You shouldn't be watering every day. You probably are over watering. Are your leaves droopy?
Just did my first transplant ever 2 days ago. I didn't know what I was doing and (gently) tried rolling the root ball around in my hands to break the soil free. But gave up after about 30 seconds because I heard roots snapping around too much.
After doing research, I found out that was a big no no.
2 days later, it is looking worse every time I check on it. The bottom leaves are turning yellow and some of the mid leaves are turning brown at the tips and wilting upwards.
What can I do to reverse this? I have been watering every day trying to keep the soil moist, I took out my 120watt grow bulb and replaced with a weak 40 watt bulb.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! If needed I can post pics.
You shouldn't be watering every day. You probably are over watering. Are your leaves droopy?
yea your definitely over watering. dont water it everyday. let the soil dry up a little then water. plants need a wet and dry cycle for the roots to get some oxygen. 2nd, give your plants some time, you just destroyed its root system. depending on the damage, most plants will recover. do some foliar feeding. this will get water directly to the plant instead of having to go through the damaged roots. good luck!
Yeah, the leaves are pretty droopy, now that you mention it. Okay, I won't water it tomorrow. Do you think I should leave my grow light on? I turned it off earlier today completely.
Also, for foliar feeding, should I just fill a spray bottle with filtered water, and mist it every once in a while?
how old was the plant and what type of soil? If it was young it could just be that the soil is to hot for it. I don't think it had anythign to do with any of the roots breaking.
good rule of thumb for watering is pick your pots up after you water them and feel how heavy they are. Then in a few days (1-5 depending on variables in your grow) when the leaves start to droop again pick it back up and see how light it feels. Now you know what it feels like when your plants need water and don't need water. In my opinion it's the best way to determine when to water your plants in soil.
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If you have willow tree's around your house anywhere, think about making some willow water and giving your plants a little of that. It's great for after transplants because of the natural rooting hormone in it, it's always helped mine recover in no time.
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Whatever container it is in now, does it have enough drainage holes???
Next time you do water the plant, add a lil bit of sugar to the water...
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Never screw with roots in a pot bound plant, unless the rots are in a warm water bath, then you can gently massage the old soil out with your fingers. thats what i do with any plant in bad soil (miracle grow) or when shifting from soil to hydro, or a when the soil s contaminated or infested. when you do it in lukewarm water, the plant even seems to enjoy it.
plants under heavy stress bounce back faster after an evening of spa massage and a rubdown. maybe next time ill offer a happy ending and see how that works.
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Sugar helps increase the vigor of the roots. Molasses diluted in water does the same thing as the sugar. Sugar is more readily avaliable to most people and time is of the essence. Molasses is a great idea as well if you already have it in the pantry. May even be a better idea than sugar.... Good one cloudz...
Last edited by Growman3001; 06-11-2012 at 07:36 PM.
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