Newly Transplanted Clones Need Some Help! Lots of Pictures!

Hello everyone, this is my first grow and my first time posting on here! I've used this site before for answering questions but sadly I'm in here posting because I'm having some plant issues (before I begin, I attached six photos to this thread, image 1042, 1043, 1044 are photos of the Juliet and the other three is the Strawberry Cough).

I just transplanted two rooted clones roughly four days ago: 1 Strawberry Cough and 1 Juliet. The Juliet has been difficult from the beginning. She originally began getting some yellowing and discoloration while rooting which was not that shocking, due to the rooting process. Since I transfered her to the 1 gallon pots, the fan leaves closest to the bottom began yellowing and looking burnt at their tips (especially those leaves that had been trimmed during the cloning process, yellowing has developed from the base of the stem through out the leaf). It's slowly creeping up into all the leaves and even the newest generation of leaves has burnt looking tips (although they look green, their tips appear burnt).

Similar to the Juliet, my Strawberry Cough has started down the similar path but not nearly as extreme at the Juliet.

The Strawberry Cough snipped fan leaves closest to the bottom are beginning to yellow on the tips and are starting to brown right on the edges of the leaves. Leaves on the bottom AND the newest growth are also starting to contort and become stiffer than before, parts of the leaves are beginning to twist and fold into themselves. At this point, I'm not sure if this is just standard behavior of a newly transplanted clone or signs of something worse.

The PH for the soil is between 6.7-6.4 and the PH of the RO water was between 6.4-6.0. For lighting, I'm currently using three 27W CFL and one 28W T5 CFL tubes. It's staying reasonably cool with lots of air flow from a personal fan in a box thats roughly 2ft. x 2ft. (give or take a few inches). For soil and nutrients, I'm currently using Fox Farm Ocean Forest and Fox Farm Grow Big (when I first transfered them, I watered them with RO water a weak amount of Grow Big)

I spoke to the dispensary owner where I purchased the clone and she recommended a flush because some of the symptoms sounded like a nute-burn. At first I saw some great results, leaves brightened up and were flush with green but by this morning they aren't looking as well again. I'm wondering if you guys had any opinion or idea to why the plants are acting this way.

I'm new to this so I could be overreacting to every little issue that I see, but I just want to ensure a healthy grow. Could it be that the plants are just going through shock, post-transplant? Or is it nute-burn? Perhaps a nute-deficiency? Or should I just leave the poor plants alone and see what happens in another week?

Thank you very much, I know there is probably an answer somewhere on here to this problem but I can't seem to find a solution anywhere! ***Images 1042,1043,1044 is the Juliet!!!! The other three photos are the Strawberry Cough****

In my experience when I take a clone new growth forms and then the old plant pretty much dies off over time but yours look a little extreme.

Have they had new growth since you got them ?

You fed cuttings that had more than enough food available in the soil. I would flush some more measure the EC of the runoff if you can.

I hope that helps

Mouse

There are a couple of easy things to remember when growing, dont go chasing defs that arent there because in actual fact you are using a balanced food in a good soil, so either the nutrient or soil are crap (I have seen excellent results from what you are using) or its an overfed/underfed plant.

I would also look at a mild calmag right the way through if you are using RO water.

Mouse

Thanks a ton for the help mouse. There has been hardly any growth, I wasn't sure when to expect seeing growth since its been only 4 days.

if you bought solid clones they should already be growing to be honest. You should be waiting no more than a week max for new growth.

If your soil is too hot and you burned them though they could be goners.

Just flush them keep em on water and be really careful with nutrients feed when they are hungry not when the bottle says.

Mouse !

By the looks of it the ill one isnt liking the soil probs too hot. Treat them both as individuals. Flush that one and keep on water just keep the other on water, flushing is bad if not needed.

Mouse

One more thing.

When you flushed and you saw recovery what you did is by adding water you lowered the TDS of the soil basically diluting it and making it more easily available for the plant. Now its dried out a bit its suffering again. Possibly just keep them both on water.

All of this information is me debating while stoned what I would do. Take the bits you agree with and leave the bits you don't. If you take this as the word or you dont listen that is down to you. I just offer stoned advice to growers heh

Mouse

I never thought of that like that, thanks Mouse. I might just give them a couple days to let the soil dry out from yesterday and then flush again with straight water.