Droopy 2-week old :( (pics)

ettubrutus

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• Feb 22, 2008

• #1

I watered her about 5 days ago, the moisture meter is getting close to when I would water, but I wondered why over night she went droopy on me, just need water?

Thanks!

 

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skunkushybrid

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• Feb 22, 2008

• #2

Looks like it just needs water... although I notice also a slight purpling to the leaf stems, this could be a sign of the plant needing more nutrients.

Raise the EC/PPM's on this next feed.

 

ettubrutus

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• Feb 22, 2008

• #3

Do you think my pH could be an issue? I've been pHing the water to 6.0 when I've been watering but I can't seem to keep the soil under 7.0... is it maybe just not absorbing what's in the soil? I wonder because it's only 2 weeks old and the soil is Fox Farms Ocean Forest...


Thanks

 

VictorVIcious

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• Feb 22, 2008

• #4

I agree. Some folks that haven't bought a moisture meter use that droppiness to let the plant tell them when they need to water. VV

 

skunkushybrid

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• Feb 22, 2008

• #5

ettubrutus said:

Do you think my pH could be an issue? I've been pHing the water to 6.0 when I've been watering but I can't seem to keep the soil under 7.0... is it maybe just not absorbing what's in the soil? I wonder because it's only 2 weeks old and the soil is Fox Farms Ocean Forest...


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The pH fluctuation could be down to temp's... and is quite normal, although a whole point is something of a concern.

Luckily, in soil you are fine with a pH of 7.0

How are you testing the pH of the soil? By the run-off?

 

ettubrutus

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• Feb 23, 2008

• #6

skunkushybrid said:

The pH fluctuation could be down to temp's... and is quite normal, although a whole point is something of a concern.

Luckily, in soil you are fine with a pH of 7.0

How are you testing the pH of the soil? By the run-off?

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I am testing the soil pH with a soil pH meter... it's usually right around 7.0-7.3... the water has been pH downed to 6.1-6.5 when I watered... and speaking of watered I did water yesterday evening and I am bummed she's still kinda drooped over... One funny thing I noticed yesterday before I watered is that it seemed to perk up when the lights shut off for their 6 hours... the moisture meter this morning didn't show that it was soaked or anything, in fact it was just right... any more ideas?

Here's some new pics...

 

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skunkushybrid

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• Feb 23, 2008

• #7

It would be better to test the run-off, those soil meters are very unreliable.

 

shadymyster555

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• Feb 23, 2008

• #8

Could be the light. My plants look a tiny tiny bit droopy in the morning before they get hit with the lights... Also you may need water.

 

ettubrutus

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• Feb 23, 2008

• #9

yeah, that's the weird thing, they perk up with the lights OFF uhhh...

 

ettubrutus

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• Feb 23, 2008

• #10

Check it out... same plant, but this is how she looks right after the lights were off for 6 hours...

 

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VictorVIcious

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• Feb 24, 2008

• #11

If the light are always off for 6 hours, than this would be normal. The hour before lights on is when your plants will produce the most smell as they start to wake up and get ready for another day of growing. Unlike our kids, plants want to hit the sunlight ready for the day. And ... about an hour or two before lights out, they will start to relax, let thier leaves hang a little to protect themselves from the colder temps they know are coming, so when the lights go out, they are ready to sleep. VV