Wilting and droppie plant

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Jollyman66

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I will try to post pic tomorrow. Had a healthy female outdoor plant. Water them every day I have them in a 5 gal bucket with holes in the bottom. Watered her yesterday and checked on her this evening and she was wilting still as green as ever but looked bad. Could she be over watered? Anything I can do to save her???? Help please!!
 
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SkyZUU

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alright buddy , first things first. MARIJUANA is just a weed , so it strives in starvation . Don't water her that much . Water her only when the plant starts asking for it , ( the stems will not be able to hold up the fan leaves etc. ) water it only a little , don't water it religiously make the plant have different watering periods, so it doesn't 'expect' and know when it will be watered. overall its just best to water it once a week, sometimes not even that.. Ive went 2 weeks one time . haha.

& again , marijuana strives in starvation.

ALSO YOUR PROBLEM IS BECAUSE YOU WATER IT EVERYDAY. YOUR PLANT IS NOT A REGULAR PLANT ITS A WEED.

hope this helped.

SKYZUU
 
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Jollyman66

Member
Thanks, leaves still green just drooping bad.....can she be saved? She just started budding. First time growing.....and LOVE IT! Got 2 more bigger females that are doing great! Thanks!
 
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SkyZUU

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I hope you have a decent sized pot , make sure you don't water it as much, other then that.

Happy Growing .
 
TheOrganic

TheOrganic

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Try lifting pot a lil that helps to see how much water is still in there. If its really light then water some but don't flood her. You will notice a pattern on how it drinks. And water in mornings in case you don't. less is more. You will know when you see a underwatered plant its not pretty looking but usually bounces rite back few hours later.
 
St1cky1cky

St1cky1cky

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SkyZUU said:
alright buddy , first things first. MARIJUANA is just a weed , so it strives in starvation . Don't water her that much . Water her only when the plant starts asking for it , ( the stems will not be able to hold up the fan leaves etc. ) water it only a little , don't water it religiously make the plant have different watering periods, so it doesn't 'expect' and know when it will be watered. overall its just best to water it once a week, sometimes not even that.. Ive went 2 weeks one time . haha.

& again , marijuana strives in starvation.

ALSO YOUR PROBLEM IS BECAUSE YOU WATER IT EVERYDAY. YOUR PLANT IS NOT A REGULAR PLANT ITS A WEED.

hope this helped.

SKYZUU
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Ok, I am calling BS on this one. Any plant, be it a weed, fern, cactus, whatever needs water to survive. Its a basic principle to life. If I went more than 2 days without watering, my plants would start to look terrible and die. I grow in 10 gallon smart pots, and with the weather where I am (95+) they need water everyday and my plants . I go out every afternoon and see at least one or two of my girls starting to droop and look sad. I water or feed them and within 5 minutes, their standing nice and tall reaching for the sun. Depriving/starving them of water is only going to stress them IMO. Which could lead to a number of other problems. Why stress your plant if you can help it?? Show your plant some love and it will return the favor, that's my opinion. Sky, if that routine works for you, then good. Everybody does it a little different, I just think its nonsense to purposely starve/deprive your plant(s).
 
The Count

The Count

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once a week or not for two weeks might be a stretch but he is correct with making them strive to use up everything they have. Your situation is definitely the opposite of the spectrum with temps in the 90's. Im gonna go out on a limb here and say ur plant isnt using 5 gallons or whatever you feed them in one day, most is evaporated due to the high heat. I wouldnt ever "deprive" my ladies of water but over watering is definitely a problem with many first time growers. Wish I could get a good pic of my seedlings now but on the surface you would think they need water cause the dirt is dry looking but if you stick your finger down an inch or two youll feel the soil is still damp... aka not watering until tomorrow.
 
dirtysnowball

dirtysnowball

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that thing is dead. and it looks like over fertilizer issue since all growth was hurt in the pic. over watering would cause a slow death with old lower leaves yellowing/dieing, and new growth still continuing(feeding on old growth).
 
St1cky1cky

St1cky1cky

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I agree, you CAN overwater, I did it my first grow. All Im saying is do what your plant says, you can tell just but looking at your plant if its thirsty or not. My deal is, I would rather not stress out my plant by "starvation". If it works for you, awesome. And yes, I totally agree with you, I highly doubt my plants are using up all the water I give it. With the high heat comes a lot of evaporation. Im watering once a day, and my plants are loving it.
 
MrGhettoGrower

MrGhettoGrower

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You really need a better pic to see how big the plant is
or whatever if it's a big plant it could be root bound
and there isn't enough dirt to hold water for a day this
is a big if~
 
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SkyZUU

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uhm , I water it once a week or every other week and shes green and healthy .. dont know watchu talkin about , maybe if you got your self hydro then yeah.. haha
 
Villa

Villa

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do the leaves feel crispy and dried out? If they do then she's gone. if not let her dry out a little and see what happens.
 
St1cky1cky

St1cky1cky

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Different strokes for different folks I guess Sky. Here in the California sunshine, I couldn't go a week without watering. Well I could, but I wouldn't have a harvest come October. If that works for you, more power to ya.
 
Nice Ol Bud

Nice Ol Bud

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It's not getting oxygen...
What soil is that in?
And how moist is it?

If it's not moist water it so it pushes the oxygen up the pot.
 
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Jollyman66

Member
It's in Miracle Grow potting soil bought from Wal-Mart for Tomato. Plant was looking good and I watered her and put her back in evening sun. Checked on her that Night and she was starting to droop that fast. No yellow leafs or brown leafs on her. Leafs are not dried up they still feel moist. I really think I drowned her. I live in South Carolina and its been really Hot here that's why I been watering them so much. Fire ants have made a home in the soil of my wilted plant. Could the ants been the reason for her wilting?
 
ngrace

ngrace

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yeah that plants dead or if flowering by the time it recovers and buds up, all a waste but nothing is wasted so see how it goes, flush flush flush then dont water
 
ngrace

ngrace

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ah fire ants yeahhhh, probably have no roots left, they burrow and make caves if the same species
 
thehole

thehole

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"If I went more than 2 days without watering, my plants would start to look terrible and die."

This may be true in your conditions but it's not true for everyone. In veg, especially early veg, the wet/dry cycle is important. Allowing your plants to almost completely dry out actually helps roots to grow out faster and healthier.

Purposely depriving my plants of water HELPS them in my case. I have yet for one of my plants to ever see 95 degrees, in fact I don't go over 85 and usually average 79. So if I watered, whether in a solo cup or a 5 gallon fabric pot which is my final pot size/type, I would kill my plants from over-watering.
Everyone's grow is specific and different.

It's FACT. That one of the biggest noob mistakes is OVERWATERING.
 
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