Wilting Leaves - Not from over watering...

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abonne4

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Hello, Ive scoured these forums for an answer but I cant seem to find anything, although I only have an hour so I probably could have looked harder but I'm somewhat impatient :lol:. I was on vacation for 3 days, but I was held up an extra 2 days because I needed to visit my parents. But, anyways, on to the problem.

My plants are in their 7th week of the vegetation stage. My fan leaves and the stems of the fan leaves are wilting, and they have drooped down pretty far. Up until I left I had watered my babies religiously every day at the same time. And I read somewhere on here that if you don't water them for 3 days, its not a problem, the root system will grow to try to find water deeper in the pot. So this may be just a matter of not enough water. But, I just wanted to make sure before I go to work.

I can post some pictures to give you guys a better idea of the problem. Also, I'm not sure if this is bad or not, but about 3 days before I left for vacation I added some new larger floro lights to my setup, in addition to my original floros.

I'll get the pictures up in a few minutes, I just need to take a few.

Thank you guys in advance for the help. It is much appreciated.
 
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aubud

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abonne4 said:
Hello, Ive scoured these forums for an answer but I cant seem to find anything, although I only have an hour so I probably could have looked harder but I'm somewhat impatient :lol:. I was on vacation for 3 days, but I was held up an extra 2 days because I needed to visit my parents. But, anyways, on to the problem.

My plants are in their 7th week of the vegetation stage. My fan leaves and the stems of the fan leaves are wilting, and they have drooped down pretty far. Up until I left I had watered my babies religiously every day at the same time. And I read somewhere on here that if you don't water them for 3 days, its not a problem, the root system will grow to try to find water deeper in the pot. So this may be just a matter of not enough water. But, I just wanted to make sure before I go to work.

I can post some pictures to give you guys a better idea of the problem. Also, I'm not sure if this is bad or not, but about 3 days before I left for vacation I added some new larger floro lights to my setup, in addition to my original floros.

I'll get the pictures up in a few minutes, I just need to take a few.

Thank you guys in advance for the help. It is much appreciated.
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SOunds like they got too close to the lights/ they got too hot.. do you have a fan on them? a small ocilating one would b prime
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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your watering everyday? that probally hurting your plants,cannabis needs wet and dry cycles for optimum root development but the cause of your current problem and fixing said problem is extremely simple-it needs some water.
 
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abonne4

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I'm downloading the pics to my computer now, but i dont believe they were too close to the lights, theyre a few inches away and they dont get too hot at all. Also, yes I do have 2 fans on them, its not oscillating but they definitely circulate (one up top pulling air out, and one on the bottom pushing air in). In the pictures there is a little burning on the leaves, but that was about 2 weeks ago, other than that the bottom leaves today look much more yellow than they used to. Ill get the pics up now...
 
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abonne4

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here are the pics.

The one on the left is Rhonda, and on the right is Denise (I enjoy the names haha, Ill refer to them by their names for now on, I like to think it makes them feel special;-)).

But I got a picture of one of the yellowing leaves on Denise.

PS - Once I got here and noticed the plants were wilting, I watered them and I think they are perking up a little, so it could be under-watering. But I need to check them in a few hours to confirm it.
 

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Ledhed

Ledhed

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I don't see anything wrong. They look like nice healthy plants. Watering every day is too much, mine get it about once every 5-7 days and THRIVE on just moist, but not wet or dry soil, although letting it dry a bit is far better than overwatering. Again, I see nothing wrong with yours, other than looking a bit stretched.
 
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abonne4

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Well thats a relief. They just looked much more wilty to me than normal, so I thought I would check with you guys to make sure.

Thank you again for the help.
 
Shrubs First

Shrubs First

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It doesn't seem like you have the best drainage, they are
nitrogen deficient for sure... I would watch out for root issues
 
ImTheFireMan

ImTheFireMan

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let the top of the soil dry out, then stick your finger in there like an inch or 2 down, if it feels dry let the babes get a drink, if its still moist, let it go another day. its been a while since i did soil, but when i did i would water mine every 2-4 days.
 
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