Droopy Leaves!

troller

Member
Hello:

Got some fairly decent little bushes going in a couple different BP units, they have been veg'ing about 3 wks or so. As the title of the post states I'm seeing some droopy sad-ass looking leaves on the plants, oddly enough more so later on in the day, whereas earlier in the morning they are kinda perky. Using a 1-10 scale with 1 being perfectly perky and normal and 10 being totally hit and drooping down, I'd say in the morning after the lights off period of 4 hrs, they are maybe a 3 or 4, then degrade in appearance to about a 7 or 8 at the end of their day. Some reading tells me that this would indicate a sign of over-watering, which is a little strange being that its hydro. I was thinking about decreasing the ON time of the water pumps, but thought I'd ask you all first.

Stats: Pumps and air run 100% of the time, MH running 20 on/4 off. About 3/4 of the plants have ample roots in the water, the remaining are a little smaller but have at least a couple roots dipping into the water.

Thank you kindly for the advice.
 

xpac7007

Well-Known Member
Hello:

Got some fairly decent little bushes going in a couple different BP units, they have been veg'ing about 3 wks or so. As the title of the post states I'm seeing some droopy sad-ass looking leaves on the plants, oddly enough more so later on in the day, whereas earlier in the morning they are kinda perky. Using a 1-10 scale with 1 being perfectly perky and normal and 10 being totally hit and drooping down, I'd say in the morning after the lights off period of 4 hrs, they are maybe a 3 or 4, then degrade in appearance to about a 7 or 8 at the end of their day. Some reading tells me that this would indicate a sign of over-watering, which is a little strange being that its hydro. I was thinking about decreasing the ON time of the water pumps, but thought I'd ask you all first.

Stats: Pumps and air run 100% of the time, MH running 20 on/4 off. About 3/4 of the plants have ample roots in the water, the remaining are a little smaller but have at least a couple roots dipping into the water.

Thank you kindly for the advice.
What are your temps like> Droopy leafs can also come from heat stress. An the way you say they are ok when lights are off leads me to believe this. :peace:
 

troller

Member
What are your temps like> Droopy leafs can also come from heat stress. An the way you say they are ok when lights are off leads me to believe this. :peace:
Thanks for your reply.

Lights on, temp doesn't exceed 80 F. Lights off, temp no lower than 70 F. The humidity is between 40-45%.

On a side note, after reading Roseman's columns, I have switched the water pump cycling to 1/2 hr ON every 6 hrs. Reservoir temperature has dropped by about 3.5 F. pH has been high for awhile @ 6.7ish (just got my meter the other day!)

Any comments or suggestions my friends??
 
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