Day 10
Gave the ladies their first feeding yesterday, 4ml of A+B and voodoo juice in 4L of water, each plant got about 750 ml... Think I may have overdone it a bit, because the leaf tips (just the tips) were droopy from time I watered until I went to bed, about 6 hours. But they all seem to have perked back up this morning. I'm having a hard time judging when to water these fabric pots, they all felt very light, as light as they were when I first filled them before soaking, but the soil was still damp 2" down. I have some concerns about two of them (the two on the right), which don't seem to be growing as well as the other two. I had moved my 400w MH down to 14" for a few hours, but decided to be safe and put it back at 16" for now. Going to move it down again on day 15-20.
Group shot - I'm concerned that maybe my fans are causing too much air circulation. They're not blowing directly on my babies by any means, when I put my hand around them at all angles I can't even feel the breeze myself, but the ambient air circulation is enough to keep them in a constant state of motion. They're not swaying much at all, but the leaves are constantly fluttering and dancing, occasionally the stem will sway a couple mm if I look closely. I know that a gentle breeze is good for them, but should it be constant? I assume this constant state of motion would also occur in nature even when the breeze is very light or almost non existent.
The Champ - I have no worries about this little gal, she appears to be leagues ahead of the other 3. They were all showing a yellowing of the center vein on the second set of true leaves, which from what I was reading could be a ca or mag deficiency? But this gal went full green overnight, I assume the feed had something to do with it as nothing else has changed
The Runner Up - This gal also appears to be doing pretty well. Here you can see the discoloration of the center vein (right side), the champ also had this but it disappeared overnight. My only concern about this gal is that the second set of true leaves coming in from the main stem hasn't shown much growth, and the others have.
The Runt - The second set of true leaves haven't fully developed on this guy like with the other two, but the third set that's coming in has shown some growth overnight. Also, the soil in this pot was still wet at the surface this morning, and the others were dry. This leads me to believe that she isn't taking in as much water? She's in a different pot than the other 3, the guy at the hydro store gave me a x1 5 gal by mistake when I asked for x4 3 gal pots, so I went to a different store and got another one, but it isn't the same brand. This is also the plant that had a green sprout pop up toward the edge of the pot a few days ago. I buried it back under the soil and it hasn't reared it's ugly little head since. Could this be some kind of weed that's growing in the pot and restricting the roots? Is it maybe a root that surfaced because it grew upwards instead of downwards in search of moisture? She looks healthy to me, but the second set of leaves haven't shown the same side growth as the other 3, that and the top of the soil still being damp has me concerned.
Brown Spots - The spotting on this guy is on both sides of the leaf (in the same spot), but the underside almost seems indented where the spotting occurs while the top doesn't This spotting only appears on the first set of leaves and not the second, so I'm guessing it's going to be okay. However, on the second set of true leaves,, the right side seems to be developing fine, and the other side (bottom left), not so much, it actually looks kinda deformed to me
I''m also concerned that the top of my soil dries out within hours of watering, while staying moist underneath. I've read that this is common in peat based mediums, but isn't this a bad thing?
Anyone that takes the time to read through this and help out has my utmost appreciation. I know there's quite a bit here, but I'm like a parent that's scared for his children, they're all I can think about. Piff.
