Droopy

[stueee12]

Hi again,

This girl of mine seems to be a bit droopy. I believe she is the rqs bubble Kush. She is grown in light mix with bio bizz grow and bloom and calmag. Last feed was 1.5ml grow .5 bloom with .5ml calmag per litre. She is In week 6. She has never really pointed up like the others but just seems to hang down a little but not all over. They are due a water tomorrow. She was a bit droopy after all the rain we had, then perked up a bit then went down again. They are grown out door. Thanks for your help.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Hi @stueee12 Welcome to AFN. A plant can droop for many reasons. It generally is not a major concern. First is the climate - temp/RH. Hot and dry or hot and humid or too cold. A rapidly growing plant can pull in extra water to get the nutrients it wants. It is the water weight in the leaf that makes it droop. The water exiting the plant does so through the stomata. They are like little valves and they close to protect the plant from excess moisture loss. A thirsty plant will also take a big drink and the leaves will droop from that.

What you need to learn about watering will come with practice. Here are the basic rules: Never let the soil dry out. Soil and or coco can become hydrophobic if allowed to dry. This means it repels water. This in turn will create dry pockets in the soil and the roots and microbes will die there. If your soil - coco have accidentally dried out use a surfactant to help re-wet it. I like yucca powder. Don't let soil remain soggy by watering too much too often. Root rot, damping off, molds, fungus gnats and other problems start in soggy soil. When you do water water the entire pot. How to learn when to water starts before you plant the seed. Fill your container with fresh soil/coco and weigh it (heft it) this is the lightest weight and consider it a dry pot. Now slowly water until the soil/coco will no longer absorb the water and run-off begins; weigh the pot (heft it) this is the maximum water, the wettest the pot can get. The difference between wettest and driest is the maximum water weight, for ease of explanation lets just say the water weighs 20 pounds. When the pot loses 10 pounds (half of the water weight) it is time to water again. There is an art to watering.

 

[armanidog]

Also, I would tip the pot over a bit and make sure water drains out after you water, Sometimes the drainage holes get clogged.

 

[stueee12]

This is how she is looking today after a drink and some sun.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

This is how she is looking today after a drink and some sun.

Looks fine to me.