New grower, first set of problems. Veg stage/ Yellowing leaves/ mold on soil. PICS!

[NickMode]

Well this is mt first grow and my plants are about 3 weeks old. Some yellowing on lower leaves and mold on top of soil.



How long has this problem been going on? a week perhaps?
What STRAIN are you growing?AK-48, PPP, Top44
What was the establishing technique? (seed or clone?)Seed
What is the age of your plants?3 weeks
How Tall are the plants?about 5-6 in.
What PHASE (seedling, vegetative or flower) are the plants in?veg
What Technique are you using? (SOG, SCROG etc)
What size pots are you using? (Include how many subjects to pot)16oz
What substrate/medium are you using? What brand of soil mixture are you using?(percentage of perlite, vermiculite...etc?)1/3 peat 1/3 EWC 1/3 perlite and 1 tbs dol lime per gallon of mix
What Nutrient's are you using?How much of each with how much water? How Often? *Knowing the brand is very helpful*no nutes. Did to EWC Kelp Molasses tea a few days ago
What is the TDS/EC/PPM of your nutrients used?no idea
What is the pH of the "RUN-OFF"?no idea
What method of pH test was administered? Using Strips? pH pen?
How often are you watering?every 2 days
When was your last feeding and how often are you feeding?no feeding
What size bulb are you using?2 40w 48in fluoros
What is the distance to the canopy?lights are 3in from plants
What is your RH Factor? (Relative Humidity)
What is the canopy temperature?
What is the Day/Night Temp? (Include fluctuation range)
What is the current Air Flow? (cfm etc.)no very much airflow
Is the fan blowing directly at plants?no fan... Actually i have a fan blowing directly on the plants 2 hours a day
Is the grow substrate constantly wet or moist?
Is your water HARD or SOFT??
What water are you using? Reverse Osmosis (RO)? Tap? Bottled? Well water? Distilled? Mineral Water?tap water
Has plant been recently pruned, cloned or pinched?no
Have any pest chemicals been used? If so what and when?no
Are plant's infected with pest's?no



OK well here are the pics.







This plant got smooshed between the cup and the leaf. thats why it has that slit it in. Not sure if thats whats causing the discoloring














Heres a pic of the mold growing on the top soil. I think i noticed this after using molasses tea.




Heres a plant that has been neglected. It has super small stem compared to others, always super slow growth, always yellowed leaves. Here is a pic of a leaf.




Some plants are healthy like this one.














But im not sure as to what i need to do now. Any help is appreciated.

Also im planning on putting these plants in my outdoor predug holes soon.

 

[MynameStitch]

You are watering too much and slightly causing a nitrogen absorbtion issue....... the mold is from the soil staying too moist.....

organics mold easily and when you conteribte to overwatering you will get a mold growing problem......


ease up on the watering..... they also need there own pots very soon... the bigger ones need pots now......

They are also going to be hungry and the yellowing will get worse..... better start feeding them weekly......

 

[NickMode]

You are watering too much and slightly causing a nitrogen absorbtion issue....... the mold is from the soil staying too moist.....

organics mold easily and when you conteribte to overwatering you will get a mold growing problem......


ease up on the watering..... they also need there own pots very soon... the bigger ones need pots now......

They are also going to be hungry and the yellowing will get worse..... better start feeding them weekly......

or i better just take them out to my outdoor plots. i think ill do that tomorrow

 

[NickMode]

I stopped watering and they are getting worse. The leaves are getting way more yellow. The leaves are drooping alot and can hardly hold themselves up. The leaves feel very very dry and brittle.

I have never fed them any nutes. They have been in the same 1/3 perlite 1/3 peat 1/3 ewc their whole lives. All i have is alfalfa meal, kelp, molasses, and ewc. should i make alfalfa tea or something? OR go buy some earth juice veg mix?

 

[MynameStitch]

Have you fed them yet? I told you they were going to be hungry.....

You have access to hydro shops?
Organics take some time to work, your better off getting something that can work right away and then switching back to organics.....

Kelp has good nitrogen in it and good source of iron if I remember correctly.....

Use the kelp and alfalfa meal......

 

[NickMode]

Have you fed them yet? I told you they were going to be hungry.....

You have access to hydro shops?
Organics take some time to work, your better off getting something that can work right away and then switching back to organics.....

Kelp has good nitrogen in it and good source of iron if I remember correctly.....

Use the kelp and alfalfa meal......

Those plants got super horrible. Im pretty sure i overwatered way way bad. And when i tried to use the tea, it just made the overwatering way way worse. And didnt help at all.

So i got new plants going, And i havent even watered like once a week and the pots still feel super heavy and waterlogged. Anyway to help the water dry faster under CFL's? Im also starting to see some yellowing of the leaves going on. I just added some alfalfa tea that has been fermenting for 5 days. I have to make some more tea tonight. Ill post pics in a tad

 

[MynameStitch]

Yellowing of the leaves is from overwatering.... you can use a fan to help dry p the water, but you want to try to get it healed quickly..... with there size you don't many fan leaves to dry up yellow and fall off, they need them with the size they are to grow....

 

[NickMode]

alright ill hit them with the fan tomorrow. thanks youve been alot of help +rep