can some one help me out

these are my ladies i got off a friend the start out looking fine but now they look like this this is my first time growing and i thought i was ready but i need help people are telling me to just leave them alone and they will come back also i transplanted to pots and the soil i got from wal-mart was soaked i didnt know this till i went to place them in here are a few pics of them i am running 4 13 watt 2700k cfls and they are under my steps in the basement i also have a oscalating fan on low to move the air around thanks in advance for the responses i have 6 in total all with the same problem

Basically this looks like what happens to clones that weren't cut from the healthiest plant or were not properly cared for. The cutting puts all that it has into rooting itself, it can't really take up nutrients very well until that happens. Anyways, the result is that the mobile nutrients are going from the leaves that it had initially to support new root and leaf growth.
If the cutting has rooted and there is new growth then it may pull through and actually survive, but those big fan leaves are gone. You might try to foliar feed them starting with a light solution of a balanced fertilizer. Be very careful irrigating them with nutrients because the soil likely contains slow-acting plant food, especially if purchased at wal-mart. The bag should tell you though.
Next time I would suggest either getting seed from a reputable dealer or seeking out healthier clones.

thanks Nullis fr your fast reply, the plant they came from looked good and the guy has been doing it for years i will try a mixture of water and a real small amount of ferts, would adding water hurt them seeing as the soil is damp already the guy also told me to leave them but what do i know

also i had them for 8 days they were about 2 weeks old when i got them sorry i didnt mention that befor

If anything, don't water the plant but mix your fertilizer at something like 1/4 the recommended rate and pour it in a spray bottle to spray the undersides of the leaves with. This way the plant can utilize them more immediately and you wont risk over watering. When you do need to water some people might recommend using things like Superthrive, which is essentially an array of vitamins and hormones. You apply this in very minute amounts to irrigation water. There is also botanicare Liquid Karma which I use and have no complaints. LK has a small amount of ferts, humic acid and other good crap...it's good for soaking clones in to prevent things like this.

Definitely be careful what you do though, it is very easy to make rash decisions and end up with dead plants.

when you say soaking the clones in what exactly do you mean sorry im a real newbie sorry for all the questions i dont want to lose them if possible thanks again for your help and response i appreciate it a lot

i would suggest spraying the leaves with plane water to encourage new growth with out adding any nutes it looks to me as if they havent been in a humidity dome to keep the plants from drying out keep the growing medium just slightly moist to keep it from damping off

than you skidwaykush and Nullis i just went and sprayed them all with just water there is new growth do you suggest spraying evey day and how many times thanks again guys and skidwaykush you are right they weren't under any domes and i think i had them way to close to the lights earlier in the start i have them on the ground about a foot or 2 from the lights now

Skidwaykush is probably right, if they weren't kept humid it is much more difficult for them.

What I meant was, when you take a cutting from a mother plant... well, often times the cut stem is first dipped in a rooting hormone powder or gel, but not necessarily. Then you either soak it in water until roots start to show or stick it right into something like a Rapid Rooter plug. In order to help the plant along there are various products available which contain some nutrients, among other things, which can be added to the solution.
When cuttings are properly cared for (kept humid, consistent temperatures, water changed daily if applicable, sung aloud to and hugged softly) they should keep very well and you would loose few if any leaves like that.

like i mentione in the first post the freaking soil i got from wally-mart was soaked thanks again Nullis thats what i thought you ment the guy i got them from did cut on a 45 angle and dipped them in orange powder stuff and put in cups for me to take home he told me to put under lights and all should be fine but i think i had them to close to the lights like mentioned bad advice from my brother

i agree with nullis on this too i would spray them at least three times daily and you can most likely leave them cfls only inches from the top of your plant i go with 4 in or so becouse they do not genrate intense heat like mh or hps which you want a much greater distance

you guys are great thanks for the help should i move the plants back up to 4-6 inches from the lights or will they be ok where they are about a foot or more from the lights now. all the walls are painted white and lol at Nullis i cant sing worth a poo but i do whistle while i am in there

the closest i could get them with being stable is roughly 8 inches will that be ok ?? thanks for the reply guys

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thanks for all the help peeps

well i know t was just last night i posted the pic but after following your both advice the ladies seem like they are responding and to my surprise after moveing the dirt around i found 2 little arms peaking out lol i also put a dehumidifier in the room and the soil is starting to get to normal i just finished moving the soil to get at more of it ill post some pic tomorrow night thanks again guys

here is a pic of the plants after following your advice i think they look better but im getting yellowing tips ??

the 2 that are still in cups arnt looking so hot think i might of lost them wich will leave me with 4 that have new growths any help would be great thanks

can someone please respond i have been only sprayingthe plants since it was suggested to me the soil is now a lot dryer i was going to start watering them with a weak water fert mixture thanks for any response i do have a lot more growth and the first pic was taken on the 17th, it is now 4 inches tal and seems to be doing better but still have yellowing or brown tips and seem to be curling under

wow looking back at the pictures i posted the ladies are doing much better 1 is at 9inches and the other is catching up just wanted to thank you guys for helping me out i know im along way from harvest and cant wait thanks again guys much appreciated