Seems to be drooping again..was not drooping yesterday..dont know if over water or under or something else,punched some holes in soil last nite to get air in soil was tight and compacted...any advice would be welcomed
Maybe overwatering??or not.
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Could also be underwater maybe ..just watered to days ago..and they did seem to perk up..but i gave almost a gallon when i watered last time..im so confused...lol the one the cat bit which is smaller is not drooping as bad as larger plant if that helps
I'm kind of confused now.. I just want to make sure I understand exactly what's going on before I give any other advice...
Yesterday you made this post and attached about 4 pics. If I remember correctly, the 1st post says that you gave the plant a "gallon of water yesterday".. Which puts us at about 48 hrs ago at this point. The pics you posted yesterday were of a drooping plant that was about 2 weeks old. Most of the responses were about overwatering and ways to loosen the soil for more air flow. I think you stated that you poked a few holes in the soil to help with compaction and air, and I think that is all that was actually done.
Today the post you made said that the plant wasn't drooping yesterday. Maybe there are several other plants that you're talking about that we can't see.. But every pic in this thread is of a drooping plant. It looks no different than it did yesterday. That's where I get confused. Are you talking about other plants? Because the one you've posted here is definitely drooping, and was drooping yesterday. Unless you have a huge fan blowing on the soil, it should not be dry 48 hrs later.
Unfortunately, you are the only one who knows if it's over watered or not.. Pick the pot up.. Is it heavy? Compare it to the other 5 gal pot.. Is one lighter than the other? Move the top soil around.. Dig down a few inches.. Is it damp underneath? If you can't tell with either of those ways, I suggest buying a $10 moisture probe from amazon or somewhere to know for sure.
If it's only been one day, and the only change made was poking holes in the soil, I wouldn't expect to see any change in the plant in that 24hr time frame.
Learning to grow is trial and error.. So try some things.. Lower the light or raise the plant up for a few hours.. Move it away from the fan if it's right next to it.. Check room temps.. Maybe play with temps a little if you can.. Things like that. It's obviously sensitive to something, and its up to you to figure out what that is. And even after alllll that.. Let's just say you've tried everything, checked everything, and nothing worked.. That's very possible as well. You could actually just have a sick/sensitive seedling on your hands.. It may grow out of it.. It may not. That's growing! When you pop three seeds, even of the same strain, from the same pack.. You should have three totally separate expectations for each plant. The plant that was bitten by the cat, has nothing to do with the plant in the pics. Every plant is different. Can't stress that enough.
Sorry for the long post, but I want to make sure we are talking about the same plant and situation. Because I think you were expecting to see results, without anything changing. And that kinda confused me.
Yes your were spot on about everything..plant is about 48 from water..plants i posted were from morning after watering.later that afternoon(after pics was posted)they were all looking good reaching for light...checked on them today around lunch and were drooping again..pots not super light but soil is kind of dry about inch down or first knuckle..but not super dry,but not very moist either..maybe ill try a lil water tonite and see if perk up..if they do then i have been underwatering maybe.?
Also they have been in dark couple hours when pics were posted each time,if that matters..thanks for taking time to help me out and show me the way...lol lol
Ok cool! So we just didn't see the pics of them when they were reaching and perked up.. I think you may wanna pull back a little and give this some thought. I feel like your stuck in the watering lane, lol. Sooo, let's rake one step back.. Ask your self this.. Are the roots of the plant anywhere near your knuckle? Hopefully you answered no, lol. So why does that matter? You need to find a way to know if the soil is moist at the root zone.. Which is underneath the plant. Hell, worst case, stick a drinking straw down as far as it will go.. Pull it out and check the moisture of the soil. Is it dry or damp. The most common mistake made by new growers is over watering.. Because for whatever reason, they feel like watering the plant will fix something. Chances are, it won't, lol. I don't think anyone who's commented or liked a comment on this post, thinks you are under watering. You are the only one considering that, lol. I totally get it. That's why I think you should focus your attention on other possibilities for a little while, lol. That watering jug is like crack to new growers.. I know it keeps calling you.. But you gotta fight the urges. I just told you yesterday that there is no reason to even water the whole pot, or to water until you get run off, if the leaves aren't at the edges of the pot yet. But you're ready to water again, lol. If you don't want to try the other things I mentioned, you can google search "drooping cannabis leaves".. And you'll quickly see all of the things that lead to drooping leaves. Just know that you can safely rule out "under watering", lol. Every other cause is totally in play though. Don't answer the call of water jug.. Fight it!! Lol
Thanks ill take updated pics later..but stop me if im wrong..googled vannabus keaves as you said..alot if symptoms for drooping leaves was underwatering as well??as far as watering i take your advice didnt say i would water hole pot to run off just a little..lol but i will resist..also have seen plenty of post say ..pick up pot see if heavy..or stick finger about 1 to half inch down and if dry needs water..so this was wrong.?also see alot of growers say if drooping and water seemed to fix ..then chances are it needed water..just wanna explore all possibility..but will def tske your advice first
Other possibilities...romm is 78 to 80 lights are 24 inches humidity 50 percent..what else should i play with?lol
Ohhh, noo.. I'm not the authority at all, lol. Take and follow any, and all advice that you think will help you! Please! The other comments are not wrong.. They are absolutely correct.. You followed their instructions, and STILL can't tell If your pots need water or not, lol. When I first started growing I used the knuckle thing too! But it was pretty easy for me to tell the diffence between dry and moist.. Light brown and dark brown. What I'm getting from you is that you tried it, and couldn't tell whether it was dry or moist! So if thats the case, I was just suggesting other ways to check. Like by digging deeper in to the soil. The first inch or two of top soil can dry out fast if a fan is on it (you haven't stated whether a fan is blowing on the soil or not), so checking an inch or two down is not always 100% accurate. Your top soil can be dry as a bone while the root zone is sitting in damp soil. That was really my point.. Not that any ones suggestions were wrong. You can't go any further, or figure anything else out, until you find a way to VERIFY if the soil is moist or dry.. You said you poked holes in the soil.. Was the soil at the bottom of the hole dry or moist? Dark brown or Light brown? Dark is moist.. Light is dry.. We can all give you advice and tell you what we THINK is happening... But you really are the only one who knows if the soil is moist or dry. If it's dry all the way down at the bottom, it needs water.. If it's moist all the way down at the bottom, it doesn't need water. But again, here we are talking about watering, lol. There is only one way to fix over watering, and that's to let the pot dry out before you water again.. No other fix! None. You have to just be patient and let it dry out. Could it be something else other than overwatering? Of course. And if for whatever reason you don't believe that the issue is over watering ( I don't think you believe it's over watering, lol), then you MUST look into other possibilities. I mentioned a few. But if the only thing you want to try is watering, feel free, lol. Fair warning has been given, lol. But please start with step one.. Chose a way to confirm for yourself whether or not your soil is moist or dry in the root zone.. THAT will immediately tell you if the plant needs water or not. It will immediately tell you if you should be looking for other causes..
And if all else fails.. Send me an inbox and I will send you a moisture probe because it should not be this difficult to tell if the soil needs water or not, lol.
No need to send probe..lolol..na everything you say makes sense and im not totslly new..just been a while..i appericate all you advice.yes fan is kind of blowing on soil..i will let it dry out some more and explore other possibilities as suggested sirry if pain in the ass.lolol
