Hi Indimaniac,

Here's where I'd start..

1. Lay off any fertilizer you may be adding.. from what I read it seems like FF Ocean Forest already has some in it from the additives. I'm fundamentally against this and why I use soilless mix vs. dirt.
2. I wouldn't place too much emphasis on soil pH as I think measuring it accurately is difficult at best. What I do is check and adjust the pH of what I'm putting in every time before adding, water or nutes. Generally what you see is the pH creep up as the water sits in the containers and it's best to take it back down.
3. The idea that you have any sort of uptake problem at this stage is just wrong.. these are way too young.
4. Those ugly leaves on the new ones aren't nearly as important as the next 2 sets.. give it a week here and see how things are looking.

Farmer Rich
Farmer Rich Reviewed by Farmer Rich on . New problems, could use a hand! So I went and got new soil and pots for my new sprouts that I'm #$%#*- pumped about by the way!!! Anyways I use ocean forest for my veg, and happy frog for my seedlings.... I think the local hydro shop sent me home with a bag of happy frog infested with pests!! Last night I was looking at my sprouts in their new pots and soil only to notice a almost invisible tiny clearish looking insect I could tell how many leggs antennae or anything else it had as I put my finger on it to kill it and with Rating: 5