Can't figure it out, are my plants okay?

[shoegal420]

Hi everyone, my girls are almost 3 weeks into flowering and for the past few days I've noticed that the leaves on my girls have been droopy but I can't figure out the problem! At first I read it could be from too much light so I raised it but they look the same. I also thought it might be due to overwatering or underwatering and I'm not sure how to figure out whether it's either. I water them about a pint and a half everyday and I use ph'd tap water that's been sitting out for at least 24 hours.

I put them in ocean forest soil about a week before I flipped and when I noticed the drooping several days ago, I started giving them GO box nutes because I thought the plants used up all of the nutes that was in the soil. I went back to giving them regular water because it didn't help the leaves and I was scared that the leaves were drooping even more from nitrogen toxicity.

What do you guys think? What should I do?
(pls ignore my badly done scrog lol)

 

[ficklejester]

Plants don't like to be watered every day when grown in soil; the roots won't get enough oxygen. Let the top inch or 2 of soil get dry in between waterings.

 

[ErieR33FER]

http://www.growweedeasy.com/nitrogen-toxicity-cannabis

 

[shoegal420]

Plants don't like to be watered every day when grown in soil; the roots won't get enough oxygen. Let the top inch or 2 of soil get dry in between waterings.

I check the soil everyday and the top inch or two seem to be dry everyday, am i not watering enough then?

http://www.growweedeasy.com/nitrogen-toxicity-cannabis

I've read that website before, are you saying it's nitrogen toxicity?

 

[ErieR33FER]

I check the soil everyday and the top inch or two seem to be dry everyday, am i not watering enough then?


I've read that website before, are you saying it's nitrogen toxicity?

I'm thinking its possible but...
i've also had similar symptoms going on from heat stress tho as well, what're the temps in there?
sttill a pretty decent group ya got there tho they don't look too bad

maybe just lay off the nutes and if you can get your hands on kelp in some form perferably so you can foliar spray, it really helps out with stressed plants.

 

[BuzzD2Kill]

Ocean forest is good, just give them straight ole water til they come back.

 

[shoegal420]

I was thinking of flushing them if it's some sort of nute burn or toxicity but wouldn't flushing harm the plants even more if the drooping is caused by overwatering?

Is it possible it could be a calmag deficiency?

I'm thinking its possible but...
i've also had similar symptoms going on from heat stress tho as well, what're the temps in there?

The day temp usually stays at 84F but only drops to like 79-80 at night so it actually might be heat stress since the night temp isn't dropping too much. Idk what I can do about that though, I already leave both of my 6" fans on high all night along to keep the RH as low as possible, along with a dehumidifier. Any advice?

 

[shoegal420]

sttill a pretty decent group ya got there tho they don't look too bad

maybe just lay off the nutes and if you can get your hands on kelp in some form perferably so you can foliar spray, it really helps out with stressed plants.

thank you though it's my first grow so I don't want them to die or anything.
Yeah I'm just going to stick to tap water and try to get some kelp like you said, thanks for the advice!

 

[ErieR33FER]

I was thinking of flushing them if it's some sort of nute burn or toxicity but wouldn't flushing harm the plants even more if the drooping is caused by overwatering?

Is it possible it could be a calmag deficiency?


The day temp usually stays at 84F but only drops to like 79-80 at night so it actually might be heat stress since the night temp isn't dropping too much. Idk what I can do about that though, I already leave both of my 6" fans on high all night along to keep the RH as low as possible, along with a dehumidifier. Any advice?

hmmm not much you can do about the heat but thats not crazy hot so...yeah just chill, give em reg plain water when they're thirsty till they bounce like BuzzD2Kill said.
It can take time to see any difference in old growth leaves if at all.

 

[BuzzD2Kill]

If you just transplanted into new soil, they do not need anything for atleast 2-4 weeks. Be patient and wait for them to show you they need something, thats why you bought good soil. Soak em, wait til they dry out completely then water again.
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[shoegal420]

hmmm not much you can do about the heat but thats not crazy hot so...yeah just chill, give em reg plain water when they're thirsty till they bounce like BuzzD2Kill said.
It can take time to see any difference in old growth leaves if at all.

If you just transplanted into new soil, they do not need anything for atleast 2-4 weeks. Be patient and wait for them to show you they need something, thats why you bought good soil. Soak em, wait til they dry out completely then water again.
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Glad to hear you think that's not too hot, I was a little worried about the night temps.
I gave them a good watering few hours ago and I'll maybe skip watering tomorrow to let them dry out?

I waited about 3 weeks to feed them again but that might've too soon so I'll just stick to plain ph'd water and try out that kelp foliar feed. I hope they're back to normal soon!

 

[AimAim]

Water every 3-4 days or so. It does not hurt (actually helps) soil to get bone-assed dry between waterings. When half your plants are looking wilted water them well.

Put them in pans or trays several inches deep and let them suck up the water and nutrients form below. For 15 minutes. Then top off from above. Go by weight. Then let the gals dry out well before next watering.

This is indoor advice, I've got outside plants that need daily watering. (High temps, wind, lots of foliage)

 

[shoegal420]

I figured out they were wilted because I was underwatering them so that solved that but many of my leaves are turning yellow or are already completely yellow/brown. I was told it could be from the underwatering but I'd like some input from you guys.

Should I just keep watering them or start feeding them every other time in case it's a deficiency?
Also, when feeding, do I water as much as I would with plain water or less?