HELP, sick plant.
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SunKissedBuds
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if the plants are drooping stop watering for 2 - 3 days and run a constant fan 24 hours to allow the rooting system to dry out in the growth medium. If you over-water too often your plants will endure root rot and die!
Jrankin89
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thats comforting.. lol i haven't watered sence yesterday.. and thats when they started drooping.. sooo im prolly going to relax on the watering for a while.
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Fallen Buckshot
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yup unless you are growing in sand or very well draining medium you probably only need to water every 2-3 days
SunKissedBuds
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what is your growth medium?
here is a good one to consider:
Potting soil - To hold together a strong medium for the plant
Spahgnum Moss - To retain water so constant watering isnt needed
Perlite - To help drain the retained water from the moss
River Rocks - To drain overflow/excess water from medium
How I mix:
In a 12" Pot i put a layer of potting soil about 1 inch thick. Then I put a layer of perlite about 1/4 of an inch thick. mix the two together inside the bottom of your 12" pot. then I place a layer of River Rocks over the top of the mixture inside the pot about 1-1/2" thick. This will cause whatever water is above the river rocks to easily drain below it into the first layer of soil and perlite. Next I put a layer of potting soil ontop of the rocks about 3" thick. Put a layer of perlite about 1/2 inch thick ontop of the potting soil. Next I break up about 1/4" layer of spahgnum moss up to put ontop of the perlite and soil. gently mix the layer of soil, perlite and moss together as not to disturb the placement of the river rocks below it. Plants will grow magnificent in this mixture!
here is a good one to consider:
Potting soil - To hold together a strong medium for the plant
Spahgnum Moss - To retain water so constant watering isnt needed
Perlite - To help drain the retained water from the moss
River Rocks - To drain overflow/excess water from medium
How I mix:
In a 12" Pot i put a layer of potting soil about 1 inch thick. Then I put a layer of perlite about 1/4 of an inch thick. mix the two together inside the bottom of your 12" pot. then I place a layer of River Rocks over the top of the mixture inside the pot about 1-1/2" thick. This will cause whatever water is above the river rocks to easily drain below it into the first layer of soil and perlite. Next I put a layer of potting soil ontop of the rocks about 3" thick. Put a layer of perlite about 1/2 inch thick ontop of the potting soil. Next I break up about 1/4" layer of spahgnum moss up to put ontop of the perlite and soil. gently mix the layer of soil, perlite and moss together as not to disturb the placement of the river rocks below it. Plants will grow magnificent in this mixture!
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Fallen Buckshot
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Good one SKB heres another good mix
3-4 part peat moss
1 part vermiculite
1-2 parts pearlite
add soil to taste (optional)
3-4 part peat moss
1 part vermiculite
1-2 parts pearlite
add soil to taste (optional)
Jrankin89
Well-Known Member
oh ya, this thing drinks a water bottle a day. lol