I recently received 13 clones that were in rockwool to start my first medical grow. Each clone had roots exposed through the rockwool and didn't appear to have any root rot or mold. The clones came in a tray of perlite with water and nutes. I transplanted them into 3 gallon pots with a mix of Scott's Supersoil, worm casting, & perlite within 24 hours of receiving them (8-9-2010). I also spray painted the pots with white Krylon paint for added reflectivity. (Some pictures below were taken with my phone and others with my camera.)
I have the clones in a 4'x4'x7' grow tent with a carbon filter connected to 600 MH Air Cooled Reflector connected to a 6 inch 340 CFM fan with the exhaust exiting outside the house. I also have a 6 inch 240 CFM inline fan bringing fresh air at the bottom as well as a small fan inside the tent for circulation. Temperature ranges from 82-74 F with 33-38% humidity. The light is currently 2 1/2 feet above the plants because of the distress. They are on a 24 hour light cycle as recommended by the person who gave me the clones.
During the transplant I added 1ml of Superthrive to each gallon of water and gave each clone 16 oz. They wilted dramatically within 24 hours. I poked holes in the soil to help with air because I thought I may had over watered them. No change so I began spraying the leaves with water suspecting maybe humidity levels too low. No change. I suspected maybe root rot was beginning to form because I didn't add enough perlite to the soil and the worm castings ended up being more dense wet than anticipated.
48 hours later, I added 8 oz of water with H2O2 to the soil of the clones wilting the most and also sprayed the leaves of all clones. They began to stop wilting. Then I noticed the next day that leaves started having very light yellow spots where the spray had dried. It doesn't appear to be light burn, but instead like the H2O2 mixture sapped the chlorophyll out of the leaves. I stopped using the H2O2 mix and just used water to rinse the leaves. I added 2 1/2 ml of 3% H2O2 to 1 gallon of water. They clones appeared to be adjusting and new growth occurred.
On the 5th day I watered all the clones with another 1/2 gallon and Superthive mixed into the water. The soil was completely dry so I watered them. I have not added any nutes due to the existing nutes in the worm castings and Supersoil. On the 6th day they started wilting again. So my question is this normal & I am over reacting? Or is it possible PH imbalance or root rot? I haven't tested the PH yet because I am still waiting on my PH meter to arrive. Any input is greatly appreciated!
I have the clones in a 4'x4'x7' grow tent with a carbon filter connected to 600 MH Air Cooled Reflector connected to a 6 inch 340 CFM fan with the exhaust exiting outside the house. I also have a 6 inch 240 CFM inline fan bringing fresh air at the bottom as well as a small fan inside the tent for circulation. Temperature ranges from 82-74 F with 33-38% humidity. The light is currently 2 1/2 feet above the plants because of the distress. They are on a 24 hour light cycle as recommended by the person who gave me the clones.
During the transplant I added 1ml of Superthrive to each gallon of water and gave each clone 16 oz. They wilted dramatically within 24 hours. I poked holes in the soil to help with air because I thought I may had over watered them. No change so I began spraying the leaves with water suspecting maybe humidity levels too low. No change. I suspected maybe root rot was beginning to form because I didn't add enough perlite to the soil and the worm castings ended up being more dense wet than anticipated.
48 hours later, I added 8 oz of water with H2O2 to the soil of the clones wilting the most and also sprayed the leaves of all clones. They began to stop wilting. Then I noticed the next day that leaves started having very light yellow spots where the spray had dried. It doesn't appear to be light burn, but instead like the H2O2 mixture sapped the chlorophyll out of the leaves. I stopped using the H2O2 mix and just used water to rinse the leaves. I added 2 1/2 ml of 3% H2O2 to 1 gallon of water. They clones appeared to be adjusting and new growth occurred.
On the 5th day I watered all the clones with another 1/2 gallon and Superthive mixed into the water. The soil was completely dry so I watered them. I have not added any nutes due to the existing nutes in the worm castings and Supersoil. On the 6th day they started wilting again. So my question is this normal & I am over reacting? Or is it possible PH imbalance or root rot? I haven't tested the PH yet because I am still waiting on my PH meter to arrive. Any input is greatly appreciated!
That everything continues to go okay. I think I should maybe put this in the grow log section, but I don't know how to change catagories. I think the clones are doing great considering the stress they were in when I first received them. 
