If your seedlings are sick and youâre still investigating the problem, move your grow light up and donât attempt to train your plants or do anything new until theyâre better! If you avoid stressing them out any further, they often recover much more quickly. If you notice your plant is droopy all the time, even in the mornings, it almost always means thereâs something going on at the roots. It might be getting too much or too little water at a time, possibly watering too often or infrequently, or its roots could be sick/damaged. The other major cause of drooping and wilting is high temperatures. You have been overwatering seedlings like liggt damp moist soil. Not soaked. Possible Triggers For Root Problems
Heat â cannabis is more likely to have root problems at higher temperatures
Cold â cold roots are unhappy roots â cold shock can cause wilting and other problems
Over-watering potted plants â too much watering tends to cause root problems
No drainage hole at the bottom of the container â if water canât get out and water is sitting at the bottom of the pot, the roots can âdrownâ
Muddy or thick soil â if your soil is muddy and thick instead of rich and fluffy, it may mean the soil doesnât hold enough oxygen to support your roots.
Small plant in a big container â When a seedling (or small plant) is in a big container, it often has trouble getting enough oxygen at the roots. Until the plant has grown bigger and started to fill up the container, itâs important to avoid overwatering. It can help to water just a little bit at a time, in a circle around the seedling, until it starts growing faster.
Plant has âovergrownâ itâs container (become rootbound) â The roots of a rootbound plant have started circling the outside of the container, causing watering and nutrient problems even if youâre doing everything right. When this happens, you may need to transplant to a bigger container to stop the plant from being âchokedâ by the roots.
Big plant in a small container â any time you have a big plant in a small container, even if the plant isnât root bound, you increase the chance of underwatering since the plant quickly drinks up all the water in the soil!
Certain strains are more prone to root problems than others, but good root practices will allow every plant to thrive