Wrinkled & Curling leaves during 2nd week flower! HELPPPPPPPP!

Originally Posted by *BUDS

Its the problem so you have to repot and bend the top down(plant). Health will improve dramatically, leaves will stay greener longer plus much less moisture stress and salt build up.

bend the top down meaning the main cola? will that help the plant? or stunt it in any way

Before you go transplanting in the middle of flower(which will also cause stunted growth)..I would suggest letting the soil dry out and see if you can grab the plant by the main stalk and pull the root ball out and inspect the roots. Saying something is rootbound without seeing the roots is bad advice to give especially when other factors havent been discussed...such as what type of water is being used and the ph of the water. What nutes are you using and how much when you feed and how often are you feeding? What are the conditions like where you are growing outdoors...average daytime and night time temps...humidity? So many factors to exclude before you make a decision to transplant during flower IMO.

i would say a 4.5 foot plant in a 5 gallon pot is very likely to get rootbound. not enough room for the roots to grow. of course it could also be wanting nutes. are any of your bottom leaves going yellow? they really need/want the food at this point.

Originally Posted by reese123

i would say a 4.5 foot plant in a 5 gallon pot is very likely to get rootbound. not enough room for the roots to grow. of course it could also be wanting nutes. are any of your bottom leaves going yellow? they really need/want the food at this point.

i definately didnt realize how big this plant was going to get. i thought it would stop at around 3ft but thats not the case. i havent fed it nutes for a week now so im going to try and feed half way one time and see. my bottom leaves arent going yellow, but most ALL of the drooping leaves are at the bottom. the top leaves are all reaching for the sun perfect. but i dont understand the wrinkled and dry and plasticy feeling of the leaves

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Despite the issues, those plants look gorgeous.. So bushy!

i dont think its rootbound... a 5 gallon pot should be fine.. i just finished a blue dream in a 3 gallon grow bag and it was fine.. not rootbound at all. and it was huge. heres a pic

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roughly you wanna have 1 gallon for every 1 foot of the plant. it could be the humidity/climate which is making the soil dry. i have a strong fan running in my closet. which makes it so i have to water every 2-3 days.. and before the fan. i would water ever 3-4 days.. you may want to give her a light feeding. 1/4 strength.. see how she reacts.. its ok/normal for a few lower leaves to yellow/ and die off. happens with almost every one of my grows. the plants look good man. i wouldnt start bending them.. adding more stress. just keep an eye on them. maybe get a cover for te top of the soil.. you can even get sum construction paper and cut a circle to fir the top of your pot... make a cut from one side.. directly into the middle.. and slide the main stem right thru it. sooo the circle sits over the soil.. this will keep air from drying out your soil from the top.. heres a link to a page/thread full of plant problems/issues... refer to it weneva u need help. =) good luck man. plants look good.


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Originally Posted by chb444220

i dont think its rootbound... a 5 gallon pot should be fine.. i just finished a blue dream in a 3 gallon grow bag and it was fine.. not rootbound at all. and it was huge. heres a pic

100_9969.jpg

roughly you wanna have 1 gallon for every 1 foot of the plant. it could be the humidity/climate which is making the soil dry. i have a strong fan running in my closet. which makes it so i have to water every 2-3 days.. and before the fan. i would water ever 3-4 days.. you may want to give her a light feeding. 1/4 strength.. see how she reacts.. its ok/normal for a few lower leaves to yellow/ and die off. happens with almost every one of my grows. the plants look good man. i wouldnt start bending them.. adding more stress. just keep an eye on them. maybe get a cover for te top of the soil.. you can even get sum construction paper and cut a circle to fir the top of your pot... make a cut from one side.. directly into the middle.. and slide the main stem right thru it. sooo the circle sits over the soil.. this will keep air from drying out your soil from the top.. heres a link to a page/thread full of plant problems/issues... refer to it weneva u need help. =) good luck man. plants look good.


http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=11688

thanks man!! you were the most helpful ive ever had on this site haha. i appreciate it greatly. yeah im definately going to cover the soil with some sort of thick construction paper to keep the soil from drying out. but what about the leaf curling and wrinkling. i guess it could be normal for it to be doing that since the plant is giving all its energy towards the bud sites. but who knows. i just fed her today with 1/4 strength to see how she does. thanks again man! happy smoking