Transplanted Rooted Clones Look Sad, HALP

Hello RIU!

New member though I've lurked and learned a lot from here.

This is my first time growing from purchased rooted clones and I appear to be having some issues and I'd love some insight from the community here.

Purchased clones Friday, looked fine to me, roots popping out of the little rock wool cube. Put them into slightly larger than solo sized plastic pots. Small layer of pumice at the bottom to plug holes/aid in drainage.

Watered in with rested/pH'd 6.6 tap (234 ppm) no nutrients.

Soil mix is: 1/6 pumice, 1/6 perlite, 1/3 organic dirt anmended with 10# of worm castings (combo=1/3 by volume), 1/3 coco washed and double buffered with calmag.

Slurry tested soil before use and it was 6.39.

2x2 with Mars Hydro TS1000.
Light at minimum power setting and about 28" away. (Lux with phone App says ~6500)

4" filter/fan set up, small circulating fan inside.

Temps are about 73°F during the day and 68° at night. Humidity is pretty rock solid between 50-55%.

Curling leaves, lightening in color between veins.

Pictures shown are of the most extreme examples, all showing signs of similar distress.

Signs point to either over watering, deficiency, or nitrogen toxicity?

Can't quite figure out which, hoping you might be able to help.

I think my organic dirt might be too hot?

Just adjusting to the new environment?

I put some pictures of the plants and of the label on the bag of dirt I used in my mix.

Help a brotha out! (Please and thank you!)

No water since Friday night still. Soil moist to the touch on top.

Left the fan off overnight to see if it might help

They don't like the soil you put them in.
Just the coco plus Perlite would have done a far better job.

Too much nutrients in the organic soil probably.

Would a thurough flush be the move?

I didn't think the 20ish% would've been enough to burn them. I've grown in similar mediums with good success ‍

FadedFox said:

Would a thurough flush be the move?

I didn't think the 20ish% would've been enough to burn them. I've grown in similar mediums with good success ‍♂

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Ph for growing in coco is 5.8
Ph for growing in soil is 6.5

You've mixed the two ......... why?
I don't understand why you've mixed coco and soil.
Come to think of it, don't understand why you've mixed pumice and perlite either.

You learned how to grow that way form here? I guess I skim right by that stuff. I learned to grow from greenhouse operaters. They can't take chances with their livelihood so they use Pro Mix and natural light or flourescents. It always worked for me. They also use a lot of Miracle Gro because they know how not to over-use it. You can probably get a little more creative with the nutes if you are careful. Again, I would use what the pros use; GH Dynagro, Megacrap and a few others.

I have to agree, the mixing of the soil and coco was probably not the best move as mixes such as these tend to poise problems more often than not, because of how each medium works and what the cannabis plant wants from each of them. With that being said, if your clones were in rockwool, this most likely means they were being fed hydroponically, and now you're asking them to grow in dirt. Conversely, I'm sure they were used to a pH of @ 5.8, and now you're feeding them a 6.6 pH. You've changed their environment, at least in terms of what they are growing in, drastically; you'll need to be patient and let them adjust. I can't see your soil being that hot, so I don't think that's your issue. Your clones look hungry and a little short on Mg, but I would try to let them adjust some before you start throwing too much at them. Good luck.

70's natureboy said:

Again, I would use what the pros use; GH Dynagro, Megacrap and a few others.

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Pros use cheap agricultural fertilisers ...... it's the amateurs using specialist cannabis products at 10x the price (or more).

CannaCountry said:

I have to agree, the mixing of the soil and coco was probably not the best move as mixes such as these tend to poise problems more often than not, because of how each medium works and what the cannabis plant wants from each of them. With that being said, if your clones were in rockwool, this most likely means they were being fed hydroponically, and now you're asking them to grow in dirt. Conversely, I'm sure they were used to a pH of @ 5.8, and now you're feeding them a 6.6 pH. You've changed their environment, at least in terms of what they are growing in, drastically; you'll need to be patient and let them adjust. I can't see your soil being that hot, so I don't think that's your issue. Your clones look hungry and a little short on Mg, but I would try to let them adjust some before you start throwing too much at them. Good luck.

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Thanks for the reply CannaCountry. I used what I had available and had great results with this type of mix in the past. I think you're probably right on the change on the pH issue. I try to keep it simple typically but the purchased clones thing are new to me.

Would a flush be advisable? Maybe with some slightly lower pH and ease them back up into the 6 range?

If they don't turn around what's your advice on how to fix it the situation?

FadedFox said:

Thanks for the reply CannaCountry. I used what I had available and had great results with this type of mix in the past. I think you're probably right on the change on the pH issue. I try to keep it simple typically but the purchased clones thing are new to me.

Would a flush be advisable? Maybe with some slightly lower pH and ease them back up into the 6 range?

If they don't turn around what's your advice on how to fix it the situation?

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I'm not a proponent of flushing, so no, I wouldn't advise it. I'm going to play the optimist and say they'll turn around. If they don't; bring this post back to life and if I can't help you, there are plenty of people here far smarter than I who probably can. Good luck.

CannaCountry said:

I'm not a proponent of flushing,

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Me neither.