IS anything wrong with my plants?

[mbizzlesrt4]

so ive been doing a micro grow with these two plants

two 43 watt cfls

12/12

ph of the run off is around 6.1

the one in the pink cup is the one im worried about the one in the tan cup seems fine


the pics are in my gallery


let me know what you guys think

 

[R.A.]

the pics are low on light, however it seems like over watering to me.

Water only when soil is almost dry. Try increasing ventilation to help your plants transpire
better.

good luck

 

[mbizzlesrt4]

k thanks

 

[MynameStitch]

Ya does seem over watered, but what soil mixture are you using and what are you using to test the ph with? Strips? meter?

I would reccomend either using this method by 10k
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=47761

"Lift the pot"
The "lift the pot" method is a widely practiced, and very accurate method of knowing when to water your container plants.

The best way imho, to know when soil grown potted plants need more watering is by checking how heavy the pots feel. This method is very simple to learn once you get the feel for how light a ready for watering pot of soil feels.

Get an equal size pot and fill it with your soil. The medium should be about as moist as a new bag of potting soil (not dry). Use this planter as a learning tool to get a rough idea of how much the pots should weigh before watering again. The pots with your plants will feel only just slightly heavier when the soil is ready for more water. Pick up one of your planted pots, if its noticably heavy, do not water it until it feels "light". Next time you water a planter, pick it up and feel how much heavier it feels compared to the sample pot of soil.

It only takes a few times picking up the pots until this skill is like a "second nature" to you. You wont even need the sample pot after you get accustomed to the lifting method.

Sure your plants are always putting on more weight as they grow larger, but once you're proficient at lifting the pots, you'll also know how to compensate for the weight of the plants with ease.

I dont know how to better explain this method of knowing when to water, but believe me, anyone who learns this method, will always know when its time to water.

10k

ps... Sticking your finger into your soil is horrible dryness test and should NOT be practiced. There is no way your finger can tell just how moist or wet the soil is deeper down in the planter where the majority of the roots may be suffering from overwatering. Not to mention stressing the plants from you jamming your digit into the medium every day. Arrrgh...Stop doing that !

or getting a moisture meter to prevent overwatering.

 

[mbizzlesrt4]

yea i have been doing that but do they both seem over watered?

because they are both on teh same watering cycle and the one in the tan cup looks fine

and im using a meter and im using perfect mix potting soil


and i test the water that goes in and the water that comes out as run off

 

[MynameStitch]

They different strains?

They are in different size pots right?

 

[mbizzlesrt4]

same strain in slightly diff sized pots that woudl explain why one is getting over watered

 

[MynameStitch]

yup exactly
that is why I asked