New grower need advice.... ASAP

[growsince79]

And you need more drainage in the pot.
If it does not drain properly, then you will get root rot.
And root rot often starts off looking like this.
I bet the humidity in the room is really high.

Already has root rot.

 

[2Bad]

The leaves are soft. This is constant over watering.

Get a soil probe for moisture.


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he said some are soft and some are not soft *

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

he said some are soft and some are not soft *

Still yet. That any that are hanging like that are soft still means over watering.
If it was thirsty, they would be dry and crunchy.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Already has root rot.

Possible, but lets get it drained first.
We can always shoot some 3% on it.

 

[BirdLaw86]

Still yet. That any that are hanging like that are soft still means over watering.
If it was thirsty, they would be dry and crunchy.

Learning new shit here, ty bro. So many issues and possibilities, so if their remotely soft its over but noticably dry and crunchy is under water. *noted*

 

[2Bad]

Still yet. That any that are hanging like that are soft still means over watering.
If it was thirsty, they would be dry and crunchy.

Just curious what if hes watering half as much volume as he should and its just not enough wouldnt his leaves be soft and dry

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Learning new shit here, ty bro. So many issues and possibilities, so if their remotely soft its over but noticably dry and crunchy is under water. *noted*

It's not just that.
When you over water, the leaves hang droopy looking just like the picture because they can not support the weight of all the water they contain.
Over watering all the time causes root rot because the roots need oxygen also. (This is why we use fabric pots) If the roots do not get enough O2 then they begin to die off and rot.
Once this starts, the plant will start having mixed signs in different places. Root rot can and often does, look like any other issue.
this is likely why there are some wet and some not wet leaves.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Just curious what if hes watering half as much volume as he should and its just not enough wouldnt his leaves be soft and dry

Yeah, but it would not look like that.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Over watered means too much too often. Not too much at once.

 

[TSD]

It looks severely over watered to me.
How do the leaves feel? Soft or dry and crispy?

The soil looks super dry but I suppose that could just be the top layer... could be chronic overwatering or not letting it dry in between... maybe if he repots he can take a pic of the roots so we can get a better idea of what's been going on.

 

[2Bad]

Yeah, but it would not look like that.

he said the picture was before lights out

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

he said the picture was before lights out

If the plant is waterlogged, it won't matter when the pix was taken.
Look how much drainage there is.

 

[2Bad]

If the plant is waterlogged, it won't matter when the pix was taken.
Look how much drainage there is.

makes sense yeah I asked him how the drainage was looking still waiting on a response.

 

[Madbud]

Just pull it up and check the roots already. That looks like some kind of ceramic tulip, the root ball will hold together for a look.

 

[GreenMtnGuru]

Buy more soil. And a bag of perlite.

Plant new seed in solo cup of soil and perlite.

Read THCFarmer religiously over the next fortnight. Dig deep.

Transplant from solo cup to larger container full of soil and perlite.

Bam!!! Problem solved.

 

[SmootherDays]

How does she look to you more advanced growers I'm a rookie in this game I need input pls help

are you in a 12/12 light cycle? if so what lights?

 

[strider26554]

How does she look to you more advanced growers I'm a rookie in this game I need input pls help

I grow in 5 gal buckets myself, my profile pic is one from this year, that plant is overwatered or underwatered, cant tell which because i don t know soil conditions/schedule, if the medium is bone dry water it, but first tilt that girl on her side, slide the rootball out and very gently resoil re-pot her and fill that bucket ALL the way up, she's just started flowering but that shouldnt matter, make sure you have more open space than bucket on the bottom, i leave just enough plastic so the plant wont fall out, i just drill the hell out of it and add some gravel or small stone in the bottom,just an inch or soomeone else already mentioned the moisture meter, but i use the lift method, you can tell when its dry.

 

[Narsbars]

I grow in 5 gal buckets myself, my profile pic is one from this year, that plant is overwatered or underwatered, cant tell which because i don t know soil conditions/schedule, if the medium is bone dry water it, but first tilt that girl on her side, slide the rootball out and very gently resoil re-pot her and fill that bucket ALL the way up, she's just started flowering but that shouldn't matter, make sure you have more open space than bucket on the bottom, i leave just enough plastic so the plant wont fall out, i just drill the hell out of it and add some gravel or small stone in the bottom, just an inch or someone else already mentioned the moisture meter, but i use the lift method, you can tell when its dry.

Agreed. I also grow in 5 gal buckets, FF Ocean Forest with 30 to 40% added perlite by volume. This creates a light soil that drains easily but does not hold massive amounts of water. Without knowing the soil you cannot guess whether it is over or under watered. If underwatered the leaves do not get crunchy immediately it goes in stages. First the droop and then with continued drought you get the crunchies. I am growing in a low humidity, (55%), negative pressure environment to eliminate PM and other molds. I monitor tent humidity a couple inches above the soil remotely and when the humidity drops from the usual 55% I realize I am neglecting the plants. Sometimes if I forget for a few hours to check there is exactly the droop in your picture. A good watering and they return to healthy if it hasn't been too long.