1st time grow.. Using Mars 2 LED and 2 Autos

Alright guys so this is my first real attempt to grow. Any input is quite welcome. I am especially looking for help regarding a feeding program or any common mistakes or advice. I am mainly trying to grow organically. No nasty chemicals please. That being said here is what I have going so far;
I started the germination of 2 seeds; a Skunk #1 auto from Sensi Seeds and an Original Amnesia auto from Dinafem on a thursday, so its been just over 2 weeks technically. I germinated via moist paper towel and ziploc baggie. After the skunk started showing its taproot i transplanted both directly into the containers I planned on growing them in. The containers are 2 5 gallon buckets stacked and filled with soil. The top had a hole cut out and a netti pot and the bottom bucket acts as a reservoir. Inside the bucket I used a 50/50 mix of 2 soils pictured here and a little bit of granite dust sprinkled in.


So below are a few pics of the girls from when they popped out to just earlier this evening.



As the pics show the skunk is looking great but the amnesia looks stunted with some discoloration. One thing I noticed is that the amnesia's soil could have been waterlogged( the top layer was always damp, whereas the skunk's soil was drying out noticeably)

the temp has been right aroung 70 and humidity was about 50, but dropped to 40~ the last couple days.

thanks for stopping by and happy easter

I'll be right here watching you pop your cherry, not to sound gay or anything. No, yeah that sounded pretty gay. Oh well.

Ok so today i did a little rearranging in my room. I don't have any pictures of that, but i moved in a metal closet that will be used as storage or vegging or something.

the amnesia still is looking discolored and sickly any input / advice regarding this would be super appreciated and helpful.
I did get another bucket in there so I could drain the reservoir about 2 / 3rds. hopefully this allows it too dry out and that's the problem she's having. its an auto, so everyday lost is crucial.

the skunk I'm looking to maybe tie down and scrog if possible, maybe even top? any experience with this also would be greatly appreciated.

not much more to say if you guys have any questions / thoughts . suggestions/ just post or message me. Ill leave you all with a couple pics. thanks and have a nice day

here are some pics from yesterday evening:

And here are some from about an hour ago after the rearrangement.

What happened with Mars 2 grow?

Thanks for the interest guys and sorry for the lack of updates. The reason there wasn't any is because for the most part I was discouraged by the stunting of plants, the problems they were clearly having and also I got busier with work and rugby. Finally, about 3 weeks ago I decided to pull the plug on the room due to 90 degree temps, lack of air flow(circulating stagnant air), and the plants weren't healthy. So I brought em up to my sun room where i start my vegetables and such and just left em. they would get direct sunlight only a few hours each day. less than ideal I know, but without a clear plan for the room I decided that was the best course of action. I want to get the room going again and I have come up with a couple ideas for air flow, but implementing them is gonna be tough and im going out of town this weekend to Milwaukee for lakefront 7s. so it will have to be put on the backburner and I have a lot of other projects going on right now as well.

so in hindsight maybe i could have left em and switched to 20/4 cycle and given em a break may have helped, i feel like lack of CO2 is a major concern and hot temps weren't helping the cause either. Anyway maybe a week or so after the Amnesia(which is ridiculously tiny btw) is showing a bunch of little crystals/resins(not even a one hitter's worth is my guess). I have a nice pocket microscope ill try and find when i get back so i can get a closer look. and about 5 days ago the skunk 1 started showing some calyxes(I think that's right?), Im a little disappointed with the amnesia i thought maybe it would recover and grow a little bigger, but alas she's a wee one. the other one stretched out quite a bit and got a lot taller. the top leaf is curling slightly

Anyway, I just saw your email I grabbed a few pics and I think I have a few more that I had taken some time after my last post, can't exactly say when 3 weeks at most maybe a week or 2, I'll upload what I can, the most recent ones I used a quarter and a smart water bottle to give you an idea of the size.

thanks for asking Openeyes. I'd like to me more involved and consistent, but i get busy and distracted easily. criticism, tips, sharing thoughts is appreciated. anyway on to the pics.


Pics in order :
side by side, calyxes, ph, light, moisture, close up(amnesia), skunk, amnesia, top leaf(skunk)