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Green_Man_420
Green_Man_420started grow question 2 years ago
Hello, I’m in a bit of a muddle with my blackberry gum Auto. Just started week 6 I over watered in week 3, she perked up now I water 500mil every other day but the leafs look like they are dropping still. It’s my first grow can anyone help me please. 16ltr fabric pot
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Coopmc
Coopmcanswered grow question 2 years ago
Leave will droop if to wet or two dry always let your soil dry between watering. If leaf are dropping and soil is dry water if leaf drooping and soil is wet let it dry out
Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 2 years ago
Don't listen to Grannie., leaves are drooping and fat, overladen with water,there is not enough going on and stagnation is taking effect. Photosynthesis within the leave occurs optimally at 86 Fahrenheit, set your ambient temperature to 82 ish and lower your light so the top of the canopy reaches 86 but be careful not to go higher than 86. This will maximize photosynthesis which will increase water uptake through rootzones. Airflow/Extraction is not sufficient within the grow space, or at the bottom where medium sits, If the plant is not uptaking water rapidly and the humidity is not below 50%, the moisture within the soil will have nowhere to go, and will stagnate, if the soil stays wet too long it restricts oxygen too which is very very important and often the limiting factor, Get much more air circulation at bottom of the tent, humidity at top of a tent will be 20-30 higher than at the bottom. Take all temp readings from the top of the plant canopy, drop light, increase temps and allow for fabric pots to completely dry between waterings , don't be scared to underwater the plant will show lazy drooping long before any ill effects occur from drought, the plants are hardwired to shut down to conserve water, what you see in your plants is a heavy loaded up with water but no way get rid of it as all the process is jammed up
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
I think you've swung the pendulum and are now underwatering! Again, let the plant tell you how much it needs... when you WATER, give it enough so that you're getting about 20% runoff... and check the PH of that runoff so you know whether or not your PH is between 6.0 and 6.5... if it's out of that range, the drooping could mean you've got a lockout and you'll need to address that issue. You've also got some lower leaves that are looking a bit crispy which is another indication something isn't right with either your watering or (most likely) your PH.... At 6 weeks, growing in a 5 gallon fabric pot, I'm watering with more than 1 gallon of water to achieve that runoff... and when I feed, I'm giving them between 3/4 and 1 gallon with no runoff. I've spotted lockout issues BEFORE they get to be huge problems and can correct the PH quickly... Good luck!
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