Leaves drooping after watering – underwatering stress or early overwatering sign? NL Auto, 12L soil, EC 1.07, early flower

gamberro
gamberrostarted grow question 8mo ago
NL Auto (day 32), 12L pot. Watered 500ml (Dec 25), 700ml (Dec 28), 750ml (Dec 31). Substrate was dry before last watering. EC runoff: 1.07 mS/cm. Leaves drooped just after. Could this be from underwatering stress or slight overwatering? Photos added. 20/4, 23°C, 50% RH.
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Leaves. Curl down
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Selkot
Selkotanswered grow question 8mo ago
hey 👋 shes underwatered, give her 2L with nutrients 👌
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Green_Claws
Green_Clawsanswered grow question 8mo ago
If that's a 12ltr pot folded in half and then only filled half of that I'm sure that's not 12ltr of soil tho.?
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cangrowz
cangrowzanswered grow question 8mo ago
Hey buddy, that definitely looks like slight overwatering to me. The way the leaves droop right after watering is a classic sign that the roots are gasping for air. In a 12L pot, 750ml is actually quite a small amount of water at once. The soil in the core is probably still moist, and with the frequent watering, no oxygen is getting in. My tip: Let the pot get really light now, until the top 2-3 cm of soil are bone dry. After that, water it well (with drainage) and then take a long break again. It'll bounce back!
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Green_Claws
Green_Clawsanswered grow question 8mo ago
Give them 2 ltr of water or u till you get leakage there flowering now and need more water than ever. Good luck
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Green_Claws
Green_Clawsanswered grow question 8mo ago
You won't overwater with 700ml water in a 12 ltr pot. Is that pic before watering and she is asking to be fed drooping like that
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