Plants drooping after a week of rain.

BDH420 · Jul 11, 2021

I'm a little concerned. My plants don't seem happy today. They usually are all perky and praying to the sky. But today they look sad. Is there anything I can do to make them happy again. I was going to top dress with some Coast of Maine Lobster Compost. I haven't really fed them much of anything yet. They have seemed to be doing fine on just what's in the soil. I hate seeing my babies like this. We have had so much rain its been nuts. I brought them in towards the end of the week just to get them out of rain. The first one in the dark yellow bucket is doing good.

Pushrod Monkey · Jul 11, 2021

Ditch the buckets and go with bags. It will solve most of your concerns.

Pushrod Monkey · Jul 11, 2021

In the meantime drill the hell out of the sides on your buckets. A lot of holes especially near the bottom.

1989cheeseSOG · Jul 11, 2021

the morning are they like this too ?
i dont see overwatering symptoms

BDH420 · Jul 11, 2021

If you look towards the bottom I already started doing that. Looks like I will carefully have to drill around the whole bucket. Thank you.

BDH420 · Jul 11, 2021

@1989cheeseSOG
They have looked like this since at least 10:30 am when i woke up.

Pushrod Monkey · Jul 11, 2021

Brother, you can’t drill too many holes. Not only allows faster drainage it helps aerate the root zone. I used a 3/8” bit no less. Smaller holes are more easily blocked.

BDH420 · Jul 11, 2021

Pushrod Monkey said:
Brother, you can’t drill too many holes. Not only allows faster drainage it helps aerate the root zone. I used a 3/8” bit no less. Smaller holes are more easily blocked.

Perfect I used a 3/8ths for the bottom. I'll drill a bunch more holes today. It's probably to damp and hot in the buckets today. Next year fabric pots all the way.

Plants drooping after a week of rain.

Plants drooping after a week of rain.

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