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Blinkin
Blinkinstarted grow question 6 years ago
Day 28. The babies are growing but I'm worried because 5 of them have leaves slightly curled down and droopy. I guess I watered too much. As you can see those 5 remained small with very short internodes because there's no such temperature gap between day and night. At the moment I'm waiting for the soil to dry in order to water again and I let the box opened increasing the air recirculation. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance
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Leaves. Curl down
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HighTV
HighTVanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hey there @blinkin I noticed you question had not been resolved. You were spot on with the overwatering and it looks like she recovered quite nicely. In the future I highly suggest testing the top few inches of your soil for moisture to better identify when to water! Currently tho - I am noticing chlorosis(yellowing) on your lower leaves progressively getting worse from week 8 onward. The first area to be impacted was the lower older growth his highly suggest a mobile nutrient deficiency because the plant was able to steal it from the lower side to feed the new-growth up top. The vast majority of the time chlorosis like this progressing at the rate it did on your plant is a Nitrogen deficiency. IF YOU DO NOT plan on harvesting soon or in future situations like this one I highly suggest an increase in Nitrogen for your girls! Hope this helps resolve your question! Feel free ask anything else! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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Stick
Stickanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hi @Blinkin! You named it --> overwatering. You must follow a dry/wet cycle for the roots to spread, searching for water. Each phase should be pretty quick, the medium should not be dry for too long neither than wet for too long. Now as a temporary solution, you can put a tiny fan blowing a slight continuous breeze on your containers (not on the plants). A simple rule to prevent this issue is to water with only 15-20% of your container's capacity, unless you need a big drain / unless you want to flush the medium. Using a 7L container, you should water with ~1L. Water less, more often, watch for the dry/wet cycle and you should be fine. Hope this will help, keep us up-to-date and happy growing ๐Ÿ‘Š
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hey blinkin, the wet dry cycle for soil is super important to the health of the plants, basically what you're trying to do is water up between 20-30 % humidity and waiting until 15% before watering again. So what some folks do is use a hygrometer that you sort of plant in the pot. Others say the hygrometer is a poor way to tell if your plant needs water. These folks say stick your finger in about an inch and if it's dry then it's time to water. This method is somewhat prone to error. So the better thing to do is wait until they are dry, lift the grow bag and take a note of the weight, then water, and note the weight. So by lifting it up you are able to kind of "tell" if they need watering or not. You got this ! ๐Ÿš€
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OutForReal
OutForRealanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hello ! You'r right , droopy leaves is a sign of over wattering , especially if their is a gap between you day and night temps (3ยฐC in your case is not really an issue). My advices are to put a fan is the box in front of the plants ( not too long to avoid wind burnt) the airlow will help to dry the soil faster and also to water less each time but more often. I hope it will help you ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™Œ
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