why is she drooping??

siccmademike

siccmademike

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im new to growing but am aware of some things such as over/under watering i do a lot of forum browsing for answers usually but i still dont know what is with this little lady... she gets 1 gal. of distilled water everyday sometimes every 2 days (usally daily cause its always 100+degrees) but she seems to be drooping extra hardcorely. she was transplanted into the ground a few weeks ago and seemed to be doing fine till last week when she began her droopfest lol i got another strain of this skunk #1 growing and it is not drooping at all shes real perky so im doing something wrong what is it!?
 

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Grizzdude

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siccmademike said:
im new to growing but am aware of some things such as over/under watering i do a lot of forum browsing for answers usually but i still dont know what is with this little lady... she gets 1 gal. of distilled water everyday sometimes every 2 days (usally daily cause its always 100+degrees) but she seems to be drooping extra hardcorely. she was transplanted into the ground a few weeks ago and seemed to be doing fine till last week when she began her droopfest lol i got another strain of this skunk #1 growing and it is not drooping at all shes real perky so im doing something wrong what is it!?
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Dude she needs water bad! give her about 4-5 gallons of water, and water slow to let everything soak in. She should perk up within the hour. Report back with results
 
Buster 420

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Does she perk up when you water her?

When you water her let it soak in deep. Watch the plant and let it tell you when it's ready. Just because the soil on top is dry doesn't mean it needs water. Once the top leaves turn away from the sun you know she needs water. They'll turn back to the sun in just a couple minutes.
 
siccmademike

siccmademike

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Buster 420 said:
Does she perk up when you water her?

When you water her let it soak in deep. Watch the plant and let it tell you when it's ready. Just because the soil on top is dry doesn't mean it needs water. Once the top leaves turn away from the sun you know she needs water. They'll turn back to the sun in just a couple minutes.
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ya im gonna assume she needs more then 1 gal. of water so tomorrow im gonna give her 3 gallons since i figure the root mass has doubled in size since i started giving a gal. at a time
 
siccmademike

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and yeah she didnt need more water... she needed to dry out. so 4-5 gallons i think not lol ill give her a good 3 days of no water and see how she does hopefully no root rot has occured -_-
 
ralston420

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Just my 2 cents on watering... You cannot give a plant too much water in a single watering. Overwatering comes from watering too frequently and keeping the soil constantly wet. Personally I would give that thing like 10 gallons of water at least. The deeper you water the more the roots are going to grow down and the bigger your plant will get. That is the secret of getting a monster plant.

Water deep!
 
siccmademike

siccmademike

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ralston420 said:
Just my 2 cents on watering... You cannot give a plant too much water in a single watering. Overwatering comes from watering too frequently and keeping the soil constantly wet. Personally I would give that thing like 10 gallons of water at least. The deeper you water the more the roots are going to grow down and the bigger your plant will get. That is the secret of getting a monster plant.

Water deep!
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thanks for the info. and yes im aware of that. but i the area of the plants that ground sucks so theirs hard pan like 2 feet down. i dug about a 6 gallon whole +/- alittle bit so im figuring the waters pooling at the bottom cause its rock hard instead of absorbing.my roots have a better chance of expanding to the side not down...:-|
 
Grizzdude

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Dude If you want her to survive FEED HER 5-10 GALLONS NOW!! Even with your hardpan you can't over water her. If she's askin for water why don't you give it?
 
Buster 420

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Build a 2-3ft wide ring of dirt around your plant to hold water and set up a drip line. It will make your life much easier.
 
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