Need help....I think its overwatering?

[letsgrow]

well the soil was dry about 4inches deep, but when I dug it from the bottom it was soaked. I watered it about 100ml on monday night. The new growth on the top two nodes is looking good green and healthy but still a little droopy. And it growing really well from the stalk at each node still. I have been running the lights 24/7 for 23 days now so tonight I decided to move it out of my room and put it in complete dark for the night and see if it can recover a little. Its the only thing I can think of...

 

[ceestyle]

i assume you have drainage holes in the bottom? your moisture should be a little more consistent.

i always put 1/4 to 1/3 perlite in my mix. it really helps alleviate these problems with overwatering, as it helps bigtime with drainage and soil aeration. I can water as often as i like, essentially. no guesswork and consistent moisture. just an idea for when you repot or next time.

 

[letsgrow]

I did use perlite ceestyle. I would say right around a 1/3 of the mix. But yea when I first posted my pot was just sitting on my dirt dungeon basement which turns out had concrete under it so it wasn't draining. When I picked it up and looked under it was all packed in the holes tight. But I free'd them up and proped it up. I dont think I overwatered it essentially but over two weeks with the holes plugged it built up. All my other six plants are doing fine. So I think I got that under control and hopefully it will straighten up. My question now is do you think putting it in the dark tonight will help it recover(i think) or add another thing for the plant to stress out on?

 

[ceestyle]

I don't think it's necessary to put it in the dark. if anything, the light will dry up the plant a bit and give it a chance to soak up some of that water while it's working to photosynthesize.

BTW - I'm sorry if I didn't see that a) you used perlite and b) this is the only plant having problems. Now it seems obvious, right?

One more suggestion: Buy a 10L bag of Hydroton for like $10, and put an inch or so of those bad boys at the bottom of your pots. It won't matter where or how many your drainage holes are. They rock. So much easier than hunting around in my front yard for rocks to fill the bottom of my pots with ...

so .. sounds like you're money maing.

 

[letsgrow]

Aight ceestyle.....Thanks for your input bro, and I wasn't trying to be rude about the perlite. I have some barneys farm blue cheese that poked through to light on 420 and another northern lights that is a few weeks old and doing sweet....if you wanna keep up with the grow its in my link.....much love....peace out

 

[ceestyle]

Aight ceestyle.....Thanks for your input bro, and I wasn't trying to be rude about the perlite. I have some barneys farm blue cheese that poked through to light on 420 and another northern lights that is a few weeks old and doing sweet....if you wanna keep up with the grow its in my link.....much love....peace out

no it's just my fault for skimming .. i have that problem sometimes. i miss important shit in emails all the time.

good luck.