Seedlings not growing

The_Cat

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Those seedlings are 21 days old and haven't been growing since the first week (only one is growing reeeally slow).

Soil: Vitalium potting mix 16oz pots
Water: tap water, adjusted ph to about 6.5
Strains: NL, C99 and White Widow, all from different seedbanks
Lights: 68w 65000K cfl's about 4 to 6 inches from the plants
Temps: 70f at night, 75f to 80f lights on (was up to 87f but only once) 2 fans, RH between 35 and 55

No nutes yet but i'm guessing N deficiency and some nute burn. Roots are filling the pots and started circling a bit, so at first I was thinking root-bound, but they are so small still. I'm wondering if they should be put under 200w hps, fed and transplanted, or just thrown away since they aren't doing anything except yellowing a bit more everyday. I always wait when the pot is really light before I water again so I don't think I'm over-watering.

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Bud Tipps

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I don't think they like that potting mix. I would transplant them in to larger containers of peat and perlite. They should start growing better.
 

The_Cat

Member
Transplanted to bigger pots with pro-mix, it seems to be fluffier. I also added perlite to the mix. They're under hps now but my hopes are pretty low for those tiny ladies.
 

rob333

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u are watering to much they look like they have been way over watered which = slow grow yellow leaves ;)
 

vostok

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Keep up your temps, and move that light a lot closer, at 6500k is cool white great if you want close short internodel growth, add some 2700k to re balance out
 

The_Cat

Member
They're under 300w hps now. Temps between 80 and 82 but I'm gonna fix that soon. I'm still puzzled, they grew fast the first week, I didn't change anything, and now they just sits on their asses and do nothing. Well they are shocked now from new soil, new light and new temps so I'll wait...

ps: when I water the cup is the same weight as an empty cup, so I'm guessing they get really dry, but yeah looks like over-watering. But I had over-watered plants before and they still grow a lot, just the bottom leaves were yellowing. Maybe my soil was too compact, or maybe not enough fresh air from the fans (fixed now with a new jet engine).
 
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