they are no worse atm, im on the hunt for distilled water to give em next time, wondering if my ' hard water' is the prob locking shit out. i'll buy a RO unit wen i get paid least i know then that ph shouldnt be the issue and watever shit is in my drinking water ( i seen the deposits in the kettle, dont look good) lol i bought some molasses as i heard several peeps saying that this wud help, cant harm them can it as it has one hell of a list of beneficial stuff in it. i'll cut down on the algamic and other nutes too i guess