Please help!
- Thread starter Actuosity
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Thundercat
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They really don't look terrible so you might try watering them since they look kinda dry and you could wait to see how they recover. If the soil is still wet from your last watering they might just recover on their own. Or you might consider misting the leaves to encourage them to perk back up.
I've had instances over the years where my plants got over dried for one reason or another. I definitely found that if I pull off a couple of the largest leaves and water them the plants usually perk back up within a couple hours. I don't typically encourage defoliation, but in situations like this some times removing some of the largest fan leaves or the most damaged can let the plant focus all its energy on the recovery of the rest.
I've had instances over the years where my plants got over dried for one reason or another. I definitely found that if I pull off a couple of the largest leaves and water them the plants usually perk back up within a couple hours. I don't typically encourage defoliation, but in situations like this some times removing some of the largest fan leaves or the most damaged can let the plant focus all its energy on the recovery of the rest.
TheHarvester
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Most likely the medium is too dry, so water with little bits at a time to let it percolate down instead of repel and run off and down the side of the pot.
Water multiple times until the medium soaks up the water. the pot will become heavier. Misting is also a good option for immediate relief.
Another method is getting a saucer/plate that holds water, fill it and put the pot inside and let it wick the water up for about 10 minutes. More of a set it and forget it method.
They will perk back up for sure.
hotrodharley
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If the leaves are drooping just wait. If the stems they're on are drooping they need water.
TheHarvester
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When the stems droop, it's too long in my opinion. If you incorporate enough perlite in your media over watering shouldn't be a huge issue. Why let the plant stress and wait for water. When it droops, the plants cells are lacking water and the cell wall can't expand to their proper form. Plus a huge fluctuation in soil/media moisture will create nutrient ppm fluctuations in the media. The more water in the media, the more the nutrients are diluted/lower ppm. The highs of the swing could flirt with burn territory, until you water again and and it's flushed/diluted down.
CannaCountry
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First they'll try and choke out your plants...next it's you. You gotta watch those fiances...haha.
A little water and you'll be fine...good luck.
A little water and you'll be fine...good luck.
hotrodharley
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When in doubt don't water. Overwatering kills more plants of every sort than anything else. They're not going to stress and alter their chemistry or anything else. That's not much stress.
Thundercat
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Misting the leaves would have been another option since you had just watered them.
Really the recovery should only take a few hours. How are they looking today? If the big fan leaves are still crazy droopy personally I would remove them. I'm not a fan of defoliation, but selectively pruning a plant can definitely help direct growth and energy.
Actuosity
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I rewatered them entirely because when I lifted the pots they were bone dry. At work so unsure on recovery but this mornkng thwy still were droopy
Herb & Suds
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So no pics of the fiancee in vengeance? Asking for a friend
min0r
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yeah, they look overwatered, or like they lack sunlight tbh. the stem going to the leaf would be drooping as well if it were underwatered, but that's not the case. it's only your leaf that's drooping, and the stem going to the leaf. stem going to the leaf = petiole.
Actuosity
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They definitly werent over watered, they have recovered now after this mornings watering and are looking strong as could be.
I find these plants atleast the two BK’s act overwatered everytime they need a feed, the leaves on them never cup or twist, the whole plant droops. I was nust panicing yesterday due to the chokening.
Here ‘s a post pic pre prune with my lights on just to show theyre perky again. Just got off work gotta put the kids to bed then ill prune and upload once all the ugly is removed.
Thanks for the feedback
Again sorry for the blurples but its just a quick update mid day
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Actuosity
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Vengence on a fiancee...... Im the man im not up for the further retaliation, i dont have that kinda side quest energy.
TheHarvester
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Once your grow media dries out, it repels water.
Dropping the pot in a bucket of water and letting it soak up is a good method to re hydra and not over water.
The media takes up what it can. Judge by the weight of the pot/plant.
Dropping the pot in a bucket of water and letting it soak up is a good method to re hydra and not over water.
The media takes up what it can. Judge by the weight of the pot/plant.