Candy Kush is sad and limp, help please

[carpenter21]

Here she is 5 hours into the day with lights raised again to 26”

 

[carpenter21]

No improvement this morning. Soil still has sufficient moisture. Not sure what to do at this point, any advice?

 

[BlackBetty]

When I see this, I think water me, but with what you’ve said, not sure. Have you tried a full water as last resort? Wouldn’t think you could hurt anything.

 

[carpenter21]

When I see this, I think water me, but with what you’ve said, not sure. Have you tried a full water as last resort? Wouldn’t think you could hurt anything.

I gave it a full water 3 days ago since that seemed to be the consensus best option. I don’t think it hurt it but certainly didn’t help either. I have no idea what to do now other than let the soil dry a bit more.

 

[BlackBetty]

I gave it a full water 3 days ago since that seemed to be the consensus best option. I don’t think it hurt it but certainly didn’t help either. I have no idea what to do now other than let the soil dry a bit more.

My only other guess would be root issue, good luck with it. Very healthy looking plant to be in that shape.

 

[carpenter21]

Well since it hasn’t been going to well I decided to pull it out of the pot for a quick peak at the roots. Look healthy and white, no smell. Tons of roots bound up at the bottom.
I ended up putting it into a Smart Pot instead of the plastic pot it was in. Took some work to get fresh soil packed under and around. Good chance it dies or hermies but it was starting to look like a lost cause so a I’ll use it for an experiment and see how much stress it can take. Who know it may work.

 

[Canaduh]

I'm no expert, but I had the same problem with an auto cheese about a year ago. She turned out to be root bound. Transplanting to a bigger pot caused enough shock to make her go photo, but she still produced some good buds in the end. About 140g worth.

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[Waira]

.... Carp' is she growing OK? I'm stumped, if the root are good, pH OK, no wold extreme env. swings,.... I've had plants do this too, and they grew fine,.... treat her as usual I say,...:smoking:

 

[namvet25]

Use air pots and you won't have root bound problems.

 

[carpenter21]

I will try out air pots for sure. Still learning and figuring what works best for me. So many options to try and I’m a curious guy so I’ll end up trying them all.
Waira, thanks for checking in again. Root bound seems to be the thing it could have been and there was no evidence of root rot.
Is it possible that having to much perlite at the bottom of the pot caused an issue? I had put a solid 1” of it in before adding soil mix. I thought it would help drainage? The roots were nice looking but really bound up in it.
As of this afternoon she still looked to be in a bit of shock from the transplant to the smart pot. I’m hoping a little fresh soil and some oxygen will get her of the right track. I’ll get some pictures when/ if it starts to perk up again