Pictures of seedlings need help identifying issue.

[Antonio92]

Hello to all good day and night accordingly. Have 3 seedlings that were recently transplanted and have had alot of rain and sun. Dont know if it's vitamins, pests, or ph, or whatever else. Any help would be greatly appreciated.ill Do my best to respond quickly to inquiries. Thank you for your time.

Ps issues with photo upload on my android, 3rd and 4th photos are repeats of an unknown variety that has mango. Final photo Is the underside of one leaf.

 

[Redwasp]

First did you add any perlite to that soil? It looks to dense so will not get enough oxygen. In the first picture the bottom leaves will frequently die. As long as the top leaves stay healthy you will be fine. The 2nd 2 pictures looked normal to me.

But if that soil is to compacted your plants are going to struggle alot. These plants need lots of oxygen. And make sure to use the proper ph water.

 

[Antonio92]

Hello, no no perlite i did add some Wood chips and leave. yes but it's More then the normal die off of leaves. The whole plant wants to die. I'll try to find a at home way to test ph

 

[Redwasp]

Well without perlite in that soil the drainage will be poor and it will not get enough oxygen. And to date i have not seen wood chips to be helpful for cannabis plants.

 

[Redwasp]

The soil i use, ffof, comes with perlite already in it but I still add another 15 to.20% of perlite to it by volume.

 

[strainsgrow]

I wouldn't have transplanted them that young. What is your ph? Do you have good drainage on those pods? I use great white for transplanting. I would do a foliar feeding with calmag or seeweed at 5.8 ph and take it from there. Good luck. Soil ph should be 6.0 to 7.0

 

[Potted]

Cheep way to test for ph any pet store with fish has ph strips u just dip and Mach the color and adjust with ph up or down to 6.5 in soil

 

[Antonio92]

Potted I'm currently in a out of the way town in peru, and no tests are sold. I did a soil test with baking soda, soil appears to be a bit acidic

Redwasp ok i Will try find a substitute for perlite was hoping the Wood chips would make it More airy.

strainsgrow the 1st plant wasn't transplanted, the 2nd and 3rd were in the same pot and i moved them to their own pots. They didn't seem to be affected by the moving as they were yellowing before. No ph test kits, did a baking soda test on the dirt and it appears to be slightly acidic soil I'm thinking 6.5. the drainage Is decent Water in the pot doesn't take long to filter through but i should probabaly make the dirt More airy. Was thinking of putting some Clover perhaps Is nitrogen issue

 

[Baphomatt]

Aside from the potential soil issues Redwasp pointed out, they really look OK to me! The leaf showing the underside is a cotyledon and not a "true" leaf. Don't worry about those, just assess the serated leaves. Good growing.

 

[Antonio92]

Baphomatt ok thank you though the serrated Is suffering as well here Is another picture. I had a male that grew well in the same soil, perhaps Is drainage issue

 

[freddyyola]

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[freddyyola]

hey bro im using the same fox farm ocean forest and having the same freaking problem you are!!! they get worse and worse then die or stay stunted and wont grow idk whats wrong yet ima transplant into a bigger pot using the rest of my ocean forest mixed with more perlite asap also my ph pen comes in tomorrow ill let you know if it was a ph problem..

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

Hey 92, long time ago, we used cotton seed hulls, small rocks, small wood chips, and our plants did good.
I even got a buddy that used fresh cat litter, a few times.
And when your soil is compacted, you need to water real, real slow,
I had a buddy that went to Peru, 3years in a row, back in the late 70s, he said he was looking for gold, and he even brought a good bit back home.
But I think he went down there because of the pretty woman, he went to a place called Cuzco, or something like that, but he loved it down there, he said it was beautiful, But one day a native got after him with a long ,old shotgun, on the river, where they were vacuuming up gold, and he couldn't understand what he was saying, but it scared him so bad, he ain't been back.
But I bet MJ, grows good down there, and good luck with your plants.
PS, I think most all the soil that people buy has wood chips or prices of wood in it ,though.

 

[freddyyola]

the 5th pic the biggest plant is actualy 6 weeks old and extra stunted like a mini dwarf plant... and the rest are 3 weeks old but they are all scraggly looking.. in the first pic the plant on the right is extra light lime green looking like its gonna turn yellow and they are to stressed to grow i get my ph pen in tomorrow im using ffof like the op is and i think we are having the same issues i also think i am having lock outs maybe calcium and nitrogen from overwatering cause i keep trying to feed it something i think i think its deficient in.. im letting air out good this time without drying it out to much.. this is my first grow but i do have 2 plants that are looking just fine nice darker green leaves tight nodes not much leaf damage at all

 

[freddyyola]

yeah the drainage does not seem that bad but idk i will still add perlite for now on and just space out your feedwatering.. let me know if you figure it out and ill do the same

 

[Antonio92]

freddyyola hey bud, ya I'm using natural dirt and compost not foxfarm i believe Redwasp Is using foxfarm though and I'm sure he can give you better pointers then i. But i Will update you if it's turns out to be a drainage issue.

D.A.A.S.69 yeah i believe i Will buy gravel to mix in, i do have handy alot of styrofoam i could grind up to pellets easily...but i dont know What adverse affects it could have. Either way I'll update the thread with What i do. We had like 3 days of rain and if it's not draining properly perhaps that Is my issue.
​​​​​​​ Ya I'm actually near Cuzco lower altitude, near Machu picchu. It Is gorgeous and so áre the women hahah. There are sativas that the people grow here incógnito that grows well. My doobiebird daydream Is from Colorado.

 

[Redwasp]

I guess i should have said ive never seen cannabis plants do well with just wood chips for drainage. But yes there are other things you can use. We used to use pea gravel mixed in to help. Leaves little pockets in the soil which helps it hold oxygen.

 

[Redwasp]

Ill bet the biggest of those plants especially the first picture is root bound. Im assuming you put holes in the bottom of the cups. Can you see any roots trying to get out of the holes? Getting root bound can certainly cause those issues. Ph issues of your water will cause those issues also.

On another note if you are only having issues with 1 young plant sometimes it just happens. Everyonce in awhile you will have a plant that fails to thrive no matter what you do. Everything can be perfect and they still die. Plants are no different than any other living creature and it happens to all living things for unknown reasons.

 

[freddyyola]

ive checked they arent root bound at all they are no where near full they just hit the bottom but its not like dense at all if you know what im trying to say.. their is no curling or full enough for me to see roots bulging i still see alot of soil and yes holes in bottom

 

[freddyyola]

i think the c99 plants i have suck but i have 3 beans left and i just germinated em gonna get perlite for a soil mix tmorrow ffof with 15% worm castings and 20% more perlite dont need alot of worm castings cause i will compost tea with worm castings and chicken shit and alfafla and compost for teas and some spouted seed teas but yeah ima stop at the garden shop here and get some D EARTH and perlite