growth question and yeild booster

I do not think my kids are growing right. They are looking small. I have pics posted I took yesterday. I was having a temp issue but I getting it under control. Ph is fine and I have enough lights. I have not added any miracle grow or anything like that. I was wondering when I should add it. I am also using 18/6 lighting. Should I switch to 24/0 ??? This is my first grow and I am stressing on every little thing. I have looked at lots of the pics of plants my age and they are bigger. The baby's that are posted are a week old. I have read alot on the site. The more I read the more confused I get. There are so many different oppions on this. So I am putting it out there. . So sorry about all the rambling here are my main questions. Please tell me what you think

Should I add a growth booser like miracle grow?
When should I add it?
Should I keep the lights on 18/6 or 24/0?

I really suck at gardenig so any help on these question is so appericated.

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Looks fine to me. Some of the picture you may be looking at are clones? You are right, it does look like you have some lights there. For your next grow, you may want to consider starting in smaller pots and transplanting after the roots have a little time to develop. Having them in pots that size now won't hurt them. they will just show slow above ground growth while the root system fills the pot. Then the above ground growth will start again. VV

VictorVIcious said:

Looks fine to me. Some of the picture you may be looking at are clones? You are right, it does look like you have some lights there. For your next grow, you may want to consider starting in smaller pots and transplanting after the roots have a little time to develop. Having them in pots that size now won't hurt them. they will just show slow above ground growth while the root system fills the pot. Then the above ground growth will start again. VV

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Thanks VV
Should I add growth booster like miracle grow? IF so then when should I?

Nope they are not clones. They are all home grown from seeds.

They're less than a week old and in huge pots, they are just fine. They are just developing their root systems. You will soon see more growing up top.

Also, you don't want to feed fertilizers to plants under 4 weeks old. And when they are ready, please don't use Miracle Grow on your plants, invest in some good nutrients. If you are looking for something that you can give to you babies at this stage, go with some Floralicious Plus from your Hydro Store or stop by Walmart for some SuperThrive - don't over do it with these, follow the directions for seedlings.


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