Hello,
This is my first grow, and I'm growing to produce RSO oil to help a family member with cancer, we'll needless to say...this has not been as easy as I thought. I have read every book I could get my hands on, internet information does anything at all and I'm still having trouble. I watched many tutorials online telling me how to germinate seeds I tried two methods first method I tried does the wet paper towel my seeds sprouted and then I planted them in Ocean's Forest potting soil waited and waited and nothing happened no sprouts So here's what I did I went to the hydro shop in my area to seek advice I guess I expected them to know what they were talking about however they told me the reason I seeds did not sprout was because I terminated them and then put them in highly fertilized soil and the guy said it was like Drop kicking a baby in the head, he told me to try with new seeds aND soak them in a cup of water then put them in the paper towel and then put them in rock wool cubes, he said once they sprout that I should keep them in a hydro dome, he said they could survive in the rock wool cube even with no nutrients for a long time, so I did what he said, THE SEEDS SPROUTED, I WAS SO EXCITED!! so I continued to watch them everyday,( I forgot to tell you that one of my seeds I planted in soil did sprout) (also should mention by this point I had planted over 60 seeds to only have 8 sprout) so they were looking really good I was watering them when they got dry. then I noticed that 2 of them had started getting, I guess there third leaves, witch was exciting, the others didn't seem to be progressing, so I thought I would switch the lights to CFL, I was using a 300 watt led full spectrum grow light, but I couldn't find a straight answer on the distance to keep them away, so I read to keep CFL 2 inches away I did this, and fried 3 of my seedlings instantly, devastating...then I noticed my to sprouts that had grown the third leaves that were looking so beautiful had now started turning lime green and looking sickly, so i planted them with the rock wool cube they were in, in there new growing medium, this time I used happy frog,however the main leaves are definitely curly and shriveling up still, one worse then the other, also by this time I had lost another sprout, just lied on me, and remember the one I said did sprout into the soul, we'll that one is looking super healthy, very deep rich green leaves, however the leaves are weird shaped they look wider and kind of like there are thumbs attachedown to them,but there third leaves haven't even started yet, so I'm wondering if they ever will, so now I'm down to one really green and healthy weird shaped 2 leaf seedling, one lime green shriveled up main leaves 4 leaf seedling, and one starting to turn lime green seedling, I only have three left, and I'm so scared there not going to make it my sisters life depends on my success in this, it is not legal to grow cannibus where I am from and I'm risking everything to do this, I have all the equipment tents ventilation, 3 different kinds of lights, as of now I'm back using the led 300 watt but if I ever make it to flowering I'm going to switch over to my 1000 watt HAS. Can anybody help me, I need any guidance or advice you have to offer, please..I have to make this work, I didn't know where else to turn, thank you for reading my lengthy story, and God bless, also I'm going to try to upload some pictured of the sprouts so you will see what I mean