Why are my leaves dropping?

Alkaloidzz

Alkaloidzz

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Hey all, I’m really confused here.
I have a sweet Rebel autoflower that up until this date has been super healthy. It’s day 31 and she’s about to go into flower. I waited until completely dry (checked with hydrometer) before I watered with some ROd PH 6.7 water. Now on another forum many people were telling me I wasn’t watering enough, I usually use only like an eighth of a gallon to water her but everyone was telling me that for a 5 gallon I need to be watering at least 1 gallon of water. Anyway, that seemed like an insane amount of water especially for a smartpot so I only watered a half gallon and even that seemed like way too much. And now a day later the leaves are drooping. :(( what did I do wrong? These are growing in organic living soil btw..
 

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Aussieaceae

Aussieaceae

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Way overwatered, dry it out.

It's better to give a large volume of water, with adequate waste runoff less often. Instead of giving a little bit of water more often with no runoff.

Watering more but less often, encourages the roots to search for water. (they travel deeper down the pot or soil)

Watering less but more often, causes overwatering because the roots don't have to search for water. (the top soil stays damp)

It's always good to get a little runoff too. Just a little, so you know the soil is saturated, and excess residuals are washed out.
Overwatering with combination of no runoff can, and will cause nutrient buildup in the bottom of the pot.

I recommend you dry it out first. Just rock or lift the pot a little to check it's weight. I wouldn't rely on the moisture metre so much.

Then once it's dry, give it a good gallon or two (maybe more) of water, until you get adequate runoff. (5 - 10% of your pot volume in waste should be fine)

Repeat.

Good luck, i think it'll help.

Edit: never dry it out too much either, there is a balance.
 
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Jypsy Dog

Jypsy Dog

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Water by weight ..not date. And when you water, WATER! Then leave her alone. As suggested, don't wait until she droops.
 
Alkaloidzz

Alkaloidzz

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Aussieaceae said:
Way overwatered, dry it out.

It's better to give a large volume of water, with adequate waste runoff less often. Instead of giving a little bit of water more often with no runoff.

Watering more but less often, encourages the roots to search for water. (they travel deeper down the pot or soil)

Watering less but more often, causes overwatering because the roots don't have to search for water. (the top soil stays damp)

It's always good to get a little runoff too. Just a little, so you know the soil is saturated, and excess residuals are washed out.
Overwatering with combination of no runoff can, and will cause nutrient buildup in the bottom of the pot.

I recommend you dry it out first. Just rock or lift the pot a little to check it's weight. I wouldn't rely on the moisture metre so much.

Then once it's dry, give it a good gallon or two (maybe more) of water, until you get adequate runoff. (5 - 10% of your pot volume in waste should be fine)

Repeat.

Good luck, i think it'll help.

Edit: never dry it out too much either, there is a balance.
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Do you think she will recover? Like I said the soil was completely dry, I checked with my finger as well and it had been 5-6 days without water. There is good drainage so I have hope that she isn’t gonna die..
 
Aussieaceae

Aussieaceae

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Alkaloidzz said:
Do you think she will recover? Like I said the soil was completely dry, I checked with my finger as well and it had been 5-6 days without water. There is good drainage so I have hope that she isn’t gonna die..
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Might have stunted it a bit, but i think it should pull through. Great you have good drainage.
 
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