Big Bud & White Widow Seedlings w/ pics & requesting suggestions

Started with:
Big Bud - 10
White Widow - 10
Mix Seeds - 10

Germination started on 2.04.08
Success Rate:
Big bud - 5/10
White Widow - 8/10
Mix Seeds - 8/10

Day 6
Germination was done w/ peat moss pellets on a heating pad.



Day 7



Day 22


I have a few concerns to address that I'm hoping some of the more knowledgeable members may be able to answer:


Issue #1: I'm a little concerned about this White Widow, it's leaves seem to droop lower than they should.


Issue #2: This mix strain has a strange crumpled look to the leaves, is this normal?


Issue #3: This is the one I am most concerned about. The leaves seem to be turning slightly yellow towards the ends. The picture doesn't show it well, but it's pretty obvious in person. This one is the worst, but it seems several of them are following in its footsteps.





Here's some info that might help you help me:


Lighting:
4 - 48" Cool White Fluorescent bulbs to conserve energy during this early growth stage. I put them in the sunlight while the weather is sunny, and then under the fluorescent while its raining. I generally leave the lights on 24/7.

Watering:
I water usually once every three to four days. I leave their water out for at least 24hrs to evaporate any possible residual chlorine.

pH:
I use a cheap two prong light/pH/moisture analog meter. pH generally reads appx 7.0 (is this thing very accurate?)

Soil:
1 part sand
1 part Perlite
2 parts Peat Moss
1 tbsp Dolomite lime (soil pH seemed a tad low, this brought it up to the 7.0)


Temperature & Relative Humidity:
Generally it has been around 50-70 degrees F (I know, too cold, waiting on it to warm up) RH unknown

Fertilizers:
None at this time. All organic is the plan. (any suggestions on which organic fertilizers to give to them at this stage?)

One last thing, does my growth seem stunted? I feel like they should be a little fuller than they are.
Any suggestions you can give me will be a huge help, thanks for taking the time to read my post.

issue 1- from that picture the soil seems really wet, i could be wrong but it looks really dark and that will cause droop.
issue 2- that happens on plants sometimes and its nothing to really be concerned about, i had a plant that grew very well and for some reason the leaves were always like that. it got the same treatment as all the others and grew good until it got the axe for growing a set of balls. they can grow out of that though.
issue 3- if your more than 2 weeks into the grow you should start slowing introducing nutrients to the plant. plants need nitrogen and lack of it will make leaves yellow at the tip and then continue up the leaf. fox farms nutes are good organic, look into their line.

there is a 4th issue. those plants are stretched as hell. you shouldnt have to stake up a seedling. you need to bring the light as close as possible. with tube fluorescents you can get really close, like 2 inches or less. leave them under the fluoros all the time, trying to put them in the sun can make them stretch if they aren't getting direct sunlight or they are trying to reach for it. i dont trust the cheap ph meters ive got one and ive never seen it read anything but 7.0 even, and yes your growth is stunted, and you just read most if not all of the reasons.

this should help
peace.

yeah dude,maybe overwatering is da cause for drooping

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to take care of it today. One more question - If I transplant w/ the foliage just above the soil will the stalks grow roots?

no they should b fine. jus have some sort of mat or container while transporting.

You were right! Huge improvement after only two days, thanks a lot for the help! The foliage has almost doubled in size in the last two days. I gave them FoxFarm BigBloom which if i remember correctly is 6-4-4. Their potassium level was just right, but the nitrogen and phosphorous were zero! I'll post pictures on here later today or tomorrow to show the improvement. Thanks again!