CLONES outside - tough start to the year!

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jimmyjammer

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Hey guys,
this is my first post so i hope i dont get blasted for ignorance - i couldn't find much on this

I have a bunch of clones that havent really come back from the initial shock of being put outside (bought them from a dispensary). I know that it takes them a minute to get used to this new environment, but they are really droopy and I think I stunted them a lot. Here's the setup:

-Clones transplanted into 1 gal pots after putting generous portions of mycrorizhae mixed with the soil
-watered lightly and put under a hoop house that is double wrapped with shade cloth (sun is intense here).
-frequent foliar feeding with some Thrive Alive (kelp extract) and sometimes yucca extract after they started drooping.
-been watering the soil lightly (with fear of root rot)

over half of them were transplanted into year old soil and the other half were transplanted into new Black Gold soil (not much of a difference).
They don't look happy guys! Im sorry that I don't have any pics. It started with the tops drooping over, and now all of the leaves are completely drooping over - some more shriveled than others but they haven't burned (yet). some of the stems are purple.

thanks to those of you with any input!
 
Mr.Marijuana420

Mr.Marijuana420

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jimmyjammer said:
Hey guys,
this is my first post so i hope i dont get blasted for ignorance - i couldn't find much on this

I have a bunch of clones that havent really come back from the initial shock of being put outside (bought them from a dispensary). I know that it takes them a minute to get used to this new environment, but they are really droopy and I think I stunted them a lot. Here's the setup:

-Clones transplanted into 1 gal pots after putting generous portions of mycrorizhae mixed with the soil
-watered lightly and put under a hoop house that is double wrapped with shade cloth (sun is intense here).
-frequent foliar feeding with some Thrive Alive (kelp extract) and sometimes yucca extract after they started drooping.
-been watering the soil lightly (with fear of root rot)

over half of them were transplanted into year old soil and the other half were transplanted into new Black Gold soil (not much of a difference).
They don't look happy guys! Im sorry that I don't have any pics. It started with the tops drooping over, and now all of the leaves are completely drooping over - some more shriveled than others but they haven't burned (yet). some of the stems are purple.

thanks to those of you with any input!
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if i may say, ur stressin too much, and are trying to tend too much to ur girls, ur only gonna get root rot if ur soil is constantly wet, not moist, but wet, water ur girls, till soil is saturated, let them dry, water again, stop worrying about foliar feeding and all that for now, and simply water ur plant as needed. when they start lookin better, progress to feedings, let me no how it goes.
 
semor90

semor90

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Got any pictures? Did you give them a good water before transplant ? Pictures would really help. Personal I suggest making a photobucket account and posting the
 
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jimmyjammer

Member
Mr.Marijuana420 said:
if i may say, ur stressin too much, and are trying to tend too much to ur girls, ur only gonna get root rot if ur soil is constantly wet, not moist, but wet, water ur girls, till soil is saturated, let them dry, water again, stop worrying about foliar feeding and all that for now, and simply water ur plant as needed. when they start lookin better, progress to feedings, let me no how it goes.
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THANKS for the input

one of my reasonings for spraying them frequently is that it is so dry here
but that is even more reason to water the soil more than i have been!
 
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jimmyjammer

Member
semor90 said:
Got any pictures? Did you give them a good water before transplant ? Pictures would really help. Personal I suggest making a photobucket account and posting the link.[/QUOTE]


i watered them when i transplanted but then they started to droop so i waited longer to water after that. they were in rockwool when i got them and still very moist, so i just watered the soil around the cube
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Vindicated

Vindicated

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Misting the leaves with pure water is fine, but I wouldn't add any nutrients or additives. When I get clones or young plants, I start them off in a shady spot indoors and slowly expose them to full sun over a 3-5 day period.

Also remember the southern part of the mountain (aka your house) is the best spot for plants. It allows full sun in the morning while temperatures are cooler and shades the plant when the sun is at it's brightest and temperatures are highest.
 
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Humboldtchronic

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same thing with mine bro been out for 8 days and most of them are pretty green only 2 look greyish like they were burnt from the intese sun i hope they come back i went to transplant into my holes and they barely have any roots like why arent they growing quicker never had a problem like this maby im caring to much for them or watering them to much idk bbut i guess if there green there doing fine just use to having them explode in growth..
 
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jimmyjammer

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thanks guys.
this is the first year i am in this new climate, which is much more arid and desert- like. Some of the nights here have been down in the 40s and even 30s, and then the sun comes up and it becomes 70-80 during the day. I think it will just take time (and water) but they will come back from their initial shock of being thrown into this new environment!
 
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