Very cool brother ya got a lot going on too! Crackalackalin!!Your one hydro plant looks healthier than the others, the plants in soil have some sort of issue going on. According to this it looks like either a magnesium deficency due to ph lock out or possibly a zinc deficency......
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=11688
I just skimmed this article but I'm going to reread it as I have a couple of strains with issues too and this is a huge help. RIU has one too but I couldn't find it right off.
Your garden is doing awesome Psychild man been looking forward to the pics! Have a good one!!
Thanks for the link man! I'm pretty sure I figured out what was happening though :/ Pretty sure I was burning them, causing a Zinc lockout.....It's been about a week since their last feeding, and they ll seem to be greening up much better now that they aren't getting an NPK overload....Honestly I'm not too positive it is a pH problem. I tried lowering the pH from 1 TBS. (ACV) / Gal, to 1.5 TBS / Gal and all it did was make the new growths brighter, and just made the plants look worse. Since I lowered it back to 1 TBS, they've started to look much better.
I noticed that your ph'ing your water and nute soln and testing with a drop kit.
Would I be correct in assuming that you don't test your runoff then either? It looks like ph to me also, particularly because your hydro doesn't show that and of course your ph'ing the input and probably testing/adjusting throughout. I noticed your not using gardening lime (dolomite), this will regulate your ph in soil for you. It is super cheep and widely available, once amended you won't have to ph your water going in anymore.
That being said you got some bushy little girls there! Well on their way!
I did notice a few days ago I wasn't pH'ing my Run off, and told myself I needed to do so, but keep forgetting. Lime has been in the back of my head for a few days now, but just lost my job, so until I find a new one, I probably won't be getting any :/ Funny thing is though, I don't test my hydro plant at all. I throw the 2 gallons of water in there, 2 TBS of ACV, and add somewhere around 3/4 TSP of nutrient solution. The only thing I actually measure out for her is the ACV, the rest I just throw in there and hope I didn't do too much.
great update dude!!! they're right, you have a deficiency there... do you also add earthworm castings to the soil? this allows the micro nutes like calcium and magnesium, and zinc and others to travel to the plant.
add some garden lime and castings to your soil and feed with a nice balanced plant food with plenty of micros and they will turn around in a few days!!!!
Definitely didn't know the Worm castings thing....good to know! Thanks Stoney!
edit: I'm not even gonna lie, I've been considering switching to hydro lately.....seems like it would be MUCH easier, and less messy. Soil has been my biggest nightmare so far >< And I don't even mess with my hydro plant at all. Last res change was like 3 weeks ago lol I should probably hop on that today √