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Appreciated. Will start a new batch and work with all new insight. Thanks

Firstly, i just want to say thanks for the help to all those that shared their knowledge, awesomeness I did a test today i did a ph on my water - pre watering PH 6,01 TDS 35 ppm Then i took a handful of my hydroponics shop bought soil(coco?) and poured the sample water through the soil 3 times The container size i used is a small plastic cup with holes i cut in the base - the run off was PH 6,9 TDS 275 ppm That seems like a huge jump from 6 - 6,9 So any light that you'all can shed on that .... If it were up to me, i think flushing all medium in future prior to planting is probably a good thing...or no? Interesting though, i bought organic soil, but had in my opinion, been given coco, now i am a 1st timer, so didnt think or know to think that what i was using was different - i never seen either side by side, but still think this should'nt have made any diffs at this stage, or am i wrong

Hi. Thanks for that. That is a very interesting statement- I don’t know what either ( organic vs coco ) look like. I was advised as a 1st timer that I should go organic soil and I paid while the guy put the bag in my bakkie. That would be hilarious- but would it make any difference at this stage. I was told not to amend for a month or until the 3rd node- also because organic has nutrients to last a month - I hear you with double seedlings. I just ran out of pots as all the seeds popped and wasn’t expecting that. Bag seeds 6 months old. I have an Ec tds meter but haven’t used it as yet.i thought that was hydro only. My mistake. Not really sure what to do with it- but I’ll google it. Thanks for the comment

Hi tricochaser. It’s one of those yellow digital meters you buy online. The soil is from a local hydroponic shop and is an organic mix. - I buy into your suggestion- re nutrient hot as it’s the majority of them doing this (15 out of 20) one wouldn’t think that as bought from a reputable seller. But ph is also similar in the runoff as in the watering water itself. Maybe I will flush a few seedlings and see if that helps. Appreciate the comment

Hey Luke. I have done soil tests water in water out. Ph is perfect. Soil is organic supplied by hydroponic shop in Claremont. Pricey but premium. I don’t need to ph up or down as I am using RO water and tested with ph meter. Prior. So I have done my homework bud. Hence the long dialogue at the beginning of the post

Hey. - hydroponic shop organic soil. No nutrition required for a while. Until 3rd or 4th node as I been told.

Hi Ladies and Gents - looking for someone that has good to great grow knowledge, and that has seen or experienced this issue before - i have spent hours scouring the web, and found a bit of info, but conflicting......leaves are droopy and they not growing- funny though, overwatering and under watering and wind burn can all look the same from what i have seen on web images, but no solution forthcoming So i bought the tent, the lights, the fans, soil nutrients ph/hygro meters, germinated 20 seeds, As a 1st time indoor grow person, i used bag seeds as i thought i would get my brain around it before spending the big bucks on the real deal seeds. Also, bag seeds means i may get a lot of males so now in a position to chuck those if /when they rear there heads.....Anyhow i have the following 1,2x1,2 x2m tent, 2 x cob cree 100w(pull 54w) optic 1, i germinated (paper towel+bags method) then stuck the seeds into small cups for a week. i then used an 6500k 85w cfl to stretch them a few cm. i hardly watered them, but from what i see and have read i have overwatered them - I am using the hydroponics store organic soil, and have had them 20 deg C @ night to 25 deg C day(give or take 2 deg either way) I transplanted from small 200mm cups to 1Ltr ish pots after a week, and started using the COBs - hanging at 60-75cm per manufacturer instructions I have not given anything other than RO water between 6 and 6,5ph - and when i take ph reading water in and water out it differs by 0,15 They look sad - seeds popped on 12-14th so they been growing for 16 days - they look small, a tad asymmetrical(deformed), some have red/purple stems others green. Fan was on them but no gale. So i watered them after leaving them for 4 days, soil was dry and watered again this morning, as if they were under watered it would show improvement by now surely, i am at a loss. i even sacrificed one really weird looking one (good cotyledons but seriously deformed true leaf)- it had a long root(amazingly so, for a small plant) good root ball, and soil was ever so slightly damp, so doesnt seem to be overwatered. I have given a mouthful here, but only to try illicit an informed response by giving all the info i could, looking forward to some comments - bin them and start over or preferably find out and fix Thanks and LIVE FREE

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