Help a newbie out...

1. The leaves look really skinny and dark, is this due to the light not being close enough?
2. How do I know when to water them again, since they are drying up from the overwatering?
3. I used jiffy's to germinate 3 seeds, only this one sprouted, I'm using a different method this time, I'm soaking them on water 24h and then moving them to a paper towel;
   1. How often should I moisturize the paper towel?
   2. When taking it out, where do I plant it? The Jiffy is either too wet or too dry, should I just put them in my normal soil (medium nutrients) inside a plastic cup? Or are they too young for this soil?

instg8ter said:

They look fine let them suck up the water you gave them, let your cup go nearly dry. Give it a few squeezes around the cup this will create pockets of air in the soil and help water/ food saturate evenly. Water around edge of cup slowly. One cup (1/2 litre) to start set it in a tray, do other plants as it drains off. If they take more let them but only until it trickles out all the drain holes. Back under lights with a tray, check in an hour and dump any runn off. Leave alone until nearly dried out again. After observing the top leafs of the plant (up=wet, flat =happy, slightly down=water, drooping= waited too long.) and the weight of pots and cups. What you want is a plant that goes through wet to dry cycles...welcome to RIU, patients is the hardest thing to learn.

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