TimelyJohn12345
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Hey all
First time grower and my plants are experiencing some drooping issues. The medium is soil, CFL grow lights ~300W 18-6 schedule, our grow box is home made and I keep it outside. Im in Santiago Chile and it's summer so it gets pretty hot on the inside of my tent, about 34 C at the highest (93 F) but no signs of heat stress. Humidity is 30% during the day and 60-70% at night. I'm about 5 and a half weeks into the vegetative stage, just began low stress training and the plants are 15 and 16 cm in height.
One plant has been drooping for nearly 6 days now but still looks relatively healthy. The other just started drooping recently. I have no idea whether the plants are over or under watered. Both plants also have some yellowing lower leaves which is a sign for nitrogen deficiency. I've done a ton of research and the symptoms of over and underwatering are similar so I'm trying to be careful with my remedy. A week and a half ago I gave each plant about 500ml of water each with nutrients (tap water) PH 6.3. 3 days after watering, one of our plants started to droop. I waited a week before giving either plant any water and yesterday I gave each plant 100ml of water with veg nutrients. Soil is bone dry at the top but moist about a knuckle deep. I started low stress training yesterday as well because the main stalks still seem very strong and I wanted to get the training process started to generate some new growth.
I also looked into whether tap water could be the issue. Some cities put chloramine in their water for bacteria sanitation and I read that chloramine can cause symptoms that look like overwatering and nitrogen deficiency. Some sites suggested RO mechanisms or using distilled water. Others say to let water sit for a day uncapped and I've also read that you can boil water and let cool to room temperature. I added some pics, (a lot to digest I know) what do you guys think?
First time grower and my plants are experiencing some drooping issues. The medium is soil, CFL grow lights ~300W 18-6 schedule, our grow box is home made and I keep it outside. Im in Santiago Chile and it's summer so it gets pretty hot on the inside of my tent, about 34 C at the highest (93 F) but no signs of heat stress. Humidity is 30% during the day and 60-70% at night. I'm about 5 and a half weeks into the vegetative stage, just began low stress training and the plants are 15 and 16 cm in height.
One plant has been drooping for nearly 6 days now but still looks relatively healthy. The other just started drooping recently. I have no idea whether the plants are over or under watered. Both plants also have some yellowing lower leaves which is a sign for nitrogen deficiency. I've done a ton of research and the symptoms of over and underwatering are similar so I'm trying to be careful with my remedy. A week and a half ago I gave each plant about 500ml of water each with nutrients (tap water) PH 6.3. 3 days after watering, one of our plants started to droop. I waited a week before giving either plant any water and yesterday I gave each plant 100ml of water with veg nutrients. Soil is bone dry at the top but moist about a knuckle deep. I started low stress training yesterday as well because the main stalks still seem very strong and I wanted to get the training process started to generate some new growth.
I also looked into whether tap water could be the issue. Some cities put chloramine in their water for bacteria sanitation and I read that chloramine can cause symptoms that look like overwatering and nitrogen deficiency. Some sites suggested RO mechanisms or using distilled water. Others say to let water sit for a day uncapped and I've also read that you can boil water and let cool to room temperature. I added some pics, (a lot to digest I know) what do you guys think?
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