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Why are my leaves starting to turn down or droop?

NookDood
NookDoodstarted grow question 3 years ago
Nothing is really any different. Watering about every 4th day when the soil is dry. I check the PH and adjust it, room temp on the water. This started just after the watering I did last Wednesday. Watered again today and it looks worse. Everything I see says over watering.
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Leaves. Dropping off
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 3 years ago
She wants to grow that's for sure, 9 cardinal rules have to be in some form of conjunction, how is the drainage on your soil? Adequate aeration is as important as water, id hazard a guess you are suffocating the roots in those plastic death cups, leaves are full of water but unable to breathe, loss of breathing inhibits growth, puncture a 100 holes all around that plant pot and underneath, have a fan directly blast air on the plants, Air pruning pots would eradicate overwatering given the soil has adequate amendments to hold moisture. Id also get a probe to the canopy level and adjust the height of the plant so the leaf canopy reaches around 85 Farenheight, with the extra water buildup in the soil you will want to maximize water uptake through root absorption via photosynthesis, optimal photosynthesis is achieved at a leaf surface temp of 86, anything above 86 will tell the plant to inhibit growth so make sure to keep raising it up as the plant grows. She is beautiful, she just needs a little more air in that soil, more drainage more air, only water her the next time she looks that droopy, let her tell you when its time, she is a weed after all, but a lazy weed, fat and sick full of water.
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The_GodPOTTer
The_GodPOTTeranswered grow question 3 years ago
Most genetics when watered heavily will look like that the next day or so...then back to norm.....if they always look like that then your medium is too wet....causing a root rot that stunts growth....doing small things like getting them off the floor so theres circulation on bottom.....or raising your temps a little....or air circulation........can help it dry out some.....good luck...
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 3 years ago
It is a watering issue for sure. Likely not enough perlite or coco in substrate. Best way to judge the amount of water in potter is to pick it up. Water weighs 8 lbs a gallon so it is heavy. This will help with your watering schedule. Good luck 🌱
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 3 years ago
Hi there NookDood, Looks to me like the plant is struggling a bit, but nothing major. It's pretty common to have some sort of wilt happening after every watering. What you might want to do is check out your temperature / humidity relationship. At your temperature, you should have less humidity , so that's why even though you're not watering so much you're seeing wrinkles. Try lowering your temperature and keeping your humidity constant or even raising it and you'll see a pretty huge difference in your plant's metabolism. the relationship between temperature and humidity is called Vapour Pressure Deficit. If you can understand this, you'll make leaps and bounds on your growing journey. Hope this helps ! 🚀
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