Droopy leaves

MichaelBa6

MichaelBa6

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All week though she started drooping with leaves feeling papery. I moved the light (viparspectra xs4000 400watt) up 4 inches, which helped a little. Same soil mix as last grow with no issues. The soil is at 6.7 PHs. I have been watering every 2 days. Opinions?

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Grow Monster

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Yeah its light and watering droop. How much par and dli is it receiving. Better to know for sure instead of guessing. Download photone app. 400 watts can be alot. Dim it to accommodate for whatever space its in. To much light stress can look like a deficiency as it progresses. Then folkes start adding stuff and worrying about ph and so on. Water when dry. Soil can hold water up to 5-7 days depending on plant size, pot size and environment sometimes.
 
2cent

2cent

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What did you amend your soil with
And what is your soil mix
What have you been adding through the last cycle
The food and meals you add take up to 4month to digest so your prepping the next grow when you add not this one

so anything shown now is reflection of what we did previously most things take a few weeks to roll on out effects

the led could be spot on. Too much too early led little is more remember we can drop to 350watts from 600 hps with led and do better so to sim at 50% is perfect in veg

check vpd though leds tend to dry out the air so a lot of the time the humidity is the factor looking like a problem the humidity too high or too low cause deficiency and disease at oppasite ends so check vpd is on par I’ve the same and humidity seems to be the fix atm

your ph is spot on so there isn’t a lockout there but what are you measuring ph of soil with
 
FirstCavApache64

FirstCavApache64

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Reap911 said:
Awe. I have found that doing a maximum of 10% of total soil volume over a 3 day window is the perfect amount of moisture the soil needs to thrive.
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That totally depends on the soil. Each soil type has different water holding capacities based on how much aeration is in it. Sounds like you have a number that works for you which is great but it isn't universal for all soil types. Roots organic soil has tons of perlite and I water my 5 gallon pots daily with almost 3/4 of a gallon with zero run off. Happy Frog soil would drown the plant with that much water.
 
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Grow Monster

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Also the plant itself will dictate how much she wants. and the environment. Where u keep your temp and humidity can make them drink more or less. And if your fan thats below canopy or light is hitting soil may dry up soil quicker. So many factors.
Reap911 said:
Awe. I have found that doing a maximum of 10% of total soil volume over a 3 day window is the perfect amount of moisture the soil needs to thrive.
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I've got solo cups, 1 gallons and 3 gallon pots. All have different happy zones. Learn that strain or pheno type and adjust to its liking. Learn to communicate with your plants. They talk with their leaves and behaviors. Even sick plants if diagnosed correct tells us what it needs. Everything u learn as a new grower is just a guideline to be adjusted.
 
Reap911

Reap911

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I fully agree. I think that its always good to have a look at what some of the guys are suggesting and working from there. I use a pretty common soil mixture so a lot of what the guys do recommend is applicable to my process.

I think the main thing is that you need to journal a good amount of what you are doing if you want to dial in your approach. Bugs and plants problems are good indicators of you maybe stepping over a boundary, once you can identify what you gave the plant, how much of it and the impact it has had, you get a good idea of what works and what doesn't. That process of elimination is what gets you to where you want to be.

Its really hard to give out a perfect approach, everything is do different.
 
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