New Grower New grower question about droopy leaves

[giogio8]

Hello everybody,
does my plant look healthy? I see the leaves are not as they suppose to be.
I thought it is underwater but they stay like this even after watering.
I use biomix all grow soil, not feeding just watering with distiled water, under 250hps.
Thanks!

 

[namvet25]

If your not using nutes yet the it looks like over watering. This might sound stupid but does your pots have drain holes in them? Leave them dry out for awhile and then only keep the moist not soaked.If the soil is to wet the roots can't get enough oxygen and this is showing up in your folage.

 

[giogio8]

Thank you namvet for your quick reply
The pot have 3 drain holes.The plant is in 17th day.I water every 3-4 days after I check with my index finger and also lifting the pot to check the weight.Its a 3lts pot and I water with about 800ml letting 5-10% runof.
I don't use nutes yet since the Allmix says not add extra nutes untill the 3rd week.

 

[Nemesis]

Hi Giogio8 , Could be water still right at bottom tho, i use a moisture probe and check right at the bottom to make sure its all completely dry before i water. Could be possibly that. Have you let them dry right out before?

 

[giogio8]

Hi NemesisOne, sorry but my English are not so good.Could you please explain what you mean with "Have you let them dry right out before"
I also have a moisture probe but I put it at about the middle of the pot.The reading is just before the red line for Dry, in beginning of Moist

 

[Nemesis]

No worries mate, Letting them dry right out means no moisture at all, when you probe, push it all the way down to the bottom of your pot and take a reading, if its moist still, leave it for another day and re-check the next day.

Dont worry too much about the plant being thirsty as they love having to 'search' for water when there is none about and will grow better.

But leave that plant without water for too long and all the leaves will droop down, claw like, which means "im really thristy!"

Chances are, you still have moisture at bottom of your pot, push the probe further down and see. If so then more water is just adding to the water that is already there, slowly drowning her roots.

 

[Nemesis]

Basically, Push probe right in to Check at bottom,--> Moist? Dont water, check the next day. Dry all through different levels of the pot fro bottom to top? Water.

Hope that helps ya situation dude. Ive made that mistake myself a few times in the past , its all a learning curve ! :joint::group:

 

[giogio8]

I see.So its overwatered.Any tip on how I could drain faster water now? Put it closer to the light?

 

[Nemesis]

I see.So its overwatered.Any tip on how I could drain faster water now? Put it closer to the light?

Just time and patience and checking on her, If you lowered the light you would be drying out t he top quicker then the bottom, if you can, lift the pot and get some good air circulation underneath, I grow mine on a raised grill with a cold intake fan blowing air directly underneath them, they love it and never get too soggy at bottom, plus i use air pots aswell.

 

[giogio8]

So it's in 23rd day, it's growing but the leaves are as you see.I think after 2-3 days the reading will be Dry even in the bottom of the pot.How many days I should wait until I water again? Should I water or also add biobloom for first time?
Thank you!
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