Blue Cookies x5 (First Grow) July 2020

Transplanted on August 11 into final pots (7 Gal) - Note for next run, I need to have a middle pot to transplant into one week sooner as roots were looking more tight than i would have liked to see and with at least 4 full weeks of veg left their final pots are now going to be tight as well. Plants now have access to some natural fertilizers that i amended their final soil with 2 months ago, will monitor closely for nutrient burn but expect them to really enjoy it! I feel as though rookie impatience has struck me and I feel I was too quick to implement my topping and lst however the biggest lesson I learned was not to defoliate so young period. I witnessed overall an extreme reduction in growth rate and while I am developing a nice number of bud sites and growth is starting to pick back up I really feel like I slowed down the plants growth a lot and they would be much better off had I let them be awhile. The goal for the next 2 weeks is minimal interaction and upwards growth! I'm setting my scrog at 12 inches above pot rim or about 14 inches from soil so they have a long way to go! 08/13/2020 - Start of week pics, Plants are 31 days from Sprouting! 08/15/2020 - Noticing some very slight leaf lightening and nutrient imbalances. Did a small soil sample runoff test. ran water through at 7.03 came out at 5.55... The Fossilized bat Guano I used is extremely acidic and has lowered my soil ph drastically. Looking up solutions. 08/16/2020 - Followed the advice of Pmal027 and watered each plant with 2.7L of PH 7.5 water. hoping to counteract some soil acidity. 08/16/2020 - Was unaware that Fox Farm Happy Frog soil contained nutrients. for 4+ weeks I added a decent amount of Bat Guano and Chicken Manure to beef it up which has resulted in soil that is quite acidic and also overloaded with Nitrogen and Phosphorus. will do another runoff test in a few days to see if the higher ph water has any affect. Monitoring plants closely. 08/17/2020 - Girls look fantastic this morning! Visible growth overnight and leaves perking back up. 08/18/2020 - #3 which is the most distinct pheno is showing early nutrient burn on a few leaves. Nothing severe will continue to watch her.