Plant Moisture Stress - Symptoms and Solutions

my girl is wilting and getting worse everyday. I am not sure what to do. As the pics show, the fan leaves are drooping downward. the leave tips around the buds are folding up and in. I do not know what to do next. Some of the posts I have read said something about leaching but I have no idea how to do that without killing the plant. She is in a 3 gal bag and the bottom is still very moist to wet but the top 4-6 inches are completly dry.

Originally Posted by i.NeeD.A.LiGhTeR

Alright no biggie really, its only the 2 out of 50. But I don't think not hardening them up to the outdoors really hurts them, after 2-3 weeks indoors I put them straight outside and they always show good growth over the first few days... never had a problem with that. But with the root rot, once the soil dries out can I tip the cup upside down and slide the root ball out and check for it? I've never seen it before... Does it look like moldy roots or something?

Pop the rootball out. Roots should look white to beige with good turgor, not dark brown and limp.

Originally Posted by Uncle Ben

Pop the rootball out. Roots should look white to beige with good turgor, not dark brown and limp.

Thanks for the reply +Rep. I'll wait to the soil dries out before I check, thanks again.

Originally Posted by i.NeeD.A.LiGhTeR

Thanks for the reply +Rep. I'll wait to the soil dries out before I check, thanks again.

NP. Just a thought, a wet (not soggy) rootball comes out easier and with less chance to fall apart.

UB

hey ub. i've got a problem with a few of my plants and was hoping u could diagnose it for me. i suffered root rot last grow. i sterilized and started over from seed. i'm growing in pots with perlite with a pump feeding them twice a day. i regularly check ph and nutes. temps are 15c-26c. reservoir temp was 17c but i've just (today) installed heaters to keep it around 22c. humidity varies from 25-65%. heaps of fresh air. lights about 50cm from canopy. i've been using same nutes as always but started using dr hornbys big bud and hygrozime this grow. i am using cooltubes for the first time which has cooled the room considerably. outside temps have been very cold lately. i had a big bud plant with a few curled under shade leaves. suddenly one day all the leaves were cupped. i hacked it because i found a few suspicious looking balls on it earlier. suddenly a few other plants (all different strains) have begun doing the same thing. these plants seem to be growing more vertical than the others. the buds aren't fattening or as smelly either. i've read up on ur causes of this problem (leaf curl) but i don't seem to have any of these causes. i use polycarbonate roof sheeting as my drainage tray. a mate suggested this may be breaking down and poisoning the plants. another mate (a plastic injection moulder) said this was improbable because its u.v stabilised. its stressing me out. i've been growing for many years without a problem suddenly i cant seem to get it right. i am hoping it is just cold reservoir temps and i've already fixed the problem. please help. i've attached photos of healthy and affected plants. i've posted in this thread because moisture stress seems like the most common cause. cheers

Originally Posted by ashleynewth

hey ub. i've got a problem with a few of my plants and was hoping u could diagnose it for me. i suffered root rot last grow. i sterilized and started over from seed. i'm growing in pots with perlite with a pump feeding them twice a day. i regularly check ph and nutes. temps are 15c-26c. reservoir temp was 17c but i've just (today) installed heaters to keep it around 22c. humidity varies from 25-65%. heaps of fresh air. lights about 50cm from canopy. i've been using same nutes as always but started using dr hornbys big bud and hygrozime this grow. i am using cooltubes for the first time which has cooled the room considerably. outside temps have been very cold lately. i had a big bud plant with a few curled under shade leaves. suddenly one day all the leaves were cupped.

"Suddenly" means they reacted to some kind of change. Your call.

i hacked it because i found a few suspicious looking balls on it earlier.

What kind of balls and where were they located?

suddenly a few other plants (all different strains) have begun doing the same thing.

You must backtrack your steps and see what has changed. If ALL culture has remained the same then you may have insect or disease pressures.

I have never known polycarbonates to break down under your conditions.

Suspect - "but started using dr hornbys big bud and hygrozime this grow." At what rate, when, and what's the total NPK value of what you're giving your plants? I suspect your plants are reacting to a salts issue.

Good luck,
UB

UB, what do you use when your facing with a major bug infestation? Particlarly ones that feed on the roots and crawl around in the soil

hi uncle ben i have a problem with my plants they are 1 week in to flower and have suddenly started to curl under on some of the leaves not all of them, i suspect a have overfed them, what should i do next to get them back on track ? and also how often would u reccomend i feed them ? please help as its stressing me out i havnt had this problem before and am doin everything the same as last crops