Water Causing Burns on Plant Leaves, a Myth?

jcu27

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Alright from personal experience, almost about everytime I water my plants I get water on the leaves and guess what those leaves get burnt. Whenever they haven't been water all the leaves besides the ones that got water on them before are fine. EXPERIENCE > some random article.
 

jcu27

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Here is a picture of one of the leaves that got water on it. Btw the plants are under 400w HPS in flowering, but this did happen in veg also when water would get on the leaves. So jack the ripa you should just hush your fingers if you don't know what you're typing about. Only times this has happened is when water has got on it.
 

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skunky33

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well...at least you're honest....you just want to argue.
every one i produce you will match with a patriot missile...okie dokie.

the problem here is that you alone get to decide what valid proof consists of, yet you seem to have no obligation to set out on the table your defining criteria beforehand...
there's no way to play your game my man...you got to at least give the impression there is a slim chance you can be bested...ya know?

it's not bad to mist them...they love it....unless you overdo it...
thanks for helping clarify the misconception
Every horticulturalist knows this is a myth. It's obvious and total bullshit. Give me a break. If it were true you'd have burn marks all over your body every time you went swimming on a hot day. 115 degree day in Vegas my sister waters her plants, they don't burn from water never have.
 

Saldaw

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water droplets on a smooth surface, such as maple or ginkgo leaves, do not cause leaf burn.However, floating fern leaves that have small wax hairs are susceptible to leaf burn as hairs on the surface holds water droplets in focus acting as a magnifying glass.
 

Dankfactory

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The calcium and magnesium in hard water Tap is responsible for most of the spotting on misted plants. You should always use RO or distilled if youre going to mist( utterly pointless procedure btw unless theyre unrooted cuts). If you have other issues such as rust spotting or leaf crumble on the edges then you have a different issue and need to re-assess your growing skills and go back to square one: the basics.
 

Trousers

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I see yellow lawns that need iron all the time
cannabis is resilient and easy to grow

an 1/8th costs $25 here
$1 if you grow
 

colonuggs

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Some grows I have to treat for pm while im in flower...usually towards the end.

I have to spray my entire plant with water and greencure or h202 and water.

I set the plants under the lights to dry right after I spray the plants.... the leaves are dry within minutes.

no burns to the leaves at all.
 

Fruitbat

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Water droplets do not burn your weed leaves. Take a trip through Ag country and take a look at all the top watering being done in the suns evil rays of doom. Farmers wouldn't do it if it burned their plants.

In fact, I just watered my plants that are under a 1000w MH. There are water droplets on the leaves. When I go back in there there will not be one burn spot on them.

My outdoor sat under 100+ degree weather. Watered 'em. Not a burn to be found.

It's a myth.
 
Lol you cant compair outdoor to indoor, espically a hardend off staiva. water dropplets will cause burn to young leafs on clone if ur not carful. Once your plant is acclemated to intense light your less liky to cause burns from water droppest. My og kush getts all pissy if you get her wet under HID so it can be strain specific too. Some planst or just hardier than others.

Water droplets do not burn your weed leaves. Take a trip through Ag country and take a look at all the top watering being done in the suns evil rays of doom. Farmers wouldn't do it if it burned their plants.

In fact, I just watered my plants that are under a 1000w MH. There are water droplets on the leaves. When I go back in there there will not be one burn spot on them.

My outdoor sat under 100+ degree weather. Watered 'em. Not a burn to be found.

It's a myth.
 

Fruitbat

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Read my post again. This time very carefully.

Droplets do not burn plants, seedlings or otherwise. Outdoor or indoor doesn't matter.

BTW, the Earth isn't flat, mermaids aren't real and the world ain't ending.
 

Dankfactory

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I see yellow lawns that need iron all the time
cannabis is resilient and easy to grow

an 1/8th costs $25 here
$1 if you grow
As a grower, I'm stoked I live here in the land of $50, and even $60 eighters then. ( market value since the early 90's. You know: Terminator 2, Smashing Pumpkins, Pogs, Danny Tanner& Uncle Jessie).. I would cringe upon giving away my offerings for an unworthy 25 dollars.
 

unknown1231

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Lets settle this once and for all. In nature it rains. That water sits on leaves and the sun comes out. Sometimes very brilliantly. Plants in nature don't just burn the hell up from this. I postulate that this is a myth and if I am to believe I am wrong, please, someone show me some actual evidence.

I am willing to admit when I am wrong but this idea is so out there...

Clean water, cooled lights at proper distance with decent ventilation, NEVER seen it happen. I have seen things I mistook for burning from nutrient solution but most of those turned out to be early warnings of nutrient deficiencies that I ignored and began to spread.

So, anyone, show me, not pics of your "water burns" but actual shots of you attempting to and successfully burning a plant leaf with water. Or, show me one peer reviewed paper that demonstrates this effect. Convince me, please so that if I am wrong I can stop spreading misinformation. If no one does this I will do it. I will take one plant and mist it twice a day during lights on and we will see what king of burning a 1kw can do at 12 inches.

I will say this, if you are to mist constantly, your plants leaves will spot up. That is because the water has heavy elements that begin to dry and peel the leaf surface. Think about how birdshit on the hood of a car can eat through the wax and even burn the paint in a spot. That is my experience and I am sticking to it unless someone can show me I am wrong.
How about water burns from TAP water that contains large amounts of minerals AKA hard water? I would think this may have an effect. Water that falls from the sky is typically not loaded with sediment from rocks.
 

UncleBuck

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people, this is a very serious issue. do not get your plants wet in the midday sun or you will face consequences. and old fart sniffer like brick top simply can not be wrong.

below is a picture of a plant i watered in the midday sun. the results were tragic.

 
Bullshit. Period. That not a water droplet issue, that is heat stress.
so I have heat stress ?, and this is an odd leaf half way up the plant

There no fan blowing on this side of the plant and the humity was high after spraying the leaves, a few weeks ago, next day after spraying the plant, this was on the odd leaf
This is how the plants looking now


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