IS my plant too small?? embryo leaves out on the 5th of jan

Hey guys,

its my first grow. I have planted a NL fem seed, which was put onto wet paper towel in a bowl, then that placed onto a heat mat on the 1st of jan. The seed germinated and i planted it into the pot on the 5th of jan. making this seedling just over 2 weeks old. After some heat issues ( getting to around 35 degrees celcius) and overwatering issues, i have gotten this seedling to a nice grow tent of around 25-30 degrees celcius, 60-70& humidity. i water it 50 mL water every 2-3 days, as required when the soil is dry, with every 2nd watering containing veg nutes. the seedling is under a 140W, 14000K white fluro lamp, with a distance of about 2 inches between the leaves and the lamp. It is at 18/6 light cycles.

i am just concerned that it is wayyyyy too small for a 2 week of plant, since i have seen other peoples plants at 2 weeks, and they are far larger than mine. i think that maybe the overwatering and overheating may have stunted its growth. Can you guys tell me if this girl is going to be okay, or i should just start over.

thx guys.

The plant looks typical given the conditions you mentioned. I would consider upgrading your lighting. A single, 140w/14000k CFL will prove to be inadequate for vigorous growth. Both spectrum and light penetration are poor at best.

When you start a seedling in a pot that size it will take a little longer to get the top growth going as the roots spread out more. If your soil is a starter mix with no nutrients, it would be okay to give her a very low dose of nutes starting around 2 weeks after she came up. If your dirt is more of a regular blend, it will actually be detrimental to her roots to feed her so early and often. She has a look of being just a touch overwatered, see the gentle curve on her leaves? Those should be straighter so over watering is likely the reason. Good luck!

first time grow, one seed, looks great to me. better than many I've seen more light

ah don worry bro, when she's done fucking around putting roots down and takes off you will remember this post. good luck

When using cfl bulbs go with actual wattage. I just tried two 40w daylight clf bulbs that claim 200w equivalent. That's just plain BS. I'm better off with two four foot tubes at 32-34w's for the extra $10. I would up your lighting to at least 160 actual watts at this stage.

Does she always look that droopy?