My plants don’t look happy

[logical]

So I’ve got 4 plants, all different strains, that I started from seed. I fed them like 3-4 days ago, and the 1-gallon fabric pots were feeling light, and the plants were looking a bit sad.

I thought, ‘alright, let me give them a good soak, and they’ll bounce back and start praying again.’ But now it’s been 3-4 days, and they still look pretty unhappy. The coco perlite mix is still a little moist, so I’m kinda stumped.

My only thought is maybe they’re root bound? I’ve seen people harvest in 1-gallon pots though, so I’m not sure. My plan was to transplant them into 3-gallon pots, but I figured it was too early.

Could this be a root bound issue, or am I missing something else?

 

[R4V3N]

There doesn't seem to be much light getting to the lower leaves and soil, in order to use up the water. I'd be tempted to remove some of those massive canopy leaves, beautiful as they are. Looks like something may had had a munch on your leaf too, dark places attract bugs to hide in. I would definitely 'up pot' them, they seem well established and healthy, maybe just a bit cramped at the roots as you say?

 

[Bullmark69]

Transplant
Trim, open her up and tie down the longer branches.
Looks like u may have something nibbling on your leaves as well…..treat for it now.
The biggest reason I’ve had droopy leaves is too much light. In veg they just don’t require a super high level of intensity. I’ll veg just fine under 250-300ppfd……once I flip to flower I’ll slowly increase it….ease the plant into it.

 

[logical]

So, I cut back some of those big fan leaves and lowered the light to around 300 ppfd (was at 450 before). The plants are doing a bit better, but still not as great as I’d expect. I came across something about compacted soil causing similar problems. Could it be that the medium’s too tight and messing with drainage, causing these symptoms?

 

[samno10]

So I’ve got 4 plants, all different strains, that I started from seed. I fed them like 3-4 days ago, and the 1-gallon fabric pots were feeling light, and the plants were looking a bit sad.

I thought, ‘alright, let me give them a good soak, and they’ll bounce back and start praying again.’ But now it’s been 3-4 days, and they still look pretty unhappy. The coco perlite mix is still a little moist, so I’m kinda stumped.

My only thought is maybe they’re root bound? I’ve seen people harvest in 1-gallon pots though, so I’m not sure. My plan was to transplant them into 3-gallon pots, but I figured it was too early.

Could this be a root bound issue, or am I missing something else?

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Transplant and open her up. She will be fine then

 

[logical]

Transplant and open her up. She will be fine then

I'll be transplanting by the end of the week, I'll definitely update and keep everyone posted on the outcome, praying for the best.

 

[logical]

Turns out, since I’m using a coco coir/perlite mix for this grow, I was seriously under-watering my plants. After I switched to feeding them 3-4 times a day, all the deficiencies and drooping cleared up.