Droopy leaves for two weeks under spider farmer sf2000

Hello fellow growers,

I have a Pai Gow in veg in a 5 gal fabric pot and have been water every 3-4 days when dry to my second knuckle.

About two weeks ago I got my sf2000 and put it up in my 3x3 tent and moved my plant in there (it was previously under Vipar Spectra TC600), almost a day after I moved it in there it started drooping. At first I thought this was due to adjusting to the new light but its been two weeks now and still having drooping throughout the day and night. I then held off on watering for 5-6 days till the pot was light to make sure it wasnt overwatering, watered 1 gal with recharge last night and the leaves are still droopy today.

Photos here.

Any thoughts or advice on what this could be or what to do next?

Are you growing in soil? What is the pH going in?

Dank Bongula said:

Are you growing in soil? What is the pH going in?

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Growing in 50%coco 50%FFOF

Ph going in is between 6.3-6.8

Looks thirsty... how often do you water, how much do you give, water temp? Also how far is the light from it? It can be pretty close to be honest.

I see over watered and root fungus or rot setting in.

Fabric pots will lead you astray pretty fast. They dry from the out side in. You think dry. Main root mass is soaked still. Learn to water by weight thing. Not dick in the dirt.

My opinion before you got to distraught.

Best wises.

MICHI-CAN said:

I see over watered and root fungus or rot setting in.

Fabric pots will lead you astray pretty fast. They dry from the out side in. You think dry. Main root mass is soaked still. Learn to water by weight thing. Not dick in the dirt.

My opinion before you got to distraught.

Best wises.

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I agree...granted our tents are not exactly the same, but we are in similar plant stages...I am in 2gal pots and I water every 3-4 days

Dank Bongula said:

I agree...granted our tents are not exactly the same, but we are in similar plant stages...I am in 2gal pots and I water every 3-4 days

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I may be wrong. I gave dozens of new fabric pots away after two seasons with them. Plastic nursery work best in my tent.

If using them? Learn the weight of them when dry and then properly watered. Always water from the outside of the pot. Not at stem. And aren't they used for air pruning. No such thing when wet constantly. Find the balance. But the root issue must be resolved or all will fail. A simple week or two with less water is about it. And hold the nutes off as well. LOL.

i see you have some basil off to the side - i do the same thing sometimes - it does really well in a spot you wouldn't put a ganja plant because you'd end up with fluff - basil's expensive too

I agree on the fabric pots. I have some that I still use for regular garden plants on the patio and such, but not for weed.

Also why are you mixing coco and FFOF? Ph seems a bit high to me. What are you feeding them? They look hungry, but not sure if it's due to lockout, lack of nutes, or the onset of root rot.

The stems are dark. And the foliage is light green. It’s screaming hunger. But why? Not enough water not enough food... or lock out maybe? I mean without knowing a lot more it’s all guessing. Or light... if it’s starving for better light it will do the same.

but the basil looks great!

Detroitwill said:

The stems are dark. And the foliage is light green. It’s screaming hunger. But why? Not enough water not enough food... or lock out maybe? I mean without knowing a lot more it’s all guessing. Or light... if it’s starving for better light it will do the same.

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I agree. And all are related to a slow drowning in my travel. Easy. And I only call it as I see it from having seen in person.

What is your suggested action?

HaroldRocks said:

but the basil looks great!

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My cat gives a 20 claws up as he grins. Bastard. LOL. The cat of course.

the fabric pot is not a problem that fact its sitting on the floor is.
either move the light away or feed the plant more it will recover.

The pot sitting on the ground is definitely not something I noticed. Also. I have never used cloth pots. But I tend to go on the standard whenever I see issues. I slow everything down... double check ph before and after mixing, do light feeding and let them have some time before I freak out. If it doesn’t show improvement in a week I start to worry. In my experience marijuana is a very hardy plant and will respond pretty fast if you do what it needs. So most nutrient/water issues can be solved within a week or two max.

Peace to all.
OP I stand behind my opinion. Glad more are posting.

I'm gonna roll one and watch.

Sokofofat said:

Hello fellow growers,

I have a Pai Gow in veg in a 5 gal fabric pot and have been water every 3-4 days when dry to my second knuckle.

About two weeks ago I got my sf2000 and put it up in my 3x3 tent and moved my plant in there (it was previously under Vipar Spectra TC600), almost a day after I moved it in there it started drooping. At first I thought this was due to adjusting to the new light but its been two weeks now and still having drooping throughout the day and night. I then held off on watering for 5-6 days till the pot was light to make sure it wasnt overwatering, watered 1 gal with recharge last night and the leaves are still droopy today.

Photos here.

Any thoughts or advice on what this could be or what to do next?

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It sounds and looks like light stress. What percentage is the dimmer set on? If everything was fine before switching lights then that is the variant to start with. The plant won't adjust to the light if the intensity is too strong to start with. My advice is to dim the light to 20-25% and wait a few days. If indeed it is light stress she will slowly start to recover.

MICHI-CAN said:

Peace to all.
OP I stand behind my opinion. Glad more are posting.

I'm gonna roll one and watch.

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It was definitely under watering! She perked up when I gave her a gallon after a 5 day dry (pot was light).

Curious about the light colored leaves and whether I should be feeding her more. Not sure when FFOF needs amending but it’s definitely getting there and I noticed it FFOF doesn’t have much in terms of minerals and Potassium. I amended with 444 Gaia green 3 weeks ago but I may need to reammendand add some epsom salt. Thoughts?

As for lighting I have them 20” away at 75% power.

Basil is growing like crazy, brought them in the tent bcs they got put out in the greenhouse to early and nearly died in the cold. They’re cozy now.

Detroitwill said:

The stems are dark. And the foliage is light green. It’s screaming hunger. But why? Not enough water not enough food... or lock out maybe? I mean without knowing a lot more it’s all guessing. Or light... if it’s starving for better light it will do the same.

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curious what the light foliage could mean and how to address it / increase growth.

Not sure when FFOF needs amending but it’s definitely getting there and I noticed FFOF doesn’t have much in terms of minerals and Potassium. I amended with 444 Gaia green (2tbs per gallon of soil) 3 weeks ago but I may need to reammendand add some epsom salt. Thoughts?

PJ Diaz said:

I agree on the fabric pots. I have some that I still use for regular garden plants on the patio and such, but not for weed.

Also why are you mixing coco and FFOF? Ph seems a bit high to me. What are you feeding them? They look hungry, but not sure if it's due to lockout, lack of nutes, or the onset of root rot.

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mixed coco and soil bcs I thought I’d get the best of both worlds but I’m sticking with soil now to get the basics down before I try just coco or any hybrids.