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My 2-week-old Autos (Six Shooter fr FastBuds) seemed to be doing great at first until suddenly a couple days ago when I opened the tent to find some very sad plants (severely drooping, and some lower leaves yellowing). I thought overwatering, as they had been in a 70/30 coco-perlite mix that was for some reason not draining. I was admittedly ignoring the drainage problem since the plants seemed happy until suddenly they were not. After poking aeration holes in the medium didn't seem to help, I transplanted them into new containers with a new 60/40 coco-perlite mix. I added only minimal water for the transplant, and for about 12 hours the plants were slowly raising and returning to colour. Then once again, they suddenly began to droop and yellow.
Since then, I've added a small amount of water (about 1/4 cup) to each plant around its base, as the new coco-perlite mix seemed very dry and had already soaked up the small amount of water added during the transplant. And also the yellowing of the leaves had begun developing more rapidly. When I turned on the light today, the leaves began to raise again for about an hour 1/8"-1/4", but then again began to droop and yellow more.
For equipment:
Additional info: I recently lowered the grow light from 36" to 22". I also keep my vent fan turned on low to help keep the humidity up, so it's not using it's whole 174CFM. I found out that the water I had been feeding the plants was inconsistent, sometimes as high 7.1 pH, even after sitting for a week. So for the transplant and since, I've been using a pH down to correct to about 6.0 - 6.2pH. I've also been feeding the plants the Fox Farm Gringo Rasta trio, of which they are on week 2 (feeding twice per week, with pH'd water in between.)
Update: Yellowing has advanced more since photos were taken (starting on lower leaves)
Sorry, not sure if this is too much info or not enough! I'm a first time grower and first time poster, but I've already benefited greatly from the other questions folks have asked on this site. Any assistance is greatly appreciated!
Since then, I've added a small amount of water (about 1/4 cup) to each plant around its base, as the new coco-perlite mix seemed very dry and had already soaked up the small amount of water added during the transplant. And also the yellowing of the leaves had begun developing more rapidly. When I turned on the light today, the leaves began to raise again for about an hour 1/8"-1/4", but then again began to droop and yellow more.
For equipment:
- 800w LED on a 18/6 cycle
- 2 Spot fans above and below the plants
- 174CFM Vent fan w/ carbon filter
- Humidifier
- Inside a 4X4 tent.
Additional info: I recently lowered the grow light from 36" to 22". I also keep my vent fan turned on low to help keep the humidity up, so it's not using it's whole 174CFM. I found out that the water I had been feeding the plants was inconsistent, sometimes as high 7.1 pH, even after sitting for a week. So for the transplant and since, I've been using a pH down to correct to about 6.0 - 6.2pH. I've also been feeding the plants the Fox Farm Gringo Rasta trio, of which they are on week 2 (feeding twice per week, with pH'd water in between.)
Update: Yellowing has advanced more since photos were taken (starting on lower leaves)
Sorry, not sure if this is too much info or not enough! I'm a first time grower and first time poster, but I've already benefited greatly from the other questions folks have asked on this site. Any assistance is greatly appreciated!
