Need Diagnosis - tiny brown flecks on leaves

[MickJ]

I'm no expert but they look nute fried from hot soil or too much nutes to me. Roots hit the bottom of a pot in 9 or 10 days so it doesn't take long to hit any hot soil in the bottom of a pot. I did this once with blood, bone and fish mix. I yanked it out and dropped it in regular soil and it went away. Try @Waira (keeps him busy) for a bit of insight.

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[Waira]

.... --hey bud! ...given all you said, this looks like just plain bad genetics, or bad batch at least,..... So you have other plants under identical everything that are OK, and all the sickly ones show the very same symptoms? Different strains too,....hmmm,... could be more than one thing at play here, off-pH could be part of this*; the fraggy growth common to them all is not a good sign either....perhaps something went wrong during the fem'ing process? Point is I'm looking for a unifying cause of all this,.... either way, nothing can be done to fix this,.. frankly, I'd ditch the whole lot,...refuse the replacement seeds or get a refund and move on to better genetics.... shit like this happening is a real disappointment and costly in several ways!
*I would caution you about soils, especially OF,... Simply put, it's the [HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG] problem soil I see here, and I know from direct testing of several bags, the soil can be undercooked and have pH's in low 5's-- ... very very spotty quality, IMO,... My advise is to get a soil pH probe for in-pot testing, run-off is bollocks for pH evaluation,....

 

[DTOM420]

.... --hey bud! ...given all you said, this looks like just plain bad genetics, or bad batch at least,..... So you have other plants under identical everything that are OK, and all the sickly ones show the very same symptoms? Different strains too,....hmmm,... could be more than one thing at play here, off-pH could be part of this*; the fraggy growth common to them all is not a good sign either....perhaps something went wrong during the fem'ing process? Point is I'm looking for a unifying cause of all this,.... either way, nothing can be done to fix this,.. frankly, I'd ditch the whole lot,...refuse the replacement seeds or get a refund and move on to better genetics.... shit like this happening is a real disappointment and costly in several ways!
*I would caution you about soils, especially OF,... Simply put, it's the [HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG] problem soil I see here, and I know from direct testing of several bags, the soil can be undercooked and have pH's in low 5's-- ... very very spotty quality, IMO,... My advise is to get a soil pH probe for in-pot testing, run-off is bollocks for pH evaluation,....

Thanks! I really think it’s a bad batch of seeds and I won’t be using that Ocean Forest soil again. I’m definitely getting a soil pH probe. Do you have a recommendation on a decent probe? I was thinking about a Accurate 8 PH probe with a 12” probe. It’s $54 on Amazon

I talked to Paul at New420Guy seeds and he immediately said it’s nute burn. He said to transplant them and put them into bigger bags. So, I’m going to be doing that as fast as possible. I will NOT be getting more seeds from ILGM! They have turned out to be a big disappointment. I’m sticking to bigger breeders like Dinafem, DP, Brothers Grimm, etc and small upstarts like New420Guy - his seeds have been great so far and several strains I got from him are growing great! His seeds are $3-$6 each which makes them really affordable. I like supporting the ‘little guy’ anyway!

 

[Waira]

..that's the one I use and recommend for that! ...You can spend more $ on a nicer unit, but those are basically modified pH meters, and come with all the PITA storage and maintenance regime as meters as well,... I have tested the A8 against my pH meter and doing a slurry test (meters are typically liquid only), and readings were within 0.2, plenty close all things considered! Get that A8, and be sure to read the directions,.. I offer these tips as well, to get better readings: soil should be nicely moist, but not water loaded (especially with nute solution, that alters the pH temporarily), nor kind of dry at all; let it sit in there for a couple minutes to stabilize; wipe clean with a damp cloth after each use and before storing; buff the tip before use if it's been stored for a few days or more.. the bi-metal tip needs to be free of tarnish/corrosion to read properly,... Between dialing in your pH before going in, and monitoring the in-pot pH, you can help avoid a lot of headaches down the road!
...I disagree on this being nute burn, have a look in the Deficiency Pic Depot that's in the colored section above this one, 2nd page.. you'll see a variety of nute burn pics, and they don't match,... I can't even pin those symptoms down to a given specific toxicity either,...
I don't recommend transplanting either unless you can get the pot pot of soil out intact, any damage to the roots will cause stunting!