Seedling turning brown

It most likely will die

 

It's dead. But not from the CFL.

That soil looks way to swampy, and the roots probably drowned. In the future let the top of the soil dry out before watering.

 

How close was this 55w cfl that like a 200 250 watt reg lite it might have burned from to much lite or heat but it does sound like you over watered it. Try to let them get almost dry before watering they will mold and drown with to much water and avoid fertizing for two weeks after sprouting

 

I never directly water seedling, always mist with a bottle. The top of the soil might seem dry but most likely you overwatered and it's just mud down by the roots.

You live and you learn.

 

Never had a CFL burn a seedling and I had them about 2 inches away. Check out the journal in my sig.

 

Do you have an iPhone u can get light meters and test lux it nice u can put at top of plants and test lux and make sure it's not to high under 100k lux is best I have my cels doing 50k lux at top and abut 13k at base of plants nice to be able to see what the plant is getting light wise u can convert to lumens for most of the data u find about how much light u need is in lumens which is weird but ok just convert because to much light is bad not enough is bad and it's a big happy spot in the middle

 

The app is lightmeter by whitegoods

 

I agree it is tuff but 55w is a lot for one plant and I wondered how close because the base can be hot but I ageReed it looks over watered plus he said he was watering daily was just worried about future soldiers
I also like the cfl and allow the tubes to touch plants but only because I know they are cool to touch but I have a few non tubes that the base is super hot and the bulbs are also just tryin to help not saying it was one thin over any other just checking basics to make grow 2.0 the shitz

 

...you should always start your seeds in a smaller container ( I use 1"x1") and use a soil or soilless medium that has little to no fertilizers or nutrients added (I use Promix BX)....keep the seeds warm as they germinate and sprout. (I use a seedling heating mat)....once it starts to grow, you transplant into nutrient rich soil.

...the reason you should start in smaller pots is because the soil will dry more evenly, which is important since the seed has no roots to drink.
...when you put seeds/ seedlings into larger pots, the top of the soil can be dry while the bottom can be soaked since the plant doesn't have the root system to drink much....and as we all know, roots grow downward into the muck to be drowned.

...learn to lift your pot to check for moister levels, it's a better method....your soil needs to be moist not wet, and you'll need to have the appropriate size pot according to the size/age of the plant to do that, IMO.

 

This is great advice also limit the transplants the more u do the more they get stunted

When u replant get them over wet and allow them to be wet for a bit before u pull them from the cups let them slide out dont pull (puts the plant in a slumber so it might not get shocked and that saves a week or 2 of extra growing) other will say do it dry but google plant replanting and u will find that wet is best but some pot heads can't read and don't like science either.

Hope this helps thanks for being a nice person in the forums

 

Here is the lux to lumen conversion page

http://www.unitconversion.org/illumination/lux-to-lumens-per-square-foot-conversion.html

And here is a guide to how much light u need

http://www.unitconversion.org/illumination/lux-to-lumens-per-square-foot-conversion.html

It also shows the lux difference extra for different types of lighting

(Don't understand why people talking in lumens since that is bulb out out and we are needing plant input)

Hope this helps expect about 1/2 inch a day with the correct lux input heat under 80f and water only as needed no notes for 2 weeks and don't trans plant to much or too soon!

Looking forward to photos from grow 2.0