first grow, soil too dried?

Hey guys,

I recently got 5 white widow feminized seeds and put them to germinate, they were fine, then I put then in the small jiffy pots with miracle grow organic soil. These 5 plants are under a 400W MH, in a closet big enough to fit 2 people standing. The light is about 4-5 feet from the soil but yet i keep seeing that soil too dried and i do not want to drown them.

Thanks

PS ill be taking pictures tomorrow of the problem.

pics would be helpful, how often do you water them.....

a good way to gauge it is push you finger into the soil if the soil is dry and inch down, i water

To add to the godd advice that acidburn gave you i like to scarify the soil as deeply as possible until i touch roots,then i back off a bit,this gives me a real good idea of the total moisture content of the soil,when it feels dry at the top of the roots i water heavily,scarifying the soil also takes care of any pests that live in the soil,it brings up larve where they cook under the lights.

To add to the good advice that acidburn gave you i like to scarify the soil as deeply as possible until i touch roots,then i back off a bit,this gives me a real good idea of the total moisture content of the soil,when it feels dry at the top of the roots i water heavily,scarifying the soil also takes care of any pests that live in the soil,it brings up larve where they cook under the lights.

these work too cost about 6.00$