WTF is happening? please help (pics)

sour diesel, 4 t5's, fox farm, no nutes yet, watered when transplanted and today as the 4th day. ph is around 6.0. 18-6 photoperiod. this is my first time growing im lost in what to do here. i also got an organic pesticide for spraying cuz of the holes in the leaves. any advice would be awesome

how moist is the soil and how often are you watering?

Based on the pics, the soil looks pretty wet. Prolly won't need to water for at least 4-5 days...

My guess is overwatering.

don't use any pesticide, tha'ts for sure, way too weak for anything like that. What I would do is give them a light algae formula, any would do, but needs to be really light, like a .2-.2-1 or something. And maybe a little vitamin B-1 to help with the stress its under. Remember very light, and use a sprayer to feed through the leaves, the pH might be low, but should be fine. But my question is why is your soil pH 6, when foxfarm is usually steady at 7?

Overwatering but also because you're containers are too big for plants that size. You want a good rootball to container ratio. Seedlings should be in little 2x2 pots..thats inches, not feet.

The roots can't possibly absorb all that water that's going to linger, so it's suffocating basically. These plants are pretty much fucked. You can spray B1 or whatever all you want, it aint going to help

ive been using ph down for my water im usin through the sink letting it sit out for a day or 2 before water. looked like i had spider mites cuz of the brown holes in leaves so some store owner told me to use the pesticide. its a veru light concentrate spray on for the leaves. i used b1 and they seemed to perk up a lot more. i was more worried about yellowness more than anything else, do u think it is from using the pesticide? im using aza max

judging by the way the soil has been splashed out and its all over the wall...pic 2...id also say its over watering and too big of pot for a seedling.also add the water slowly...dont pour it in heavy streams..your washing out the soil around the roots...that can stunt its growth.the roots are not developing because the roots grow more as the soil dries..the roots reach out in search of water.they are drowning...let it dry out completely...and def stay off the pesticide

ok will do. thanks- and i watered them today thats why its saturated it was completely dry b 4 today. since the pots are way too big for the plants would it be better to water less and keep the soil dry around the edges of the pot?

kellogg1 said:

ok will do. thanks- and i watered them today thats why its saturated it was completely dry b 4 today. since the pots are way too big for the plants would it be better to water less and keep the soil dry around the edges of the pot?

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the roots and the soil around them will contain more water then the rest of the pot.even if the surface soil is dry...around the rootball and under it can still be saturated.best is to check weight...when it starts feeling light..time to water.letting it go dry around the edges is much better for it then overwatering