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Things I'll do nextAll of those are possible. Drainage and proper watering is crucial. My mix is like 30 to 35% perlite and also has some natural tiny pebbles from outdoor soil and also contains some hydroton clay pebbles.
Do a test on ph with the dry chemical tests or a ph pen. Itll give you a better idea of whats goin on, if youre in the proper ph range then you can narrow it down and figure out whats wrong by checking ph or drainage or over watering off the list and see whats left as possible causes. The chem tests are cheap as hell. I use it and works fine.
Its better to under water, rather than over water. Keep that in mind. Proper watering practices are vital to a healthy plant.
The amount of perlite is the same everywhere in that soil.They honestly don't look that bad in your last pics. I would just let them grow and work on learning good watering practices. I think a transplant would do more harm than good. It looks like you have a decent amount of perlite in the soil, is there that much all through it? Overwatering doesn't necessarily mean only the amount, watering small amounts too often can also lead to the same root zone symptoms as watering too much. You need to saturate the pot until runoff happens and then not touch it again until it is almost completely dry, all the way through. If you can't figure out when that is, there is the option of letting them go till they droop from being over dry, then you know the approximate time between watering, I have done this myself when I was unsure of the weight of the pot technique, as long as you catch it and don't let them wilt for long, it shouldn't cause too much stress on them. Some of the experts/moderators may say don't do that, if they say that, listen to them lol, I'm no expert. Having more than one plant a d of different strains in the same pot was definitely a bad idea because different strains and even different plants of the same strain can vmhave different needs. I still say you shouldn't transplant though, the roots are intermingled and tearing them apart now would be major stress... it's always best to avoid transplanting during flower too... even my annuals, I buy the ones in back that no one wants because they aren't in bloom yet, but they produce healthier and more prolifically than they would have had I chosen the ones already in bloom... at least in my experience.
They honestly don't look that bad in your last pics. I would just let them grow and work on learning good watering practices. I think a transplant would do more harm than good. It looks like you have a decent amount of perlite in the soil, is there that much all through it? Overwatering doesn't necessarily mean only the amount, watering small amounts too often can also lead to the same root zone symptoms as watering too much. You need to saturate the pot until runoff happens and then not touch it again until it is almost completely dry, all the way through. If you can't figure out when that is, there is the option of letting them go till they droop from being over dry, then you know the approximate time between watering, I have done this myself when I was unsure of the weight of the pot technique, as long as you catch it and don't let them wilt for long, it shouldn't cause too much stress on them. Some of the experts/moderators may say don't do that, if they say that, listen to them lol, I'm no expert. Having more than one plant a d of different strains in the same pot was definitely a bad idea because different strains and even different plants of the same strain can vmhave different needs. I still say you shouldn't transplant though, the roots are intermingled and tearing them apart now would be major stress... it's always best to avoid transplanting during flower too... even my annuals, I buy the ones in back that no one wants because they aren't in bloom yet, but they produce healthier and more prolifically than they would have had I chosen the ones already in bloom... at least in my experience.
I made a note on my grow diary to check the roots when harvestingI think you think it's worse than it is, they are growing so they can't be too stressed. It is crazy how fast the buds grow once they start. Aquaman knows his stuff for sure, he's more scientific than me though lol. And yes, you are correct in your interpretation, even though the amounts of water you were giving were small, it was too often, keeping the soil around the root ball constantly moist, not allowing the roots to get oxygen, and probably a lot of the soil was still dry, and the roots didn't branch out fully. When you harvest, pop the soil out and check how the roots look. If they are nice and white and moving around the container, you know they recovered and you have watering down. This was one of my girls at probably 6 weeks from seed, I slid her out to check the roots.View attachment 1189905 Honestly it's the most common rookie mistake, watering takes a bit of time to get right. That was probably only part of your problem anyway, the training and such could have stressed them as well.
I would definitely need to have an indoor garden to survive in your climate, I would be depressed, I get depressed here by the 3rd month of winter. Usually January and February we have a good stretch of frigid weather, 20 below or more, so almost 30 below in Celsius, when the air hurts your face... I'm sure you know that feeling all too well. The leaves have only just fallen and I already miss the nice weather. I'm curious to know what country you are in... if you don't mind sharing.
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