Please HELP, Cali Orange Plant crashed overnight

There are two cali orange plants in the 31st day of flowering. About a week ago the new leaves started to curl up near the tips of the buds (see pic 1 and 2). Thought the plants might be a little to close to the light, so they were dropped down about a foot. After a couple of days their wasn't an immediate sign of relief, so . . .

It was decided to give the girls a flush (this was Thursday at 5pm). About 3 times their normal watering amount was allowed to flow through the plant and drain off. then put back into the grow room, with a little bit of water at the bottom of the drip pan.


Checked on them today. . . and was HORRIFIED at the condition of one of the cali orange plants. Her leaves were browning from the base moving towards the tip (see pic 3 & 4). Not a dark brown, but a greenish brown, very noticeable and appears to be painful to the girl. There was no water in the drip pan, but the moisture meter result was at the highest saturation level.

So far the actions taken since this was discovered, lifted pot from drip pan, poked at the drain holes in pot with a skinny tool, Put a shim in between pot and drip pan. took pictures, shared with cannabis.com, smoked a bowl.


I also attached a pic of the other cali orange plant that is doing fine (see pic 5) (except for the new leaves on the tips of the buds curling, not really noticeable in that pic)


For what its worth, here's my opinion. . .
Its drowning from the flush.
If that is the case, how could I help facilitate a better pot drainage other then to make sure that the holes at the bottom of the pot can breath?
. . . drill additional holes at the bottom of the pot?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Get some fans and let it air out, let the light dry the soil out too. Give it a day or two to recover.

bump in hopes of further opinions

What the heck is that soil? Do I see WOOD CHIPS in there? Yikes.
Yes, when you are flushing plants indoors, you need to be certain that the soil is light and loose and there is no chance of standing water.
Leaving water in the drip tray was a mistake.
In the future, it is good practice to drill extra holes in the sides of the pot using a 1/2" paddle bit.
What I am seeing there, and since I don't know your soil pH I could be wrong, but the combination of excess moisture and acid soil is DEADLY to plants. That barky looking dirt needs to be checked.
Also, even in optimal pH conditions, saturated soil pretty much disables the roots from uptaking nutrients. There is too little oxygen, and the root zone goes from healthy oxidizing conditions to unhealthy reducing conditions.
Go find a paddle bit, drill holes in the pot, RAISE THE LIGHT, and run some water through that soil to check the runoff pH. Adjust if necessary.

Edit: Cyberlink and Techieboy, are you the same poster with two identities?

Stinky,

Thanks for the advice.
To answer your question, the soil is Scotts premium from home depot. I thought that those wood chips were worrysome as well but up until now( Day 32 of flower or so when this happened) they were doing fine. I actually ordered some Fox Farms Ocean Forest soil today.

I drilled the holes you suggested and raised the plants a little in their drip trays to ensure that they can drain as easily as possible.

Sorry for the confusion but no cyberlink and I are different people.

thanks for all your help and please check out my grow log and let me know what you think about my other plants :)

http://boards.cannabis.com/closet-ca...sed-setup.html

Hey, check your pH still. It's important to know!