Naw, don't give up. I'm on my second grow and have done more wrong than right! I doubt I'll see any smoke from this one either.. But, I'm leaps and bounds ahead of my first attempt and if I keep progressing at the rate I am, it won't be long. I owe that progress to the cool folks on this website and having read the GrowFAQs cover to cover so to speak. Hang in there, I know it's a bitch! But, I promise it will get better and easier. The grow journals are a good place to look through as well. I've only had one problem that couldn't be answered in either the GrowFAQs or the journals and when I asked... There was tons of help coming my way! Careful though, several old-timers on the site like to give the 'freshmen' a little bit of a hard time... But, it's all in good spirits. I got discouraged at one point as well... and I'm glad that I stuck with it. Think you will be too.
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As for the seed to plant ratio... I started with 16 seeds and now have 6 plants. First time around, started with 24 and ended with 0.