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sero1991

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my plants tops bend away from the light and the leaves do the same thing ( point down as if they were over watered. They’re not overwatered, after I water them the leaves point up towards the lights) see pic.
They’re in a 1 gallon nursery pot. 35 days old and will be transplanted in 2 weeks.
Temps 74-78 humidity was 44 when I saw them usually it’s at 50-52.
I’ve watered every 3 days and they’re in FFOF soil. The lights were on full blast (veg & bloom) 24 inches away. I’ve never seen this. The pic was taken after 1 hour of lights off but they looked the same as when the lights were on. Any ideas?
 

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sero1991

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Dynamo626 said:
How long have you watered every 3 days?
Have you given them any food. If so what?
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I’ve given them seaweed extract 0.30-0-0.60 1/2 strength and URB (microbial bacteria) I last watered yesterday. They were droopy before I watered and then after an hour they were reaching out to the lights
 
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hotrodharley

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sero1991 said:
my plants tops bend away from the light and the leaves do the same thing ( point down as if they were over watered. They’re not overwatered, after I water them the leaves point up towards the lights) see pic.
They’re in a 1 gallon nursery pot. 35 days old and will be transplanted in 2 weeks.
Temps 74-78 humidity was 44 when I saw them usually it’s at 50-52.
I’ve watered every 3 days and they’re in FFOF soil. The lights were on full blast (veg & bloom) 24 inches away. I’ve never seen this. The pic was taken after 1 hour of lights off but they looked the same as when the lights were on. Any ideas?
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Tops have leaf edges curled up. Heat stress.
 
Venus55

Venus55

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I know u say they looked the same after an hour lights off to when the light was on, but you should still take a pic when lights are actually on. Jmo. And if u say when you first water them they start reaching up, how long is it before they droop again? It’s gotta be some kinda heat / water issue.

Airflow?
 
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sero1991

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hotrodharley said:
And learn better watering habits.
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They seem to react healthy to a 3 day watering schedule, I’ll try 4 to see what happens. It’s just the last two watering they’ve acted this way. The topsoil drys at day 3 by 2 inches so I thought they’d like water on day 3
 
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sero1991

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Venus55 said:
I know u say they looked the same after an hour lights off to when the light was on, but you should still take a pic when lights are actually on. Jmo. And if u say when you first water them they start reaching up, how long is it before they droop again? It’s gotta be some kinda heat / water issue.

Airflow?
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I’ve got 3 fans inside. 2 blowing at the plants and one at the led to push heat up to the outtake fan. Fresh air is let into the tent from outside with another fan. Could be because the led was on full blast and the plants were leaning away? I’d say maybe they lean away after 8 hours after they reach up towards the light
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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sero1991 said:
They seem to react healthy to a 3 day watering schedule, I’ll try 4 to see what happens. It’s just the last two watering they’ve acted this way. The topsoil drys at day 3 by 2 inches so I thought they’d like water on day 3
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Do not water by schedule. Use container weight. No moisture meters. Your plants won't die if you missed watering for a week. Promise. I've seen very few pics here of a dead plant not killed by love.
 
Kingrow1

Kingrow1

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Take fans off plants, constant wind is a big mistake in nature and our tents, plants nay need wind.

Glad to help :-)
 
Venus55

Venus55

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sero1991 said:
I’ve got 3 fans inside. 2 blowing at the plants and one at the led to push heat up to the outtake fan. Fresh air is let into the tent from outside with another fan. Could be because the led was on full blast and the plants were leaning away? I’d say maybe they lean away after 8 hours after they reach up towards the light
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Maybe move the light further away?

I don’t know I’m still learning it all myself lol
 
kkt3

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Yes they look healthy!! Like mentioned before, if you can check if they need watering by picking the pots up, that’s the best way. You don’t want the roots sitting in water.

Like Rich says, up potting would help. I just up potted a couple girls I had in 5 gallon buckets. Much different symptoms, but boy are the girls loving life now!!!
 
Venus55

Venus55

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Dynamo626 said:
An ocelating fan isnt making your plants stronger it circulates the air so it dosnt become stagnet. In a tent with an inline fan exchanging air is more than enough. If you have a humidity problem than a fan can help. No fans here.
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Takeaway: A gentle breeze can be invigorating to humans. It can serve a similar purpose for your plants, too, by building strength and activating hormones that could result in better yields while reducing the risk of mold. Frank Rauscher explains the benefits of introducing wind to your indoor crops.

Does wind actually produce any chemical effect within the plant? Yes. It has been studied and concluded that movement of plant stems and branches either caused by wind or other sources will stimulate the production of ethylenewithin the plant.

The hormone ethylene is widely considered to help cause aging or maturity in a plant due to its role in accelerating such developmental processes as ripening, senescence, and abscission (the process where the plant loses its leaves or fruit). Ethylene also regulates many aspects of growth and development throughout the plant’s entire life cycle.

Ok, but does this strengthen stems? Plants produce and use hormones much the same way that animals do—to help adapt to and survive the environment they live in. In this case, moderate movement can produce ethylene inside the plant, altering growth patterns to create sturdier stems or trunks.


https://www.maximumyield.com/the-benefits-of-introducing-a-gentle-breeze-to-your-indoor-crops/2/3078
 
Kingrow1

Kingrow1

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It is somewhat of a myth that wind strengthens the stem, merely a well grown happy well lighted plant grows a thick stem without the need of wind.

Wind is unatural to plants and has its tollerances.

A plant moving in wind will use valuable energy to support its stem, energy you could have dirrected into growth.

We will get more technical on wind and heat as others learn here, as yet most of my info here gets trolled but it is da truth :-)


Venus55 said:
Takeaway: A gentle breeze can be invigorating to humans. It can serve a similar purpose for your plants, too, by building strength and activating hormones that could result in better yields while reducing the risk of mold. Frank Rauscher explains the benefits of introducing wind to your indoor crops.

Does wind actually produce any chemical effect within the plant? Yes. It has been studied and concluded that movement of plant stems and branches either caused by wind or other sources will stimulate the production of ethylenewithin the plant.

The hormone ethylene is widely considered to help cause aging or maturity in a plant due to its role in accelerating such developmental processes as ripening, senescence, and abscission (the process where the plant loses its leaves or fruit). Ethylene also regulates many aspects of growth and development throughout the plant’s entire life cycle.

Ok, but does this strengthen stems? Plants produce and use hormones much the same way that animals do—to help adapt to and survive the environment they live in. In this case, moderate movement can produce ethylene inside the plant, altering growth patterns to create sturdier stems or trunks.


https://www.maximumyield.com/the-benefits-of-introducing-a-gentle-breeze-to-your-indoor-crops/2/3078
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