Dudeness
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I have two outdoor headband clones in 7 gallon fabric pots with tga supersoil. I planted them in early June and they've grown quite well. They now stand about 4.5 ft tall and nearly 4ft wide. I've battled some powdery mildew after naively not taking preventative measures. I've managed to keep it nearly nonexistent with a combination of foliar sprays, primarily actinovate and organocide.
On to the droopiness. In the last day the leaves on both plants have gone limp, though remain supple (as opposed to crispy). The drooping started on the main cola and it's still more pronounced in that area. The plants otherwise still look healthy and have began showing a slightly higher concentration of pistils as they near what I guess would be the beginning of their second week of flower.
A few things I've switched up in the last few weeks: I fed them a little silica (dynagro protect about 0.5 tsp/gal) to beef up the leaves and stems; I've used a little earth juice molasses (1 tsp/gal); and I've foliar fed with: actinovate and organocide, first one then the other, separately, and on consecutive days (3rd time in about a 5 day cycle... plants seem to love the organocide); once with a little silica at half a teaspoon per gallon; and once with axiom harpin proteins (final two were for the PM). None of the foliar sprays seemed to bother the plants.
All of the additives were given individually. Other than all they've had is tap water left to bubble for at least 24 hrs. I have quality tap where I live.
My three guesses are: it could be a pH shift from silica, but I feel the super soil would withstand the shift with its ability to stabilize. It could be overwatering, but they've been real thirsty and, as I understand it, overwatering leads to drooping initiated in the lower leaves. I've been giving them approx 2 gal every day and a half (temps in the low 80's during hottest part of day). It could be root bound as they're rather large in their 7 gal containers.
I'll post some photos for your reference.
On to the droopiness. In the last day the leaves on both plants have gone limp, though remain supple (as opposed to crispy). The drooping started on the main cola and it's still more pronounced in that area. The plants otherwise still look healthy and have began showing a slightly higher concentration of pistils as they near what I guess would be the beginning of their second week of flower.
A few things I've switched up in the last few weeks: I fed them a little silica (dynagro protect about 0.5 tsp/gal) to beef up the leaves and stems; I've used a little earth juice molasses (1 tsp/gal); and I've foliar fed with: actinovate and organocide, first one then the other, separately, and on consecutive days (3rd time in about a 5 day cycle... plants seem to love the organocide); once with a little silica at half a teaspoon per gallon; and once with axiom harpin proteins (final two were for the PM). None of the foliar sprays seemed to bother the plants.
All of the additives were given individually. Other than all they've had is tap water left to bubble for at least 24 hrs. I have quality tap where I live.
My three guesses are: it could be a pH shift from silica, but I feel the super soil would withstand the shift with its ability to stabilize. It could be overwatering, but they've been real thirsty and, as I understand it, overwatering leads to drooping initiated in the lower leaves. I've been giving them approx 2 gal every day and a half (temps in the low 80's during hottest part of day). It could be root bound as they're rather large in their 7 gal containers.
I'll post some photos for your reference.
I try to be pretty gentle when plants are larger or this far along. So I disturb the roots as little as possible, but I'm mainly worried about the branches. This may work better with 2 people. The soil looks fairly dry so this should be a good time to loosen them from their pots. 
