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I don't know if you can tell, Hermie, if it looks better or worse, but I just took this shot after repotting and moving closer to the light. It is definitely keeping water for longer .. about 36 hours with no additional water at this point. Will water after 48 hours.
What brand / type of soil are you using? Any perlite or other lighteners / conditioners?
And by the way, if that pot has a built-in saucer on the bottom, rip it off. Just set the pot on a clean, dry saucer or small plate. You don't want to have standing water in the bottom of the pot, or in that saucer. That's why you also need an inch or so marble-sized gravel in the bottom of your pot.
There's lotsa FAQ's around here but not so many devoted to "just" soil. :wtf: Read what you can find, and I'll help ya if I can.
If you can let the plant go longer than 48 hours, let her dry some more. When mj starts getting thirsty, she'll pull water from the bottom leaves first, and they'll start wilting. It's not good to let the plant go this far real often, (it does stress the plant a bit and change the chemical environment) but if you notice the bottom-most leaves going limp while everything else looks good, that's when you NEED to water. The plant does give us that warning. It won't just turn crispy and die suddenly--you've got a 12-24 hour window (again, huge variables) to help the plant rehydrate those bottom leaves. ("Water pressure" inside the plant cells is what gives the plant turgidity; when she starts to dry she gets limp.)
I'll try to find an example pic somewhere. ;)
Your yellowed growth is gonna stay that way. So when you're checking your girl for signs of improvement check out the new growth instead. But leave the old ugly growth on the plant. She'll drop it when she's done using what she wants from it.
Using a miracle grow dirt from Lowes. It advertised to have better water retention.
New growth is looking greener, as is the whole plant. I will post pics again soon.
latest first w/o flash second w/flash
here's the latest photo.
looking better than ever today. thx 4 advice hermie. transplanted twice since your suggestion and i think she may be ready for the last transplant soon.
So here's the latest photo. I went to transplant today, but it wasn't root bound yet, so I kept it in the same pot.
Sorry man, I wrote you a long post about my "secret" techniques to make soil love you, and it got eaten. :mad: Haven't had time to try to recreate it. But you're looking good now! I'll keep checkin' in. Best, Hermie
I know the feeling. I hate losing posts. Of course you realize how much you enjoy the board when it's not working properly or it's out of order for a while.
I'll post another photo soon, not that anything is all that much different.
Here's the setup with the 3 CFL's and the Procyon. Procyon has been off the grow for the last 3 weeks, so we will see if things get better or worse after adding it back in today. I don't run the Procyon 24/7 either because the light is so bright and I don't have an enclosure. It makes going into my closet a traumatic experience, so I try to just run it overnight when I'm asleep.