Droopy Plant

hey, ive got a california orange plant and i have been gowing for a couple of months now and it is quite behind schedule but i think that is because the lack of light as i onlt have a shitty 16watt cfl. This has been working fine for a while now though.

Then today i came too look at it and the whole plant has like drooped down. all the leaves have gone droopy and are felling stange. I cant post any pics atm cos i aint got my cable but i will soon so will post some then. If anyone could try help my plant plz do, thanks.

Also i heard that its better for the plant if i get rid of some of the big leaves, is this true?

lack of light can cause droopy leaves, also over/under watering can cause it.... are u still in veg?? usually ppl cut a small few fan leaves to get more light to lower bud sites.... Maybe get more light.. even another 2 of the shitty ones u have... what height is plant?

plant is about 2.4 foot, seems pretty bad now. i cut off some out the bigger droopy leaves this mornin and just left the good ones, but now the rest off the plant has started to droop. i hope this aint the end of my plant, been growing it for months now. I could be underwatering as i ahsnt watered it in a few days as the soil seemed damp enough. Whats would be a good watering schedule for a plant of its size?

correct me if im wrong, but it seams that you might be overwartering. What size pots are you using? the pic shows mine when i was overwartering, plant wasnt as old as yours but might help identify the problem. i just starved my plats of warter for about 5-6 days depending on when you last warterd and the size of your pot.

hope this helps anyone.

i dont think i have overwatered it because as i think bout it i dont think i have watered it since wednesday last week at the soonest.I think the pot its in is about 8 litres. I have some pictures now so if ppl could check em out n let me know what they think,thanks

First 2 pics are from before it started drooping

Don't really have any info on why your plant is drooping... but I do want to ask if you have any fans blowing on the plant because that stem is scrawny.

Tom

no i dont have any fans on it atm i usta but it made the plant tilt over well loads so i thought i shud take it out

yeah well your plant was falling over because of it growing in a no wind environment. You should have a fan on your plants throughout their life. It also helps to dry out the soil a little bit and make over watering a little but more difficult.

Tom

if you havent watered it for 4 days then its time to water again. That is always my first thought when I have droopy plants, cause i live in a hot climate. And it usually works.

Also... That plant is really really unhealthy. I have never seen a stem that skinny, except for one plant that was grown under an incandescent light. I dont think youre going to get any bud to speak of from your plant. You could try adding 4-5 more CFLs all around the plant, then even if it doesnt work youll have the lights for your next plant.

Just to put it in perspective. The only plant I have right now with a stalk that skinny is only 4 inches tall...

Your plant is not getting enough light to cause proper photosynthesis. You need at least a 400 Watt High Pressure sodium light, anything else will be a watse of time.
Until you can get a better light water your plant with mineral water, this is direct CO-2 to the roots. It may help keep your plant alive until you find a better light. If you have a big florescent light around you could add it to increase the light but florescent lights do not have the proper ultravoilet rays for the full growing cycle of the plant.

cut a hole in the grow pot 3/4 the way down and visually look to see dryness or sludge you have other problems going on but you`ll know whether to water or not

do you have holes at the bottom of the bucket? if not then you should have some because you might have more water in the soil then you think

clathim said:

Your plant is not getting enough light to cause proper photosynthesis. You need at least a 400 Watt High Pressure sodium light, anything else will be a watse of time.
Until you can get a better light water your plant with mineral water, this is direct CO-2 to the roots. It may help keep your plant alive until you find a better light. If you have a big florescent light around you could add it to increase the light but florescent lights do not have the proper ultravoilet rays for the full growing cycle of the plant.

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I beg to differ...My air cooled hps 250 is doing just fine for one or two plants. I can hang it at 6 inches away from plant, and no burn.

And flouros will work for full cycle of cannibas, you just have to change the temp of bubls, for flowering or veggin, whichever it is. Then u have to have a shitload of em. Plus buds wont be as dense as a hps. Also plant looks underwatered to me, as i usually keep mine on the brink of underwater. I only water every 3-5 days, and plants are 18 inches tall in 3 gallon pots. I think u mite need some stem steroids. (fan)

Plants completly dead now
First grow was a failure
Guess i shud wait till i can afford good lights before i try again

Thanks for the help though guys

jacob123 said:

Plants completly dead now
First grow was a failure
Guess i shud wait till i can afford good lights before i try again

Thanks for the help though guys

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Sorry to hear that she passed away on ya , Well if you need any help or advice for your next grow hit me up and I'll be glad to help ya out

well that is a load off rubbish floro light's have the correct spectrum as that of sodi and metal h dont. but thay do give out more lumens at a longer distence as where as floro's dissapate over a shorter distence.!

domread1985 said:

well that is a load off rubbish floro light's have the correct spectrum as that of sodi and metal h dont. but thay do give out more lumens at a longer distence as where as floro's dissapate over a shorter distence.!

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no , any kind of grow light even flo and CFL will lose their Lumes the farther you have them away from the plants

yes but more so floro's look it up!

domread1985 said:

yes but more so floro's look it up!

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I've already done that , but if the CFLs are used right you can get the same results as any grow light but it does take pratice to master