Got these droopy leaves. Plants are about 30 days (since germination that is)
1 gallon fabric pots in 70/30 coco.
Been managing watering consistently following the GH flora sched.
Slowly bringing EC up each watering. ph has always been between 5.8 and 6.2
Once I transplanted them I was watering till runoff, but then noticed leaves getting wrinkly, and started to see a little algae on the surface. So I stopped for a couple days - thinking let em dry out.
Then this morning I see THIS. not looking happy. The droopiest one in front has some roots popping out the side of the pot a little.
When I dip my finger in the coco, it seems dry to me.
You might be having a couple problems there. The plants are looking fairly healthy and you did well drying them out. A clear sign of potential issues is the algae growing and are a sign of over-watering/moisture and probably the cause of wilting leaves. They can create further issues such as pest infestations, pH fluctuations, and finally suffocate your plants.
Solution: Carefully scrape the surface of algae, and make sure your medium is able to dry out. If that does not work, there are more solutions.
One more thought to add, it could be a VPD issue…your leaves might not be able to transpire enough water causing them to droop due to excess water retention.
This chart changed the game for me, I was seeing droopiness at different times during lighting… getting RH/temps in the right zone fixed it. My lady now only starts getting droopy 18 hours into lights on (pretty much spot on daily) to let me know she’s ready for bed.
You may want to try a larger container . Put dry dirt when you re pot remove any soil with algae. Put fresh dry soil under leaves.
I think too much water also, with a algae forming.
Ace Reefer
@chrisj - Thank you. I followed your advice. scraped off the algae. Let pots dry out longer than I initially was comfortable, gave everyone a good feeding till runoff.
This morning, they all perked back up! Some more than others, and seeing a couple brown spots, but those may be due to surface splashes of nuts.
Glad its looking better @inkfromblood , one last suggestion would be to remove the lower leaves touching the grow medium. Someone said it above, it will also help with evaporation or excess water, helps with airflow etc. Happy growing bud and looking forward to seeing your ladies grow.
One other tip. a small layer of sand under the leaves will help. you need air flow between the lowest leaves and soil. I grow outside if i need to increase air flow I trim some. The sun will shine on my soil around the base of my plants at some point of every day. I break the top crust often to aerate. This eliminates many, many problems.
Ace
