Top of Plants Wilting and Drooping, Help!

rmarti55

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Have a small basic outdoor grow that is recently experiencing wilting or drooping plants in the early vegetative state. Already lost two and it's now spreading to one side of garden. Killing plants off very quickly, in a matter of days. Recent batch experiencing problems started drooping overnight.

Plants are in 10 gallon bags, basic 420 mix of soil. Gave an initial fertilizer of organic nitrogen into soil and by watering. Starting happening right away to first plants that were newly transplanted but now spreading to the rest of garden including plants that are still in original pots (not transplanted).

Very distinct drooping and wilting at top of plants even though rest of plant looks healthy, green, leaves are not discolored, stems look strong.

Only thing I can imagine is overwatering but soil feels dry to the touch, bags aren't super wet at the bottom (a little moist). There is a sprinkler that goes off at night, maybe that's doing it, but plants don't seem to look like textbook overwater.

Take a look at pictures, please help!
 

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plattynum85

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I have a problem with one of my plants and I thoroughly it was over watering it was in a small pot so today I repotted it I thort the roots were rotten but when I took out the plant the roots looked white and healthy so could only think it was root bound and needed a bigger pot so I'm hoping it will perk up in a few days I'll keep an eye on this thread as we in the same boat how small is your pot you think it maybe out grown it? Hear is mine.... and thats just been re potted it was in a much smaller pot hopfully I have solved the problem...
 

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Dontjudgeme

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Have a small basic outdoor grow that is recently experiencing wilting or drooping plants in the early vegetative state. Already lost two and it's now spreading to one side of garden. Killing plants off very quickly, in a matter of days. Recent batch experiencing problems started drooping overnight.

Plants are in 10 gallon bags, basic 420 mix of soil. Gave an initial fertilizer of organic nitrogen into soil and by watering. Starting happening right away to first plants that were newly transplanted but now spreading to the rest of garden including plants that are still in original pots (not transplanted).

Very distinct drooping and wilting at top of plants even though rest of plant looks healthy, green, leaves are not discolored, stems look strong.

Only thing I can imagine is overwatering but soil feels dry to the touch, bags aren't super wet at the bottom (a little moist). There is a sprinkler that goes off at night, maybe that's doing it, but plants don't seem to look like textbook overwater.

Take a look at pictures, please help!
That sprinkler you mentioned could be the culprit. How many hours of direct sunlight are the plants getting?
 

plattynum85

Active Member
and best to water in the morning before lights or sun comes on or out because at night the plmts like to rest and sleep.
 
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