pretty soon!

Good luck, and send updates!

So as far as my experience goes, over-watering wasn't the true issue, though it probably was part of it. My real problem was the lack of nutrients, and it seems you might be in the same boat. I didn't realize that feeding should start after about 2 weeks from sprouting, so it does make sense that it was my problem. Check out the latest post on my thread for my update:

https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/34897-lower-leaves-dying.html

Hope this helps!