HELP! Plant drooping bad, and bottom leaves yellowing and dying *pics* +REP for help

Supgee3

Supgee3

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Hey guys, my plant drooped really bad overnight and the bottom leaves are turning yellow.
She looks sad. :(

The last time I watered her was on the 5th, so I figured she may have been thirsty so I watered the soil and gave her a light foilar spray of just clean water.

I hope she was just thirsty, any ideas?
Please help me, I don't want it to die. :sad:
 
tone702

tone702

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If the container shes in was really light when picked up then she probably needed water ..
 
Supgee3

Supgee3

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She was just thirsty by the looks of it.
She perked right up again, but the bottom leaves are still turning yellow.

Are they dying off cuz they are no longer needed?
 
Supgee3

Supgee3

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Oh okay, I hope you're right.
It's weird that they grow stems out so far just to die..
 
snutter

snutter

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have you been giving her any nutes, or just relying on what's in the soil for now?? Also, what's you PH?
 
capecodkid

capecodkid

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It is a good thing to let the soil dry out. Mj plants love it. Depending on how big your pot is water every 3-4 days more during flowering. I use 4 gal pots water every time i see that the leaves have a little droop to them wich is about 3-4 days. Dont water every 2 days it can cause multiple problems...overwatering..rootrot...little annoying flies. dont listen to rollgreen hes a newb. Your plant looks awsome nice lush green. Those two leaves will die you have no problems what so ever. Keep up the good work.
 
whiterhyno420

whiterhyno420

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capecodkid said:
It is a good thing to let the soil dry out. Mj plants love it. Depending on how big your pot is water every 3-4 days more during flowering. I use 4 gal pots water every time i see that the leaves have a little droop to them wich is about 3-4 days. Dont water every 2 days it can cause multiple problems...overwatering..rootrot...little annoying flies. dont listen to rollgreen hes a newb. Your plant looks awsome nice lush green. Those two leaves will die you have no problems what so ever. Keep up the good work.
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:clap: that dude needs neg rep lol yea hes giving bad info bro +rep for u capecodkid
 
whiterhyno420

whiterhyno420

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u might want to start givin her a 1/4 of nute next watering she looks big enough already

o btw ideal ph for mj is between 6.4 and 6.8 just letting u know in case u didnt
 
Supgee3

Supgee3

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I was gonna wait another week, but I have some high nitrogen nutes to help the veg process.
I don't have an accurate tester, just a colour test that I compare to a chart after.
The water turns light green, which reads 7 on my chart.

I'm sure the actual water pH is probably between 6.7-7.0
 
whiterhyno420

whiterhyno420

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Supgee3 said:
I was gonna wait another week, but I have some high nitrogen nutes to help the veg process.
I don't have an accurate tester, just a colour test that I compare to a chart after.
The water turns light green, which reads 7 on my chart.

I'm sure the actual water pH is probably between 6.7-7.0
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ok well since ur so sure then do what u do but most maybe all ppl will tell u the same i did

good luck
 
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petrock

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Looking at your pic I would believe you are overwatering just a little. I have had that very same trouble
and still do from time to time.
I am thinking it should bounce back, a good sign would be for the leaves to start cupping back towards
the light.
As most have said it is best to let the soil to dry out some between watering or feeding also making sure
your medium and container drains well. The idea is to hold moisture without getting soggy.
The yellowing of the lower leaves is normal and is the plant supporting its upper growth. My take on this
is that when you see this and perhaps just a little sooner start to feed (of course once the soil dries) .
I have been starting with 1/8 strenghth and working up although I have heard most say 1/4 strength.
Best of luck to you
 
Supgee3

Supgee3

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petrock said:
Looking at your pic I would believe you are overwatering just a little. I have had that very same trouble
and still do from time to time.
I am thinking it should bounce back, a good sign would be for the leaves to start cupping back towards
the light.
As most have said it is best to let the soil to dry out some between watering or feeding also making sure
your medium and container drains well. The idea is to hold moisture without getting soggy.
The yellowing of the lower leaves is normal and is the plant supporting its upper growth. My take on this
is that when you see this and perhaps just a little sooner start to feed (of course once the soil dries) .
I have been starting with 1/8 strenghth and working up although I have heard most say 1/4 strength.
Best of luck to you
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Overwatering? lol no way
that pic was taken after the plant went 4 days w/o water
 
snutter

snutter

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I'm wondering, is your water 7.0 coming out of the faucet? Or is that the PH from the run-off after you've watered the plant? Like the other guys said, you do need to lower your PH (and make sure you're measuring the run off the water coming out of the bottom of your planter, after watering). Otherwise your plants will have a hard time getting nutes from the soil. I'd try to get it down to 6.0. That is pretty easy to read with the PH test strips you said you use. Good luck. I think your plants are looking quite decent, btw. I'd definitely listen to the advice given by the people on this thread (except for the person they said was a noob and didn't know shit, hahah). They know what they're talking about..

-Snut
 
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