Possible overwatering, need help to fix it

[whiterose55]

hi, this is my first time posting and my first time growing autoflower as well.
as the title said i think the plant is overwatered right now and i am worried it might die, i need your help so hopefully i can fix it. any reply is appreciated

in case i forgot anything let me know

Here is the details:

the plant germinated on the 20th of september.
the soil is supposedly already fertilized (i know maybe i bought the wrong one).
the light was a 40w i bought on amazon until october 11, after which i used a TS600 from mars hydro 100w at 50cm. light schedule is 20/4.
never phd the water before watering.
never fertilized the water (except for the already present nutrients in the soil)

october 6
plant has been trasplanted from a 1L plastic pot with holes on the bottom, to a 12L fabric pot and has not been watered (maybe i should have watered the soil first?)

picture 1-4 october 8
watered around the plant but the soil still looked too dry to me, leaves started to worry me

picture 5,6 october 9
watered again and the plant seemed less thirsty but it had worse leaves in my opinion

picture 7 october 10
watered again and i thought the plant was healty even if the lower leaves were in bad shape

picture 8-12 october 14
watered again until today but the plant looked strange to me. i started looking up on this forum and i think it might be overwatered and thought maybe has nitrogen deficiency due to the roots not being able to absorb nutrients? i decided to stop watering for a few days and i put paper towels under the pot. also moved the light from 50cm to 60cm. also i cut the older yellow part of the leaves

picture 13-15 october 15 (today)
still looks unhealthy to me but i don't know if i am doing things correctly

 

[Cannaficionado]

The only way to fix overwatering is to let the pots dry back for a few days, this looks like overwatering and overfeeding to me. The rule of thumb is to take a empty pot and water it till the soil is completely saturated and no longer running out. Holding as much water as possible. Get a feel for the weight and water when the pots reach half that weight or less. What kind of soil are you using and are you feeding? Also looks like your medium has no pumice or perlite in it for aeration and drainage. Its possible that your medium is too compacted for the roots to grow through.

 

[whiterose55]

hey cannaficionado, thanks for the answer!

the soil is terflor mixed https://terflor.it/it/garden/mixed
should i replant to a better soil and add perlite as well?

 

[Kausk]

I would not replant her to avoid additional stress at this stage. Just give her a few days without watering and she should be okay i guess

 

[Cannaficionado]

hey cannaficionado, thanks for the answer!

the soil is terflor mixed https://terflor.it/it/garden/mixed
should i replant to a better soil and add perlite as well?

No, do not do that like the other person said It will stress your plant out even further. I'm not familiar with the language that that website is in, but i'm guessing your soil is too rich.You might want to start your next grow with a seed starter mix and then transplant into this. Make sure next time you add some kind of aeration to your soil

 

[whiterose55]

ok i will stop watering and wait a few days, then i will update you.
again many thanks for the help guys

 

[Cannaficionado]

ok i will stop watering and wait a few days, then i will update you.
again many thanks for the help guys

Just remember the roots need to breathe just like everything above soil. Plants need oxygen for chemical reactions almost as much as they need carbon dioxide. Same for the biodiversity inside the soil, whether its living soil or not, they will start popping up in there just because they went dormant when the soil was processed and amended, water reactivated them but its aerobic bacteria so they need air.