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Canescannabis
Canescannabisstarted grow question 4 years ago
Hey growers I have sad news one of my girls are drooping like crazy. After adding perlite to soil to improve the drainage this happened and I am confused. Everywhere I read says over watering but soil it dry on the top couple inches. Maybe watering too often? Please help
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NobodysBudsanswered grow question 4 years ago
looks more underwatered. allow top 1" to dry before watering again. in an oversised pot relative to plant size you want to water in a radius roungly the size of the canopy in diameter. err on a bit larger, if anything. The key is that it dries 1/2" to 1" on top after 1-2 days intiially. you can expand that as it matures, of course. as you water the whole thing, it may take 2-3 days or more before you water again until it's a larger plant and drinking a gallon daily. If you've been fertilizing, the new roots will be growing into soil with an overabundance of nutrients that haven't been used since you began fertilizing in those areas -- so this depends on prior behaviour. if you have been giving nutes to the whole pot, i'd irrigate the outer areas with water-only (pH'd ~6.5). a little runoff one time should dilute it plenty. Then, the suggestion of small radius of watering around plant until it gets larger. regular nutes schedule as long as you stay near it where roots will drink it up as opposed to building up in soil.
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Canescannabis
Canescannabisanswered grow question 4 years ago
Thank you very much MadeInGermany very good tip never considered weight of water but will be paying attention to this now!
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MadeInGermany
MadeInGermanyanswered grow question 4 years ago
there is a very simple trick when you give water. Let it dry nicely, then lift the pot up and remember how easy it is. Then pour it and lift the pot back up and notice how heavy it is now. The next time you water, you will only do it again if the pot is as light as when you started. As a pure beginner, you can also use a scale and note the weight ፦). Keep carrying as before 👍 Your plant is beautiful
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Canescannabis
Canescannabisanswered grow question 4 years ago
I was feeding once a week with nutrient/water mix and on top of that a couple sprays from a spray bottle of pure water to keep it constant without over watering. Apparently that didn’t work for this plane other one is thriving but I will switch it to what you recommend thank you for reaching out NorCal!
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Nor_Cal_Kannabliss
Nor_Cal_Kannablissanswered grow question 4 years ago
How much water are u giving her? At this stage a shot glass full of water twice just at her stem is your best bet! Force her Taproot down before out!!! Cheers and happy growing!
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