Quote Originally Posted by Rusty Trichome
Might be as simple as...they're hungry and in old soil, and dealing with ph issues...

Does the water go straight through the soil, or does the water sit and absorb rather easily? If it goes straight through, you might want a surfactant. Also called a wetting agent. 1/4 teaspoon of NON-antibacterial dishsoap in a gallon of properly ph'd water wirks the same, and will help the water absorb better. One or two waterings should do the trick. If that's not it, at least other's have the info... Remember...the the anti-bacterial kind of dishsoap. (it'll kill the beneficial bacteria in the soil)

Seedlings prefer the acidity, and yes, the nutrients can stress a seedling. Some brands can stress 'em too much. But I did learn to grow cannabis in Miracle Grow Potting Mix (3 month) for the first year of growing indoors. Stresses 'em a tad, but cannabis acclimates rather quickly if given a good growing enviornment. (no overwatering, no additional nutrients till appropriate, no "miracle" ammendments...)

But a lot of the seedling mixes are a mix of stuff the seedlings prefer. Usually unbuffered peat moss (4.5 ph or so) that's been screened fine, with tiny chunks of perlite mixed-in...it's too acidic and there's not enough "body" in the soil to keep a plant upright, and usually no buffering agent.

Some seedling mixes also have a wetting agent and some form of chellated nutrients, and some are even ph buffered. Some are made from sedge peat, which can be closer to neutral than sphagnum. Hardly necessary info here, but it might find a use somewhere, sometime, for someone.

Crap...what was the question again...?
For now I can't give you more info about the soil or the ph.I remember checking the ph when I bought it so I don't think it was very acidic.When I water them, the water sits for a while in the surface and then it goes through the soil.It sits for like 10 seconds.In 2 of the pots it drips after watering but I think that's due to the rocks I put in the bottom of them, I am not overwatering.
Today I see them a little bit better and bigger, the thing with the leaves didn't get any worse for sure.Yesterday's feeding might have helped them.Tomorrow the effects of the feeding whether good or bad should show up.Will post new photos then.Thanks for bothering with my problem, I appreciate it! :thumbsup: