Overfed, overwatered, or something else?

[Kush]

I noticed that the tips of the newly grown small leaves on top of the plant are curling down, forming a claw-like shape.
The plant is 20 days old and has been kept thirsty for the bigger part of its life. I never water it until I feel completely dry soil 3 inches deep down into the pot.
With that said, the plant was given water and liquid worm castings 2 days ago and was also watered with pure water 5 days ago.
Did I overwater or overfeed it? Or is the clawing of the newly grown leaves caused by something else?
How to cure this problem?
Thanks, guys!

 

[Ryno_nuggs]

Looks like clawing from too much nitrogen. The leaves are also pretty dark green.

 

[Kush]

Looks like clawing from too much nitrogen. The leaves are also pretty dark green.

Thanks.
What can I do to cure this?





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[Mañ'O'Green]

I noticed that the tips of the newly grown small leaves on top of the plant are curling down, forming a claw-like shape.
The plant is 20 days old and has been kept thirsty for the bigger part of its life. I never water it until I feel completely dry soil 3 inches deep down into the pot.
With that said, the plant was given water and liquid worm castings 2 days ago and was also watered with pure water 5 days ago.
Did I overwater or overfeed it? Or is the clawing of the newly grown leaves caused by something else?
How to cure this problem?
Thanks, guys!

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When you stress the plant with minimal water you will build a good root system but be careful not to get too dry as this will have the opposite effect. Then when you fed the plant it was so thirsty that it took in too much fertilizer with the water it wanted. Don't do anything other than your regular feeding program as this will correct itself with proper watering. You should not fertilize a thirsty plant.


Here are the basic rules: Never let the soil dry out. Soil and or coco can become hydrophobic if allowed to dry. This means it repels water. This in turn will create dry pockets in the soil and roots there will die. If your soil - coco have accidentally dried out use a surfactant to help re-wet it. I like yucca powder. Don't let soil remain soggy by watering too much too often. Root rot, damping off, molds, fungus gnats and other problems start in soggy soil. When you do water water the entire pot. How to learn when to water starts before you plant the seed. Fill your container with fresh soil/coco and weigh it (heft it) this is the lightest weight and consider it a dry pot. Now slowly water until the soil/coco will no longer absorb the water and run-off begins; weigh the pot (heft it) this is the maximum water, the wettest the pot can get. The difference between wettest and driest is the maximum water weight, for ease of explanation lets just say the water weighs 20 pounds. When the pot loses 10 pounds (half of the water weight) it is time to water again. There is an art to watering.