Its because the clay? Pots u have absorb moisture and therefore soil drys faster,,
u want lots of drainage holes,, ive got drainage holes an inch up the side of my pots aswell and they are propper weed pots from a hydro shop
but every thing looks alot better than lastweek m8 ,,
ive took a clone for outside,, rooted in 5 days in plain soil&perlite ,,
i put it in a seethrew pot so i can see every day how much roots its growing,, i just slide a black sleeve over the pot to keep root zone dark.. Ill post some pics its quite intresting finding out exacly where roots go and how much they grow day by day
AND I CAN SEE EXACLY HOW MUCH WATER IS IN THE POT,,,
I HAVENT WATERD THE SOIL SINCE I PLANTED,SO ILL SEE JUST HOW MUCH ROOT GROWTH I GET UNTIL THE SOIL IS DRY,,
ILL SHOW U MAN ,FROM ITS FIRST WATERING UNTIL IT FIRST DRYS ,I BET I HAVE A POT FULL OF ROOTS BEFORE ITS 2ND WATERING