the dead leaves laying around are from other older plants.
i dont reuse soil, its all new sunshine #4 advanced, or trying special blend on some of the latest ive planted.
i have been using the grow stores generic silate product on the flowering plants, but vegetative plants have been getting plain r.o. water most of the time, sometimes a weak solution of dynagrow but not too often. lately, ive been feeding the bigger plants with water right out of the bucket systems reservoir.
as for the nevils and stones, i planned on giving the same one month veg as i do everything else. ive never flowered a small clone before, could hardly imagine it turning into the big robust plant i am looking for, but i will know soon enough. maybe i will cut a week of the nevs veg time. i think some plants stretch less the more mature they are.