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I usually grow in coco but I'm growing in Ocean forest potting soil this time around. And I'm already regretting it. Am I stressing over nothing or am I doing something wrong?
I lowered my lights cuz they where stretching at first. Ill move them back up a little bit.Raise your light.
The one photo I had just added some soil onto of it but since I had just done the root drench I didn't want to add water.@mysticepipedon has a good point. The space between the container and the medium as well as well as the cracks indicates uneven moisture content.
Its overwatering for sure. Check it out, you should open up the sidewalls of the pot. This is why solos are perfect cuz they are small and the correct size plus they are cheap so if you need to punch holes in it you can. Also is it gets root-bound in there you can just cut the solo cup open...Also the one plant that looks sickly i had one of the same strain that died.
My hillbilly method when I decided I needed more air at the soil was to heat a screwdriver up on my gas range and melt little holes so I didn't stab any roots... but I use nursery pots and they're pretty thin.The fabric pot is fine leave that one alone. However your other pots are thick plastic so a regular knife might not cut it. I would get a brand new tiny drill bit. A super sharp and fresh one and put it in an electric drill. Then very CAREFULLY punch some breathing holes all around those pots. Make them look like swiss cheese. But DO NOT let the drill bit punch in deep. Push the bit deep into the chuck so its only sticking out a little bit. This way once you punch through you can stop it and pull it back out immediately. If you don't start getting oxygen to those roots soon they will all die. Also don't water anymore for a while. like a whole dam week that shit needs to air out bad especially the small plastic ones.
I agree with you that its not necessary to use airpots or fabric pots the traditional plastic pots work just as good if you use them correctly. However I generally recommend pots that breathe because they are more forgiving to mistakes. Beginners make a lot of mistakes. I have been growing for years but I too will sometimes mess up and overwater. This is why I prefer fabric however sometimes I use reg plastic too I still have some of those I will use both.You don't need airpots and cloth pots at all for a terrestrial plant. Airpots and cloth pots were developed for space travel and growing on the moon and mars. Cloth pots won out only because of portability. And then a wall was hit because air and cloth pots waste water.
I usually do start in small pots that's why some of them are in small ones But that's cause I usually grow photoperiod plants. the ones that are planted in large containers are auto flower plants and every single thing i have seen read or heard is to plant autos in their final container from the jump.This is why most seasoned growers start out in size-appropriate pots and transplant as needed. When you start out with a huge pot and a tiny plant you're going to end up with issues. There are not enough roots yet to soak up all the water and nutrients, so essentially you're ending up with spots in your pot that are dry and spots that are still wet. Root rot, lack of oxygen, etc. will occur in a couple weeks. Maybe it's just the angle in the pictures but it looks like you might want to make sure your pots have plenty of drainage. Maybe amend with some extra perlite. If you're using FFOF be careful adding nutes. I would only use pH adjusted water maybe a little cal-mag for now, the soil should have everything you need up till flower time.