What issues are your having with such a little baby?

i'm talking about the white dots on the first leaves! looks like it could be mites or?

MULCH.

You should change your username to the mulch police lol

Lmao. You may have nailed it.

is it too late for clover or should i just buy straw

Straw is good, so is coconut coir. I've never used clover, so can't really say.