i need some help and advise

i've been growing a plant for over six weeks and it is only about 4 to 5 inches tall why is my plant taking so long to grow??

We need a little more info, what kind of lights are you using and how far away, any nutes, what kind of soil, watering schedules, and light schedules??

i'm in the prosses of getting a metal halide light but for now im using 2 120 watt lights and peterss all purpose plant food and now the leaves are turning a bit yellowish

Have you checked the PH of your soil and water? The PH may be off which can resuilt in nutrient lockout. Your plant may be suffering from a nutrient deficiency (probably Nitrogen).

i keep the lights at least 2 inches away and i water every for days my plant is in a 5 by 8 pot and i give 18 hours of light and 6 hours of dark

120 watt incandescent lights ? like a regular light bulb ?? if so incandescant lights arent the right spectrum for growing and wont do you a lot of good ... if thats what you are using look into getting some CFL with a 6500k heat color rating they will get you by much better until you can get your MH

i'm also just using regular potting soil mix with outdoor soil and groud up multch

Phinxter said:

120 watt incandescent lights ? like a regular light bulb ?? if so incandescant lights arent the right spectrum for growing and wont do you a lot of good ... if thats what you are using look into getting some CFL with a 6500k heat color rating they will get you by much better until you can get your MH

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I second that^^

where could i get a good deal on some lights in ohio??? sorry about all the questions i feel like a dumbass

Home Depot, Lowe's and Wal Mart.
OR
http://www.htgsupply.com

you can get MH and HPS lights from www.htgsupply.com they ship to ohio and they are the best price and best customer service i have found anywhere !
as for the CFL to get you by they are just your average compact flourescent lights found at walmart or home depot. get the highest watt you can find and make sure the kelvin rating is 6500k
edit ... GrowSpecialist beat me to it but as you can see .. since great minds think alike it must be sound advice

k thanx but what should i do for now???

lowes home depot 1.50 a piece i belive there cheap not more thenten a piece if that wal mart you get the idea chek the ph very important not to be taken lightly do not ad nuttes yet ( your using outdoor soil make sure its not to packed. also outdoor soil has many differnt properties so when you water it may not begin to abosrb or break surface tension of the water due to properties ph and other factors if thats the case toss small about of liquid clothes soap which will break the surface tension of the water alowing it to absorb more even into the diffrent types of soil as for the yellow sounds like N deffecency

ok thanx you gus have been a great help

for now go to home depot and buy some dollar fifty cfl's they are the small energy saver bulbs that look like a corkscrew get 6500k bulbs maybe 4 of them and a Y splitter and light up your seedling

no problem good luck keep us posted

If you were to buy two of these for $40 you'd be set:

http://www.e-conolight.com/Product/EProductDetail.asp?ProductFamilyID=7&FGNumber=E-MT6H151G

(you have to open the link twice to get the right page)

If you call in your order there's a chance you'll get free or discounted shipping being a new customer.

Cheap cfl's people are steering you towards put out around 1500 lumens, these put out 10 times that much at 15,000 lumens ea.