To pray or not to pray?
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ChronicWonders.
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I’ve always viewed it positively
Budzbuddha
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Budzbuddha
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It’s kind of a BROSCIENCE kind of argument ....
IMO if the plant is RECEPTIVE ( praying or lateral ) then she or he ( lol ) is happy and engine purring. When the leaves lose color ( most top areas ) yellow , fade , whiten .... then it is light stress / bleach.
As Mother Nature intended .... plants will look happy or they will not.
Here is a Alpine cookie I have sprouted under a QB at about 18” .
Looks pretty damn happy.
IMO if the plant is RECEPTIVE ( praying or lateral ) then she or he ( lol ) is happy and engine purring. When the leaves lose color ( most top areas ) yellow , fade , whiten .... then it is light stress / bleach.
As Mother Nature intended .... plants will look happy or they will not.
Here is a Alpine cookie I have sprouted under a QB at about 18” .
Looks pretty damn happy.
3rd Monkey
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Grow outdoors and let me know if you see a plant pray. Not being a dick (context lost over the interweb), but try it and then you'll know. We are trying to recreate natural conditions, just to an optimal range.
ChronicWonders.
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Outdoor plants “pray” just the same.
3rd Monkey
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Not the same. There's a healthy posture (straight out and "perky"), I call it at attention, and then there is elevated pointing up, which is praying. The only time I see outdoor plants pray is in 90+ weather.
ChronicWonders.
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We don’t get many days here in the 90s, but my outdoor plants will definitely perk up when happy. If your leaves aren’t yellowing and your plant looks healthy I never get worried. Otherwise you are correct it can have to do with light stress/heat. Especially if they continue through the dark period.
3rd Monkey
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We don't get a whole lot of them here either, which is why it was notable to me.
I don't really get worried with praying, it's just a sign of stress. Like any other stress, if prolonged, it's not healthy. Indoors, it's usually prolonged and causes issues.
3rd Monkey
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Semantics, eh lol.
Renfro
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The first sign of too much light is often praying leaves, see this site:
https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-light-burn
https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-light-burn
Renfro
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Yes
3rd Monkey
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There is very minimal praying there. That's what I call attention. I see no real issue, just a couple leaves pointing up. You can raise a little if you want.
Thundercat
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I don't see a point in raising it, that plant looks very happy and healthy. Until the last few months, I had never seen someone say that "praying" leaves was a negative thing. I was taught that it was the sign of a happy plant when they go from sleeping to praying over the course of the day.
I read through most of that link, and didn't see any mention of "praying" leaves or it being a sign of to much light?
I'm not trying to say you guys are wrong, but I am surprised to hear this new train of thought.
3rd Monkey
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It's not that it's bad or wrong, just stress. You know how we use stress, and you know how stress can be good or bad. Too much of a good thing...