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Autofeather
Autofeatherstarted grow question 6y ago
What would cause my leaves to droop. I know it could be under-watering or over-watering. I'm growing in Coco. Could it be caused from anything else ? My light possibly ?
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Stick
Stickanswered grow question 6y ago
Hi @Autofeather! Your light is not responsible for this. Heat + high relative humidity usually lead to these symptoms. If your day temp is 26°C, you may need to decrease it by a few degrees (22-23°C would be perfect). Regarding your waterings, you must apply a wet-dry cycle, even in coco, your medium should never be too wet nor too dry, but it should alternate between those states. I think you slightly overwatered your medium in an already wet environment, as a result your plants are having hard times to breath and sweat. Just hold on your waterings until you feel the top of the container is dry. Unplug your humidifier for a few days until they recover and show healthy leaves. Hope this will help, keep us up-to-date and happy growing 👊
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OutForReal
OutForRealanswered grow question 6y ago
Hello ! The edge of your leaves is curling up so their is supposed to be a heat issue going on here but 26°C is the top of the temperatures sweet spot range (18°C to 26°C) so this should not be a big issue and your RH is a bit low but nothing that could really affect your grow as you will need to decrease RH at the begening of your stretch and flo. And as I can see your light is not too close and not too far from your plants. So I would say a slight overwatering is the cause , so prefer a bit less water more often than too much water less often. I hope it will help you 😁👍
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The_Projexx
The_Projexxanswered grow question 6y ago
To me its not under or over watering , Sometimes the different genetics the leaves just get really really big . This leads into the ends drooping a bit like I see in your photo's . Plants tend to make big leaves because they aren't absorbing enough light you will notice this a lot if you hike through the bush plants in more shaded area's tend to have much bigger leaves then the ones more exposed to the sun . To me I'd say your light is a little to far and your plants are just making leaves a little bigger so they can soak up the sun . You can fix this by simply lowering your light to 19.69 inches (50 cm) or lower if you can do so without risking light burns . This will make your new foliage that comes out not as big and a result may not droop . Another things that could do this is very very high humidity during the night time . From what I can see your humidity during the day is 60 % and I imagine it shoots up quite a bit at night . Try reducing these numbers to around 50 55 % during the day and no higher then 65% at night although young plants like high humidity's long periods of it can cause problems and show symptoms such as drooping leaves and even twisting and discolouration . Over all you're rocking and rolling and I wouldn't sweat things too much it's all an easy fix and you will be right back on track ! I hope this information helps you to understand how light works as well as humidity for prolonged periods . -Happy Growing!
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Athos
Athosanswered grow question 6y ago
Yes, you are not supposed to let your coco dry, that doesnt mean that you have to leave it soaping wet. Even though your pot is 5 gallon, when watering remember that the plant is still small, water accordingly, say a liter every 5 days, until the roots are better established and fill the pot. By the way, you might be over reacting, I dont think they look droopy.
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