new grower need some help PLEASE

[shawncook]

This is my first grow, I am a legal grower in Canada. a few of my plants have cunchy wilted leafs but only the top ones I am not sure what the problem is can any one give some advise please here is a pic

[killerweed420]

It looks like possibly overwatering. Usually claw shaped leaves are because of over watering

[shawncook]

hmmmm, ok cuz it has great drain off. Thanks Ill cut back on my watering I normally water every other day. I think I will wait for the plant to tell me it wants water I have heard that the leaves will start to lower when it wants water.

[WashougalWonder]

'feel' the pot daily, that is a great way to tell before the leaves wilt

[shawncook]

what do you mean by "feel"

[redtails]

The weight of it, notice the diff between dry and wet and you can tune yourself to automatically know when they will need to be watered.

I like to stick a finger an inch or two into the soil in a corner to feel if it's still wet under there, otherwise I have to move all sorts of crap around to pick it up lol.

[WashougalWonder]

Well I sort of lift, and tilt the pot. It can still be moist to the finger, but developing dry spots. The reason I tilt is so I can 'feel' the weight of the plant and the weight of the pot.

Put fresh soil in a pot from the bag. That is about minimum weight. At least that is a start. Then water it. Feel that...........now comes the really, really hard and most important part.................remember what it felt like. :jointsmile:

[MEDEDCANNABIS]

Well I sort of lift, and tilt the pot. It can still be moist to the finger, but developing dry spots. The reason I tilt is so I can 'feel' the weight of the plant and the weight of the pot.

Put fresh soil in a pot from the bag. That is about minimum weight. At least that is a start. Then water it. Feel that...........now comes the really, really hard and most important part.................remember what it felt like. :jointsmile:

yep feel it, remember it, become one with your ganja and it will reward you. mj will not be ignored.


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[senorx12562]

I gave up and bought an eleven dollar moisture meter. Definitely the way to go. I still spend a lot of time with my plants, but the meter doesn't lie, as long as you check at a couple different levels within the medium.

[swebbie1234]

The weight of it, notice the diff between dry and wet and you can tune yourself to automatically know when they will need to be watered.

I like to stick a finger an inch or two into the soil in a corner to feel if it's still wet under there, otherwise I have to move all sorts of crap around to pick it up lol.

i am avin some problems with my jakira plants can u help.my leavs are getting little brown spots on them and then eventually crisp and die. i have checked 4 spider mite and cant see any signs i realy dont know wot to do i am using a 400w high intensity discharge lamp.i have grown once before with same lights and never had any probs.got any tips plz help me. private message me back please

[redtails]

Sorry, pm's are disabled. I'm told it's usually a nutrient problem (deficiency of Mg?), most likely from improper pH. I suggest you get a pH meter or test kit, test your water before you use it, then test the runoff collected afterwards. Both should be around 6.5, slightly acidic. If its any different you should flush the soil with lots of pH balanced water and recheck. Do a search on the forums, there's literally dozens of people asking the same question and many more people answering them so you can take the general concensus. Hope this helps.

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