Problems with this plant, yellow leaves, drooping

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hoonigan

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This was my healthiest plant until 3 days ago, I can assure you it isn't over watered, I watered it 4 days ago and the soil was dry. The soil is dry now. I put 1/4 tbsp of Fox Farm tiger bloom, 1/4 tbsp of fox farm grow big, and 1/4 tbsp of big bloom in a gallon of distilled water and fed from there. The temps haven't been getting high, the humidity is fine, and the soil is a 50/50 mix of fox farm ocean forest and happy frog. This last feeding was the first time I had added any nutes whatsoever. The other plants all tolerated it fine, so I have no idea whats going on with this one.
 
IMO that's too much nutes for a plant that size. How old is she? Are you feeding at full strength? ? I say leave it for a day if it's still drooping water with ph'd water (no nutes) and go from there..
 
No, they were all very mild on the strength, and the other plants (smaller than this one) took it all in stride, they are about a month and a half old
 
hoonigan said:
No, they were all very mild on the strength, and the other plants (smaller than this one) took it all in stride, they are about a month and a half old
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I would say it's a PH related problem. Lockout of some sort, and adding nutrients will only make it worse. Do you have a way of checking your PH?
 
hoonigan said:
Yeah, I have a digital pH tester, it's reading 6.5
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That's strange man.. Could just be a dud, mother nature's not perfect.. Give a couple days and see what happens.. I would stop nutes for the time being.. If your in FF soil she'll be ok with no nutes for a while.. If she doesn't bounce back you could try replanting in just potting soil.. Maybe shes just sensitive lol..

Puff.
 
There ya go. Meant to put a smiley on my 2nd post there, now I sound like an asshole.lol. I know when I have to water everyday cause they drink up more, it's time to transplant to a larger container. Just me though. Keeping it going man, she looks good.
 
Get some Super-thrive add it to some drinking water not distilled water & water. If that plant has been in that 1 or 2 gallon pot for 3 weeks your not doing something right. Are you using a roots stimulator?

If your testing your PH, test the water that runs off, after you water. Fox F Ocean F is notorious for over feeding probs. You really cant flush a medium with organic slow release nutrients in it. Fox Farms O F has a lot of this!
 
IF you do transplant in the future just be careful. I'd hate for you to damage her when you transplant cause my advice or opinion. I use the cheap, cheap containers for the 1st month cause I know I'm going to transplant in the future. They're like .39 cent a piece containers, like plants from homedepot come in. That way when it's time to repot I just take an exacto knife and slice the container down the sides 4 ways. Then I pick up the root ball and put into my new medium. The plant never misses a beat, no turning upside down, shaking, etc.
 
No transplant in their future, they are in 3 gallon pots. They aren't very big for their age anyway, so I don't anticipate any problems on this front, next grow will be with 5 gallons, no autoflowering plants ever again.
 
There is definitely something else happening though, aside from the droopiness.. Deficiency's is by far not a skill of mine but there is obvious an yellow tint to some of the fan leaves. Unless it's the lighting and I'm trippin' but I see it on some of the upper leaves as well..

Let's flip her around so we don't have to crane our necks to look at the fucker first ;)

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Puff.
 
That's why I added the 3 different nutes in small doses, to see if the color would improve, it seems to have with the introduction of some more water last night too.
 
definitely ph problem. If your leaves are dropping but still firm and springy its because your plant isnt able to take up the nutrients it needs. It is trying to suck everything and anything it can from the leaves, causing them to droop. If they're just droopy and not springy or firm, id say ad some PH BALANCED water with no nutes. Also i'm gonna go with nitro def. on those yellow leaves
 
Yeah she was thirsty. Also he checked his ph at 6.5, that's good. I've noticed with ph problems in soil the plants never really droop. Their stalks and stems heading to the leaves will turn a dark purlpe, maroon color. Growth will halt and it'll look the same for weeks while the leaves all slowly turn from a lush green to light green then yellow. The purpling in the stems is a sign of low soil ph. This is just my opinion on it if it was my plant.
 
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