Starving plants

Potted up and went into pots too big so took over a week for the pots to get dry enough for another watering. Have since set up the Wilma system so they can be getting drip fed daily. I know a week without feed probably shouldn't see them turn so pale but guess the original feed I played it too safe n fed them fairly low as was new cuttings.


I am just wondering how long should it take for a pale hungry plant to start getting green again? Now it's being fed daily and given a stronger feed.

You’ll know if you corrected the problem in a couple days and they should recover fully in a week or so. Ease them into more nutrients to not over correct.

Redskare87 said:

You’ll know if you corrected the problem in a couple days and they should recover fully in a week or so. Ease them into more nutrients to not over correct.

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Cheers, it can really only be hunger. They was given a really weak feed and didn't help that the pots took way too long to start getting dry. I should of gave them a pot up in between as usually do or least held back on the amount of water I gave. Fingers crossed with them getting a higher feed they start to go darker green. Only been 2 days but don't see much change in the colour tbh. You think a week and should start to see it?

yes, they take a while t orecover, i think thats a major problem new growers have, they try and corect a poblem thinking the leaves are suddenly going to go green again overnight. then when it doesnt do it, they try adding more food thinking that that will suddenly change the leaf colour or mess with something else b4 the plant has had a chance to recover.
just be patient and all will be well

go go kid said:

yes, they take a while t orecover, i think thats a major problem new growers have, they try and corect a poblem thinking the leaves are suddenly going to go green again overnight. then when it doesnt do it, they try adding more food thinking that that will suddenly change the leaf colour or mess with something else b4 the plant has had a chance to recover.
just be patient and all will be well

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I am ashamed to say i am not a new grower lol was a bloody newbie mistake though. I usually pot up in stages but these cuts came in slightly bigger than my small pots so thought I could get away with it. Then wasn't sure what they had been fed so thought I would go with a low feed just to be safe and bump it up gradually. The plants themselves do not look bad it is just the pale colour from lack of feed.

the strain could be a bit of a nitrophile, i had the same problems with my hindu kushes in pots, couldent believe how fast they went through the nitrogen.