What can I do to make the best out of my already stunted plants?

[Fluke83]

Hi there, as the title says I have two auto girls that I had over watering and ph trouble with during their first 5 weeks or so, which has left them severely stunted.

I have now applied a small amount of wood ash, flushed, let the soil dry out and watered again once since. The runoff ph is now a perfect 6.5 and the necrosis stopped spreading after the flush, but nothing seems to have happened with them at all since, growthwise. They have thrown out a few pistils though.

I don't really expect them to grow any bigger either, since.. Ehrm... This isn't exactly the first time I've had this happen, and none of my plants got any bigger later.
In addition to the 5-6 weeks old girls I currently also have two other photo plants that are basically just a little nug on top of a stalk, heheh..

Anyway, assuming that I will not have any more problems with ph and over watering, what would be the best course of action to take now to make sure I make the best out of what's left?

Edited to add: As for nutes I use Biobizz, Grow and Bloom, and they have been given nutes (only Grow) twice, once at 2-3 weeks and in the last of the water when I flushed them, 1/4 strength both times.

 

[ukfreak]

what medium is it your growing in mate

 

[Fluke83]

Seedling soil with perlite, about 70/30 soil/perlite. First time I've used this particular base soil.
I was afraid of nutrient burn, since I always seem to get it no matter how little nutes I've used, but I think the problem all along has actually been low ph, resulting in lockout and necrosis, not nute burn.

 

[ukfreak]

how long since the flush mate

 

[Fluke83]

About 1.5 weeks I think, I don't remember exactly, but some time last week.

 

[ukfreak]

theyy should have responded by now do you see any new growth at all looks like a reveg plant is it auto or photoperiod plant

 

[GCase]

Howdy Fluck.

Yes, in soil plants can easily stunt. Your soil mix with 30% is good and airy. Seems once the PH goes off roots stall out in soil. Very difficult to recover from and so frustrating.

Most stunting is from soil. Must have to do with weight/density of soil vs soiless and coco.

Most of us know how you feel. Even the top growers run into it.

Baby them and you will get still get nice big fat cola.

Cheers

 

[Fluke83]

ukfreak, they are autos, so I don't think they will grow any bigger now sadly.

Sounds right, GCase. A lot of those factors contributed to this result.

But what would babying them entail in this state?

 

[GCase]

Just a figure of speech. "AFN Star Rating"Inferring to not give up on them. They can grow good sized single colas. Many posted here and there. But--they are tiny and who knows.

Cheers

 

[BassNDrum]

I don't really expect them to grow any bigger either, since.. Ehrm... This isn't exactly the first time I've had this happen, and none of my plants got any bigger later.

Im currently in the same situation as you, trying to nurture stunted plants that look exactly like yours. you mentioned that youve had this problem before, can you remember what you yeilded off them? so i can get an idea of how much to expect offmine. thanks.