Drooping leaves during sunset and night

Moldy

Moldy

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Gquebed said:
Omg...
Simple google search will show the answer.
The leaves standing up to reach the sun is actually caused by air pressure differential in plant photosynthesis. Co2 going in O2 coming out of the leaves. If the leaves are "up" they are transpiring well. If they droop they are not. So... if the sun goes down then photosynthesis isnt happening and the leaves will droop.

Some strains more than others. I had some romulan plants that seemed to die at night. Looked like peeps standing with their arms tight to their sides. Turned out that their giant leaves were to heavy for long thin stems to hold up. But when the lights came on fuckers stood right up hands in the air like kids at a concert.

Anyway... you get my point. Google is your friend. If youre going to grow then it is best to acquire a little general growing knowledge...
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Well, that clears that up! I only use Google for other stuff, growing not so much. Good post!
 
cla0071

cla0071

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hows the Colorado life treating ya pimpn ? We miss yall back here in the gay corn state a bunch. Honestly I Need more pics as Im starting to get the itch to grow again really bad man. Hay do you have my scale by any chance ? You said in one of your post got the day off Where U working at now days ??
 
Merica_Mike

Merica_Mike

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cla0071 said:
hows the Colorado life treating ya pimpn ? We miss yall back here in the gay corn state a bunch. Honestly I Need more pics as Im starting to get the itch to grow again really bad man. Hay do you have my scale by any chance ? You said in one of your post got the day off Where U working at now days ??
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I'll do an update when I can bro. Been hella busy working. Just doing dishes and mopping. No I don't have your scale but I got your hookah and am putting it to good use lol I had to have g buy me a scale cause I haven't been paid yet lol day 3 of flowering! Going to give her a gallon of week 5 feed at quarter strength in the morning when the lights turn on at 6 am. She is a beast dude! She hasn't really stretched much yet but I'm measuring her everyday to see. So far about 17-18 inches above the top of the bucket and about 20 inches wide all the way around. So far I'm very pleased with this plant. Her vigor and ability to bounce back from my mistakes are outstanding. Her smell is getting pungent. Has a fruity lemonish dirt chemical smell its weird but smells so good lol
 
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WeedRat

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Hi everyone:) I know this is a very old post, but maybe it will be helpful for someone)
I got 4 autos in my tent, 2 GG from Fast Buds and 2 AK47 from Dutch passion
So 2 GG”s droop every night 2-3 hours before light goes off, but 2 AK’s don’t do that at all! And yes - if I water them - they droop even more that same night!
Also - it happened that I’ve checked them one morning before lights turned on - and guess what - they did perk up before the lights even turned on! So different strains have different characteristics:)
Good luck everyone
PS - I just have registered here to write this post and usually do not comment on such forums, because it’s illegal in my country to grow bud and English isn’t my first language so I’m sorry if I misspelled or wasn’t clear
:)
 
Moldy

Moldy

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WeedRat said:
Hi everyone:) I know this is a very old post, but maybe it will be helpful for someone).
I got 4 autos in my tent, 2 GG from Fast Buds and 2 AK47 from Dutch passion.
So 2 GG”s droop every night 2-3 hours before light goes off, but 2 AK’s don’t do that at all! And yes - if I water them - they droop even more that same night!
Also - it happened that I’ve checked them one morning before lights turned on - and guess what - they did perk up before the lights even turned on! So different strains have different characteristics:)
Good luck everyone.
PS - I just have registered here to write this post and usually do not comment on such forums, because it’s illegal in my country to grow bud and English isn’t my first language so I’m sorry if I misspelled or wasn’t clear.
:)
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You get an A- for your english, you just left out some periods is all. Better english than most of us around here.
 
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bush5087

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watchhowIdoit said:
Some drooping during the dark is normal in some strains. And at 1/4 gal of water per 3 gal pot, it sounds more like underwatering. You need to water each pot until you get some runoff. Overwatering is not caused by watering to frequently but by watering to often......
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Are you serious? Like perhaps you need a dictionary. The word frequently and the word often mean the same thing a simple grammar check and perhaps a vocab lesson will help you on the internet
 
steve870

steve870

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it is because the plant uses it's sugars during the day through respiration and during the night, it bring it's excess sugars stored in it's roots, back up in it's leaves but doesn't burn them because respiration need light
 
Takeoff28

Takeoff28

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Merica_Mike said:
I hope this is the case because when it happens it looks like she's dying. Tops point to the floor not up.
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My plants are doing the same thing. The healthiest looking plant during the day (also the biggest), Plug Seedbank Sorbet, is the one that does it the most. After reading through this entire thread and from what I've noticed, it does seem to be a rhythm the plants naturally have that is exaggerated when the plant's roots get cold. Lights off is 930 am so they probably get the coldest before lights off. They would normally droop a little if they were not cold because almost bed time, droop even more because cold and almost bed time. The plants I see it in the most are 3-4 weeks in veg, getting big but stems still very flexible. I know my flowering plants lay down at night, but not as much, probably because stems are stiffer.
 
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bush5087

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watchhowIdoit said:
Some drooping during the dark is normal in some strains. And at 1/4 gal of water per 3 gal pot, it sounds more like underwatering. You need to water each pot until you get some runoff. Overwatering is not caused by watering to frequently but by watering to often......
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I'm going to be honest every time I've watered any of my pots or my plants I have never ever watered them so much that I actually see runoff coming out the bottom holes to me that's too much of a risk of drowning them. Also my goal is to grow smaller style plants because I have two roommates to be considered off I can't exactly be growing a freaking pot farm upstairs in my room trying to be a kingpin or something lol
 
steve870

steve870

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bush5087 said:
I'm going to be honest every time I've watered any of my pots or my plants I have never ever watered them so much that I actually see runoff coming out the bottom holes to me that's too much of a risk of drowning them. Also my goal is to grow smaller style plants because I have two roommates to be considered off I can't exactly be growing a freaking pot farm upstairs in my room trying to be a kingpin or something lol
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this is preferable in soil it takes too much time to dry but it is dangerous if you are feeding them beacause of salt accumulation. Maybe aim for smaller pots i grow in 1 gal coco coir
 
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pameladmillus11

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my plants also begin to droop at night a few hours before my lights shut off. I grow in a tent. This is a new grower and I’m using a live soil. I can’t figure out what the issue is either.
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Nothing of concern... its just plants being plants .
Leaves rise and fall .. plants metabolize day and night.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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Ryan sentner said:
What does it mean when my plants stand up at night then droop as soon as I put them in the sun then?
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Plants worship the sun so at night when the sun is gone they reach towards the sky awaiting it's return. When the sun comes back they bow out of respect for their god. :bigjoint:
 
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