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statzzz
statzzzstarted grow question 2 years ago
Why are my leaves sagging? I think I am following all recommended nutrient recommendations. But, the temperature can reach 85 in the grow room. Can that be causing it?
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
In hydroponics, your EC and your pH are going to be the only things that you really need to pay attention to and react to.... and your EC, even for a photoperiod is WAY too high (and your plant is trying to tell you that)... even if the plant was a week or two away from harvest. When you say you're following recommended nutrient dosages does that mean you're giving the recommended dose in EACH GALLON of your system? Because if you are (and that's the only way I can see you getting that EC reading), that's not what should be happening... I'm growing an autoflower in DWC - my bucket has about 3.5 gallons of water in it... but I only add my nutes as if I was only giving them a gallon of water... it's rather hard to explain, maybe... So, to make it easier, rely on your EC readings... at this point, the EC even for a photoperiod shouldn't be more than 1.1 or 1.2 ... I tried, last night, to raise the EC for my girls to 0.8 and within 2 hours, their leaves were sagging and they were NOT happy... so I took out about 1/2 gallon from them and replaced it with clean pH'd water which dropped the EC back down to where they were (0.7) and again, within an hour, they were completely happy again... You're just feeding them too much. Good luck...
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ernest_twwg
ernest_twwganswered grow question 2 years ago
Check your pH Check your reservoir for anything weird, along with water temperature possibly being too cold/hot check your roots and see if they are white and healthy If those things are okay, then my guess is that you're underfeeding the plant. Please, take this with a grain of salt, as i don't really know much about hydroponics. I'm just regurgitating a troubleshoot path that a friend uses when trying to diagnose a problem with his hydro grows. If you're new here, please select the answer that helped you out the most by clicking on the "answer" button underneath what the person said. If you have any questions, feel free to message me on here. You can pull up your messages tab by clicking on the little airplane in a bubble. It's located on the bottom-right of your screen. I hope this helps!
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