picture before and after waterings , is it normal? quiq question

stamate

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hi guys, after each watering (without or with nutes ) my leaves are curling down for 1 day. this is normally?
i water with 1.5 litres of water in 11 liter pots , every 4 days . they look fine after but i want to know why this effect exist ?
 

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Slipon

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yep, pretty normal, they peak up with in a day as you said ..

in pics 1 they look very healthy, raising there leaf`s like that, so don't worry, if you want to make it less "stressfull" use room temperate water and water very slowly or go hydro, but as I said, don't worry look great ;)
 

stamate

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hmm... i was thinking i watered perfectly :-? because ratio 1.5 l water on 11 litre pots is quite small . and the soil holes from bottom of the pots is also dried before waterings..
 

stamate

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yep, pretty normal, they peak up with in a day as you said ..

in pics 1 they look very healthy, raising there leaf`s like that, so don't worry, if you want to make it less "stressfull" use room temperate water and water very slowly or go hydro, but as I said, don't worry look great ;)
thx , the water temperature is room temperature because i put the bottles of water in that room with a day before watering to make it perfectly :D
 

ProfessorPotSnob

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Slight water logging within your soil due to inadequate drainage ... Add perlite next time and this will be less likely to occur .. You will have to water more when using extra perlite but the growth will be worth it ..

Nice job , your plants look good !
 

Slipon

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well mine do it as well, maybe it don`t take a day to make em peak up agin (more like a half) but it is quite normal, try to notice it out doors in summer time, if you get a lot or rain, afterwords look at the plants/bushes/trees, and 1,5 L per pot is about right I guess, I just water till I get a bit of run off, in 5 gallon thats about 2L, about how often there is a few things that play a role, temperatures of course but also size of plant`s and light intensity that end up in grow rate ..

etc. a big plant under a 1000W HPS late in flowering in a 5 gallon pot might need water every day or at least every second, wile a small plant in Veg under some CLFs in the same pot only need watering every 4-5 day, also one of the reasons why its a good idea (IMO) to start em in smaller cups/pots and repot on the way ( I do 3) to avoid over watering and to build up a good root net in the middle of the pot`s

hope some of this help ..
 

stamate

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thx guys for the answers , i learned something new from that topic. that's all i need to know for today :))
 

polyarcturus

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like dude said it has to do with drainage. allow more time between watering to compensate. your watering wont hurt, its just gonna a be a little too wet too long basically accounting for the droop. thus over watering was the simplest and most correct answer or drainage issues, with a longer explaination.. nan na na boo boo....:)
 

stamate

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i like to say drainage issue :D :)) they are almost recovered . in maximum 2hours they will be perfect . :D
 
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