Tested the ph of my soil and of my water today.

My water (tap water) is 7.0.
My soil, tested with a separate test kit, is 6.0.

So I'm guessing overfeeding was now definitely the problem... since ph seems to be at an acceptable level.

Keep that in mind whenever you use Fafard potting mix, I guess... might want to mix in some extra soiless medium, or just not start seeds in it at all. Lord willing I'm not in jail next year, I guess I'll try starting in rock wool and see if the plants look healthier.

The plants just seem to be growing a lot slower then they did last year.

I had some green fungus looking stuff growing on the tops of the soil last time I checked. I tried to get rid of it as best I good. I guess it was because the soil stayed wet with the rain over the past 4 days or so. That happened last year too, and it didn't seem to hurt the plant.

I'm letting a couple of the plants go extra long without water. I've been watering all the plants whenever the first inch of soil goes dry, because the pots are big for the plants and I don't want to let the whole thing go dry for fear of hurting the plants. But I'm going to let those two plants go without water until they start to look a little rough (thirsty) and then give it to them. I'm going to see if that makes the roots get bigger and helps these little plants of mine grow faster despite by nutritional abuse. If it does, I guess I'll start doing that with all the plants.