I'll try bringing the light cycle down to 18 hours. Thanks BustaB
Plants are drooping, can't figure out why. Please help.
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My babies are drooping/wilting and I can't seem to figure out why.
For background I have grown vegetables, flowers, fruits,...and many other things; so I know the basics of how to grow most plants. However I'm fairly new to growing cannabis. First outdoor grow went fantastic (185 grams off of 1 auto in low light...I babied that sucker).
Here are my indoor growing conditions for this grow:
-Northern Lights Auto by CropKing
-Plants are at day 45
-1200 watt mars II LED grow light
-20/4 light cycle
-Inline fan
-4x4 Grow tent
-1 oscillating tower fan
-Advanced Nutrients Jungle Juice A/B (plus big bud, b-52, voo doo juice, molasses, cal/mag) [I have been using an EC meter to keep feeds below 1.4 EC for now]
-tap water that has been left open for 2 days
-Large pots with soiless potting mix (perlite, coco...etc)
-Temperature is sub-stable around 24-27 degrees Celsius
Originally I thought the soil was simply getting to dry because it happened first to one of the plant closest to the fan. So I gave em all a nice 2 litres and came back the next day to find 4 out of 5 of them showing signs of wilting (oddly enough, only the stretched runt of the pack isn't wilting). I have since moved the light a couple inches higher just too give them some breathing room but that doesn't seem to have helped either. Could it be over watering? I feel like I have a very good sense of when plants need hydration but maybe the fan is drying out the soil quickly the inside of the pot is soggy...who knows.
If anyone can help, I would be very appreciative!
Here are some photos with the led lights on (the wilting might be exaggerated by the fact that they are near the end of their 20 hour light cycle and are not as eager for light as usual):
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Let me know if pictures with a CFL lighting source would make it easier to see things. Thanks to everyone in advance!
people here say it might be over watering im thinking it might be under watering, have you left the soil dry for days on end ?
Looks like under watering or nutrient lock out. I'd give them some plain ph water give them like and hour if they perk up then it's under water if they stay the same I'd say it lockout then I'd flush them. I'm a noon so not 100%
It's highly unlikely that it's under-watering. That was my initial response as well when I saw only one wilting closest to the fan (drys out faster). When I watered within 12 hours it seemed to have made the wilting worse and it was apparent in the other plants.
The plants show no other signs of nutrient lock out. As mentioned above I don't think it is under watering either.
In fact...to add to the strangeness the temperature has been stable at 25 degrees C (77 Fahrenheit) all day (also a strain that typically handles higher temperatures better), the plants have had their 4 hour dark break and the plants aren't perking backing up, I can't see ANY signs of pests what so ever, haven't watered them today to see if that would help...I'm at a loss.
The only other times I've seen this is when there has been a pest (like aphids or vine-boring moths) that suck the sugars out my vegetable plants in my garden.
One thing that comes to mind is that I haven't yet misted or sprayed my plants. Is that something you would all advise?
No I didn't! I looked around briefly for a sub forum like that but never found one. I'll go and find it and post it there. Thanks
I posted this earlier in the new growers section and had some good feedback but nothing that seemed to fit the symptoms. Heat isn't a problem, lights have been moved pretty far away, no sign of pests, it is not under-watering, it MIGHT be over watering (but not likely), it could be nute lock because the nutrient mixture I had did sit around for two days while I worked my way through it. Any ideas, even if they sound insane, are ideas I will respect and investigate.
"My babies are drooping/wilting and I can't seem to figure out why.
For background I have grown vegetables, flowers, fruits,...and many other things; so I know the basics of how to grow most plants. However I'm fairly new to growing cannabis. First outdoor grow went fantastic (185 grams off of 1 auto in low light...I babied that sucker).
Here are my indoor growing conditions for this grow:
-Northern Lights Auto by CropKing
-Plants are at day 45
-1200 watt mars II LED grow light
-20/4 light cycle
-Inline fan
-4x4 Grow tent
-1 oscillating tower fan
-Advanced Nutrients Jungle Juice A/B (plus big bud, b-52, voo doo juice, molasses, cal/mag) [I have been using an EC meter to keep feeds below 1.4 EC for now]
-tap water that has been left open for 2 days
-Large pots with soiless potting mix (perlite, coco...etc)
-Temperature is sub-stable around 24-27 degrees Celsius
Originally I thought the soil was simply getting to dry because it happened first to one of the plant closest to the fan. So I gave em all a nice 2 litres and came back the next day to find 4 out of 5 of them showing signs of wilting (oddly enough, only the stretched runt of the pack isn't wilting). I have since moved the light a couple inches higher just too give them some breathing room but that doesn't seem to have helped either. Could it be over watering? I feel like I have a very good sense of when plants need hydration but maybe the fan is drying out the soil quickly the inside of the pot is soggy...who knows.
If anyone can help, I would be very appreciative!
Here are some photos with the led lights on (the wilting might be exaggerated by the fact that they are near the end of their 20 hour light cycle and are not as eager for light as usual):
Let me know if pictures with a CFL lighting source would make it easier to see things. Thanks to everyone in advance!"
"My babies are drooping/wilting and I can't seem to figure out why.
For background I have grown vegetables, flowers, fruits,...and many other things; so I know the basics of how to grow most plants. However I'm fairly new to growing cannabis. First outdoor grow went fantastic (185 grams off of 1 auto in low light...I babied that sucker).
Here are my indoor growing conditions for this grow:
-Northern Lights Auto by CropKing
-Plants are at day 45
-1200 watt mars II LED grow light
-20/4 light cycle
-Inline fan
-4x4 Grow tent
-1 oscillating tower fan
-Advanced Nutrients Jungle Juice A/B (plus big bud, b-52, voo doo juice, molasses, cal/mag) [I have been using an EC meter to keep feeds below 1.4 EC for now]
-tap water that has been left open for 2 days
-Large pots with soiless potting mix (perlite, coco...etc)
-Temperature is sub-stable around 24-27 degrees Celsius
Originally I thought the soil was simply getting to dry because it happened first to one of the plant closest to the fan. So I gave em all a nice 2 litres and came back the next day to find 4 out of 5 of them showing signs of wilting (oddly enough, only the stretched runt of the pack isn't wilting). I have since moved the light a couple inches higher just too give them some breathing room but that doesn't seem to have helped either. Could it be over watering? I feel like I have a very good sense of when plants need hydration but maybe the fan is drying out the soil quickly the inside of the pot is soggy...who knows.
If anyone can help, I would be very appreciative!
Here are some photos with the led lights on (the wilting might be exaggerated by the fact that they are near the end of their 20 hour light cycle and are not as eager for light as usual):
Let me know if pictures with a CFL lighting source would make it easier to see things. Thanks to everyone in advance!
"
StormsEniGma
The Enigmatic One
how dry did your coco get when you thought it may have been under watered?
can not let coco get to dry as it will damage the roots and that too will cause drooping
can not let coco get to dry as it will damage the roots and that too will cause drooping
StormsEniGma
The Enigmatic One
(posted this on your other thread)
how dry did your coco get when you thought it may have been under watered?
can not let coco get to dry as it will damage the roots and that too will cause drooping
how dry did your coco get when you thought it may have been under watered?
can not let coco get to dry as it will damage the roots and that too will cause drooping
I was watering it like I usually have with soilish mediums. I wait till its dry about an inch down.
