Droopy leaves, Not a watering problem

I have an indoor OG-18 plant in veg growth that I started from seed a little over a month old. It's in GREAT condition. About a 8" tall with a trunk thicker than a sharpie marker. But just recently the leaves have started drooping. I've already considered the overwatering factor, and have let the dirt dry before the next watering cycle and there was still no change in the leaves. I put it outside for a day when it was warm thinking maybe a healthy dose of sunshine might help. No change. I thought that maybe the plant had outgrown it's container, so I transplanted it. When I pulled it out, the roots looked a healthy and abundant white with no damage I could see. But still my leaves are droopy. On other plants with droopy leaves I've noticed that usually the leaves seem very weak and flimsy, but the leaves on this OG-18 are firm and healthy, they just seem to sag. Is my plant having an emotional breakdown? Do the other plants in the room tease him and make him cry? What the hell is going on with my plant? Is there any thing I might not have considered I would appreciate any help! Here are some pics

View attachment 892854View attachment 892855View attachment 892856View attachment 892853 The first pic is another OG-18 plant from the same seed bunch. Planted at the same time, fed at the same time and everything. The rest of the pics are of the OG-18 with droopy leaves

WATER YOUR PLANT RIGHT NOW. - seriosly droopy leaves are a clear sign the plant needs water. all the leaves are pointing towards the roots too funnel rain water too them.

You think I haven't watered my plant since then?!?!?! I was watering it on a schedule and the leaves started drooping. So I stopped watering only until the dirt was dry. Once I saw that that didn't solve the problem and the leaves were still drooping I put it back on it's feeding schedule. In the title of this post I said it wasn't a watering problem

It's fine.. I see that you don't have any pics, but check out my Afghan Kush link and see the 12/12 from seed plant that is growing. It's almost just like yours? I know what you mean by "the leaves are not flimsy though".

In my opinion, the leaves are getting too heavy maybe? I don't know, but my plants are doing fine so I wouldn't worry too much about it..

Show us some pics they'll help a lot.

Yours is a a bit smaller than mine so I can't really compare. I was thinking that maybe the leaves were too heavy too, but the stalks are so thick they should be able to hold the leaves. I will try to post some pics when I get home so you guys can take a look. It's really weird

What size pots do you have your plants in?...............if you've been water correctly........your plants are problably rootbound......................

Well, I did read that your stalk is thick, but that does not hold the leaf up. It's the petiole of the leaf that does. So,, if the petiole isn't strong enough, the leaf won't be pointing up either right?

I really wouldn't worry about this that much..

Right now I transplanted a week ago into approx 8"round x 10" deep pots. What does root bound mean? The plant itself measures about 8" from the top of the dirt. The canopy fans out (when they're not droopy) just past the edge of the container. I will definitely take some detailed pics and post them here so you guys can get a good look. These measurements are approximate I'm just going from memory. When I head home at lunch I will take some exact measurements

I'm not super worried yet about this. Just trying to figure out whats wrong. Don't want to put a plant into bud if it has problems and won't produce as much. Be wasting my money on the nutrients, space and lighting you know?

nitrogen toxicity..... are your leaves very dark green as well, and the tips curling downward?
stems starting to show a little purpling on the fan leaves?

most soils and nutes derive there N content from nitrates. nitrates have a nasty quality of wreaking havoc on the ph of your medium as time goes by.
the ph problems cause a nute lockout... the first nutes to get locked out will be P and K. then cal/mag, and other micros, causing a whole range of symptoms that really make it look like something else is going on.

are you using a soil that has time release nutes in it?
if not, i reccomend a hearty flush, followed by 3-5 days of nothing but light and air (no water, no nutes) then start feeding @ 1/4 strength concentrations, gradually working your way up to full strength over the course of 2-3 weeks.
if you are using a time release soil.... you need to test the runoff water for ph, and then take measures to get the ph into the range of 5.6-6.3... and quit adding extra nutes to the already nuted soil unless you want full on burn to develop

Hmmmm I will try what you suggest. The leaves aren't any more green than the other plants in the room. Nor are they curling at the ends. But still, it's a possibility I have not tried. Could possibly be the early stages of what you say. I use the Roots organic feeding schedule to the T. I switch from water to nutrients every "feed" day. And I use the Roots organics soil.

IAm5toned said:

nitrogen toxicity..... are your leaves very dark green as well, and the tips curling downward?
stems starting to show a little purpling on the fan leaves?

most soils and nutes derive there N content from nitrates. nitrates have a nasty quality of wreaking havoc on the ph of your medium as time goes by.
the ph problems cause a nute lockout... the first nutes to get locked out will be P and K. then cal/mag, and other micros, causing a whole range of symptoms that really make it look like something else is going on.

are you using a soil that has time release nutes in it?
if not, i reccomend a hearty flush, followed by 3-5 days of nothing but light and air (no water, no nutes) then start feeding @ 1/4 strength concentrations, gradually working your way up to full strength over the course of 2-3 weeks.
if you are using a time release soil.... you need to test the runoff water for ph, and then take measures to get the ph into the range of 5.6-6.3... and quit adding extra nutes to the already nuted soil unless you want full on burn to develop

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Here is a handy ph nutrient uptake chart for good reference.

Hey how hot is it where your plant is? could be heat stress if it's got a good green to it and you been watering right. If it it was to much nitrogen i think your leaf tips woulda burned by now

Here are the pics. The first three pics is the plant I'm having trouble with. The fourth pic is another OG plant, same seeds planted at the same time and same feeding schedule. One is doing just fine while the other one seems to be having trouble. Any other opinions?

What are you using for nutes? Looks like the tips are burnt and turned down?
My plants did the same thing, ended up being a ph problem. The last picture looks like early stages of whatever is wrong with the other ones.

how do you fix a ph problem? flush with ph adjusted water?

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Here are the pics. The first three pics is the plant I'm having trouble with. The fourth pic is another OG plant, same seeds planted at the same time and same feeding schedule. One is doing just fine while the other one seems to be having trouble. Any other opinions?

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Are those roots coming out of the soil in picture 3?