droopy leaves

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pballpunk45

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Jun 27, 2008

• #1

i live in the middle of north carolina and growing 6 outdoor plants all of which are doing great. i didnt check them the past 3 days but whenever i looked at them today 4 of them were completely droopy. all the leaves on all the plants just drooped and looked really puny. i cut some of the fan leaves (a few weeks ago) and i heard this can cause stress... is this the problem? if not someone help me please (i dont have a camera so no pics)

 

Gamble

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Jun 27, 2008

• #2

whens the last time they got water, they might be thirsty!

 

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korvette1977

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Jun 27, 2008

• #3

that or they are over watered.. did you get a lot of rain lately?

 

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pballpunk45

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Jun 27, 2008

• #4

well i havent waterd them in the past 3 days and there hasnt been any rain the past few days. i watered them earlier today so hopefully thatll fix the problem. thanks guys

 

Gamble

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Jun 27, 2008

• #5

they should look godd in about an hour if no change then water is not your prob.

 

Twistyman

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Jun 27, 2008

• #6

Beside the water issue, are you nuting.......? What ?

 

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pballpunk45

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Jun 27, 2008

• #7

yeah im using 10-15-10. and i use it just about every time i water them

 

Black Light

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Jun 27, 2008

• #8

Don't water in the middle of the day! Water early mornings, and when the sun isnt on the plant in the eveneing. This is what I do. I don't know why if you water in the sunlight it's not good for them. Something about shock.

 

ceestyle

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Jun 27, 2008

• #9

Black Light said:

Don't water in the middle of the day! Water early mornings, and when the sun isnt on the plant in the eveneing. This is what I do. I don't know why if you water in the sunlight it's not good for them. Something about shock.

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The biggest reason is that you lose a lot of water to evaporation.

 

joebuck

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Jun 27, 2008

• #10

ceestyle said:

The biggest reason is that you lose a lot of water to evaporation.

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That and with some plants, if you leave water dropletts on the leaves during bright/hot days, you can scortch them because the water acts like a magnifying glass. I haven't personally had it happen - could be a urban legend, but when I have to water when it's sunny and we're still heading into the hot part of the day, I just try not to get any on the leaves.

 

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pballpunk45

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Jun 27, 2008

• #11

yeah i rarely water the plant itself just the soil its in. and about 95% of the time im watering it around 9 in the morning so its only gotten a small portion of sun its gonna be getting the rest of the day. i didnt have enough pots for all my plants so i had to put them 2 to a pot so they probably down that water quick