Droopy plant

TCH

TCH

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I have 2 photoperiods started. They are in 5.5" plastic pots. 1, while growing very well and looking very healthy otherwise, has become droopy all the time.

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The second one is doing well and the lower leaves on her just get droopy an hour or 2 before lights off. They perk back up when they come on in the morning. I also have an auto doing this same thing.
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TCH

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Oh shoot, sorry. It is Fox farm ocean forest with perlite added. I have been watering by weight. Although, my last watering has taken a little more time than normal to dry. My initial thought was overwatering, but I wanted to make sure that I was not overlooking something else.
 
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TCH said:
Oh shoot, sorry. It is Fox farm ocean forest with perlite added. I have been watering by weight. Although, my last watering has taken a little more time than normal to dry. My initial thought was overwatering, but I wanted to make sure that I was not overlooking something else.
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I just saw some green towards the top of the soil in a couple containers. With enough perlite it helps but that's just my first thought. IME watering often in good soil is a good strategy. Just less water more often. First I'd let it dry up a bit if you're feeling like you may be watering too much. Don't let it dry all the way out though imo.
 
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JCMT98

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dbz said:
I just saw some green towards the top of the soil in a couple containers. With enough perlite it helps but that's just my first thought. IME watering often in good soil is a good strategy. Just less water more often. First I'd let it dry up a bit if you're feeling like you may be watering too much. Don't let it dry all the way out though imo.
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Agreed, id let it dry out a little and get a feel for the weight of it dry then water and get a feel for its weight wet and find a happy medium between the two when it's time to water.
 
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smokey0418

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Not a big soil person, but I do understand these plants a bit.

Having my light too bright and my plants will droop near days end as there max dli has been achieved.

Then the soil I have read so much about , my understanding is the ocean forest to be quite rich in nutrient levels and folks have there issues using it straight. Many suggest mixing with the other fox farm one to dull it down.

Personally I just use the wife’s promix and water with my nutes just to run off, then again when it’s dry 2-3 days . The leaf will relax to let you know and then pot weight when it’s time.
 
TCH

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Got home this afternoon and checked on the plants. The Toxic Kool-Aid is still a little droopy, but less than it was and it is feeling considerably lighter so she seems to be back to drinking all her water. I'll give her some fresh water tomorrow but not as much as I have been. Thanks guys!!!

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Herb & Suds said:
You didn't mention how long they took to get to this point but I would guess its time to up pot
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Today is Day 18 from sprout. I planned on moving them up this week at some point. Debating if I want to go to a 1gallon then to a 5 gallon or just straight to a 5 gallon and leave some room to top dress it. The roots are already peaking out the bottom so I'm sure they are plenty strong enough to handle the 5 gallon pots and my watering habits. Lol
 
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She was dry as a bone and as droopy as she's ever been this morning. I gave her just a little water to see how she reacts through the day. If she is rootbound, would that cause this as well? Her neighbor, Blueberry Cupcake, is looking great.

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Nutty sKunK

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TCH said:
Oh shoot, sorry. It is Fox farm ocean forest with perlite added. I have been watering by weight. Although, my last watering has taken a little more time than normal to dry. My initial thought was overwatering, but I wanted to make sure that I was not overlooking something else.
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Classic signs of root rot… stop drinking as much as you were over watering the soil.

They also droop like that and won’t perk back up when dry.

Also looks quite green on the top which indicates excess moisture
 
TCH

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All dried out again. Should I go ahead and transplant into a slightly larger 1 gallon pot? 3 gallon pot? I will use Dynomyco when I do transplant her. Should I cut back some of the roots when I transplant?

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Not really perking up yet, but she is still growing and now starting to lose a little color down low. Gonna try to transplant this weekend but I've got kids. May have to wait til Sunday night. The blueberry cupcake in front continues to perk up and go droopy daily. She is also ready for a new pot and some more food.

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Rurumo

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I think Nutty could be right. The droopy leaves + deficiency looks like overwatering was the initial cause. When you transplant, check the roots out, and pull them apart as best you can if they are rootbound-do a sniff test and see if you smell rot instead of earthy. You can definitely cut rotted roots away if you see them-but honestly, I have a feeling the roots will look okay, and the plants will be fine once you transplant and get them on a good feeding/watering schedule. I get the odd plant that fails to thrive with the same care that makes the others look amazing, transplanting usually helps.
 
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Rurumo said:
I think Nutty could be right. The droopy leaves + deficiency looks like overwatering was the initial cause. When you transplant, check the roots out, and pull them apart as best you can if they are rootbound-do a sniff test and see if you smell rot instead of earthy. You can definitely cut rotted roots away if you see them-but honestly, I have a feeling the roots will look okay, and the plants will be fine once you transplant and get them on a good feeding/watering schedule. I get the odd plant that fails to thrive with the same care that makes the others look amazing, transplanting usually helps.
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I noticed one seedling out of 4 all of sudden started being droopy after looking great. Turned out there was an air gap at the side of the cup. This coupled with the heat formed condensation on the inside! Visible drops. And right beside the moisture was a couple of brown slimy roots. Pinched them off and transplanted. Even the next day she was all perky again.

I tend to forget that the shoots/fruits are a direct result of your rootzone health.


Just a thought but your well water might lack oxygen as well?
 
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