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Why are they wilting ?

turiy4started grow question 3 years ago

What could be the reason behind the wilting of the plants ? I spray water around 5-6 time, twice a day. They are constantly in the greenhouse, inside and not in direct sunlight. Outside temperature can get up to 28º, and around 15º during the night.

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Organomananswered grow question 3 years ago

You say "they are not in direct sunlight" - this is your problem!! They are not wilting, but stretching towards the light. This is purely caused by a lack of light, a lack of wind does not cause stretching. Transplant ASAP, those tiny cups will stunt your plants immensely and quite soon. You don't need to water constantly either, a good drink followed by a period to let them dry out a bit before re-watering is the go. Strangely, Jack Nicholson first tells you that they are getting too much light, then finishes by saying they need more light! Temps are fine and the seedlings NEED direct sunlight. My outdoor plants survive summers with temps up to 47 degrees Celsius and they are in full sun all day, every day, from birth to harvest and never suffer heat stress or other problems. I guess they have been growing that way for Millenia by now. Cannabis is a remarkably resilient and tough plant and not a delicate "Princess Perfect" plant that will fail if temps are one degree too high or pH is not exact! Hope this helps,........... Organoman.

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turiy4answered grow question 3 years ago

Okay I will transplant them today and put them at direct sunlight. I reduced the watering yesterday and they seem to be better indeed ! Thank you all for your advice :)

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SpiderMiteanswered grow question 3 years ago

They are just following where the sun is. They also need air movement to build up the stem. Transplant and put in direct sun with some air movement.👊

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JUNGLE_B4RNSanswered grow question 3 years ago

Just because there’s no wind in your environment. It’s called Looney seedlings, the seedling is stretching to the light with a weak stem and finish to wilt. This has nothing to do about the light distance, it’s because the seedling didn’t get any wind to make it focus on building a solid stem. You must add a gentle airflow to make it shake gently, using a rotating fan on first speed. You don’t need to spray seedling more than once a day, I personally don’t spray mine. Seedlings has a root, not like clones. At this stage it’s ok, you just need to put them in soil and bury the stem to put the cotyledon at about 1cm from the surface. The buried part of the stem will make roots.

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BioBudsanswered grow question 3 years ago

Praying is usually too much light or on the edge of too much, according to some. Watering every day is way too much. They root way better in airy fluffy soil not in tough wet mud. So if it looks like that its too wet. U just want it wet through and through in an area around the seedling, increasing the area as she grows but letting it dry out for a day or two. If you work with a plastic cover, you can retain much of the moist by condensation. Furthermore the seedlings are stretching towards the lightsource, they need more light!! Good luck and have fun!!!

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