please help me,i think i overwatered or did something
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MasterCheif420
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Looks like you need to feed it some nutes, and stop watering so much. Is there drain holes at the bottom of the container??? How often do you water???
MasterCheif420
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Well by the looks of those yellow leaves some nutes would benefit it greatly, imo. Just get a bottle of some liquid plant food with more nitrogen in it like 10-6-6 or something like that and use a 1/4 strength for now until the plant gets stronger and able to take in more nutrients. And right now i would water maybe twice a week if that just until you get run off on the bottom of the container, if watering any more than that the roots will be weak because there is no reason for them to grow down in search of water which is what you want them to do to get a good strong root system.
MasterCheif420
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wait till the soil is almost dry to water again of course, if this is an over watering problem.
MasterCheif420
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Also a good way to tell when you need to water is by picking up the pot when it is dry remember what this feels like, water it till there is runoff and then wait for it to get back down to that weight of when it was dry. or you could just stick your finger in the soil a couple inches, if its damp then its good, if it is dry then you could give it a little water.
You transplanted without saturating the soil, noob mistake.
More than likely you aren't getting good contact between the root ball and the soil you transplanted into, thus the droopy leaves.
10ml water? What is that supposed to do?
Get some sort of basin or pan that the container will fit into, water from the top till the basin fills up and let the whole thing sit for an hour or so till the medium is TOTALLY saturated. If the water in the basin gets absorbed, add more.
Once it's fully saturated, firm the soil down with your fingers, so it is firm and good contact everywhere.
Remove from the basin and let dry before you water again, 3-5 days.
NO little *sips* or anything, nothing in between. That's over watering. Saturate, then let dry.
Wet
OgSince03
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As long as you have holes in your container, you can never overwater when you feed. Like wet said tho, dont give her any sips of water just because you think she might want it...Let the soil dry out, and you will notice the plant will start to look this way again, but this time it will be because it actually needs water.. In fact, the plant, and roots grows better this way. When roots are always wet, or have food, they dont go 'looking' for water. In other words, if the roots dont grow and develop, the plant wont either. Good luck. You'll get the hang of it.