So I have 2 WW autos going in my grow box with a p150 platinum LED. (Bought a p300 because I thought the p150 wouldn't be strong enough but the p150 is doing a great job) also I have an unknown photo in there as well that was actually the first one planted, the autos a much bigger but I was trying to keep the photo in veg as long as I could.... So for the autos is where I'm having just a bit of concern with. I was told that a could run 18/6 on the autos no problem but for the past 3-4 days around the 15ish hr the girls just look so tired and exhausted. But after I give them their break from light and check em in the morning they look much better. Was I misinformed about the autos able to go on an 18/6 through her whole cycle? This happened about a week or so after the girls showed some flowering.
Looking tired...
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OrganicGorilla
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18/6 to 24/0 is what you want with autos
For the flower cycle it should be 24/0? What do you think may be causing the girls to look limp towards the end of the day. Im pretty positive I'm not over watering. This is my very 1st grow. I always check the soil before watering to prevent that. Nutes I was doing once a week now its every other watering. Very new here at growing and I hate failing lol. Any info would be great and thank you!
GreenBean 420
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With autos it should be 24/0 for the whole life cycle.
Would it be ok to switch it to 24/0? With it being at 24/0 would the autos still recover how they have been when I give them no light? And with my photo in there as well would it be good? Sorry for so many questions guys.
OrganicGorilla
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I can see what you mean. In my experience with droop, it's under watering. It takes the plant literally hours to perk back up from under watering. Over watering is a different story.
If you are unsure if you over or under watering, get yourself a soil moisture tester.
OrganicGorilla
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Absolutely okay to switch to 24/0. The photo will continue to veg as normal.
I also thought from the first time I seen them drooping that maybe I was under watering, so I gave them water with no nutes because I thought I may have over nuted her. But the next day towards the end of the again I got the same droopy look. I will definitely invest in the soil meter. The mites I use are from emerald harvest. (Micro, grow, bloom, cal\mag and root wizard)
Nutes! Lol not mites! Damn spell checks
OrganicGorilla
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Your nutes aren't the problem for sure. I see no burn
Ok cool thanks for all the info. Maybe the girls could have been getting too close to the LED. The past few weeks she took off. I have to raise the light daily. I try to keep it 18-20" away. She was about 14" away at one time. Maybe I'm just freaking out for no reason lol. Hopefully all works out for these ladies. Thanks again for your time!
I've had quite a few plants that start to droop about an hour or so before the lights go out. If they're perked back up when the lights come on you have nothing to worry about.