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Palefolklore

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Hello all.
I'll keep this short and simple. I'm a first time grower and would appreciate any help I can get from you guys.
Currently I have 5 seedlings (2 skunk#1, 2 pineapple chunk and 1 lsd). Because of where I live, I'm unable to purchase the specific cannabis favourable soil/nutrients/light so I'm using a generic Dutch soil brand which contains perlite and peat moss. The NPK ratios are unknown because the bag has no English written on it, just Dutch (pic attached). For light I'm using two 100w led Flood lights (grow lights are not available).
Since today I noticed a slight yellowing starting from the centre of the leaves (pics attached) for the skunk#1 seedlings. I've raised the light slightly however I do not feel this is because of the light. Please have a look at the pics and suggest. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all.
 

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Howdy and welcome! Other than a less than optimal soil possibility, are the seedlings rootbound currently? From pic, the plant looks big enough for more soil to continue growing well. How do those roots look? 🌿
 
Hello and thank you. I'm not sure if the roots are bound. I plan on transplanting within a day or two. Do you think this is because of the container size?
 
Yes, the cannabis roots can be very vigorous, and from my grows it has became obvious that it doesn't take too long before the the plants need more soil to grow well.

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I see on the bag that the PH is 6, so that is good. For soil 6.5 seems to work well. Can you check the PH of the water you are using? I think that putting then in a bigger pot with more of your soil will give them a chance to green up.

The LED flood light that you are using might be a issue if it doesn't have enough blue light in it.
 
Hello. Unfortunately I do not have a ph meter at the moment. However I shall transplant soon and see if it helps. What do you think of the current situation of the leaves? Are they headed in the right direction?
 
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I have attached two more pictures of the grow room. Check it out and please let me know what you think
 

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I don't see a problem with the leaves that a little food and light won't fix. Perhaps I could suggest you replace your light bulbs with a equal 'true wattage' of compact fluorescents They work well to keep heat down with good light.
 
Hey man, if that is all you have then go for it with them. The worst that can happen is that they won't grow. Nothing to loose and everything to gain.
 
Thank you all for the help. Appreciate it. Yes I understand that the seedlings have stretched. This is because when I first planted them in the soil, I was using very low wattage cfl bulbs and they were situated at a higher distance. However the stretching has stopped since the flood lights came into the picture. I understand that I do not have optimal conditions for growing mj but I'm still hopeful in yielding at least some meager quantity of weed. Based on the current situation do you guys think that would be possible? Thanks again
 
Without knowing what kind of light your flood is putting out, I can only say to try it, and give them a chance. The real test is when you go to the 12/12 light schedule for flower. Perhaps you could add some CFL lights with your flood as the plants get bigger. Is it possible, yes it is.
 
If you do not have access to grow lights, do you not have access to regular CFL? They are not technically grow lights but work well and can be purchased pretty much anywhere that sells light bulbs (at least in the USA) I agree that a flood light might not be the best choice, especially later on in the grow. Transplanting to a bigger pot may help as well.
 
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