Problem With my Plant.....

Can someone please help me with this? my plant is continuously wilting and only pers up a little bit after i give it nutrients but then it wilts and droops within the next day or 2 this plant is big bud, it has ben in 18/6 for 38 days in ff ocean forest soil using fox farm nutes. could it be rootbound? this seems to be the only plant out of 6 big buds that wilt like this and i dont know why.

Also... my plants have female preflowers but no alternating nodes and some of my plants have 16 nodes, is this normal? do all strains get alternating nodes? im trying to decide when to switch to flower but i was going to wait for the alternating nodes but they're getting tall.... and still no alternating nodes. what should i do?

thanks for any help you guys can give me

i would say it's either underwatering or overwatering. if you think it could be that, pick up a water meter at any garden store- they're really cheap. it'll help u get an idea of how often u should be watering. it could be heat stress too, but if all the rest of the plants are fine it's probably not that. the size of pot looks good to me, but i stand to be corrected.

anyone else have any opinions?

She's the biggest one?

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Well I don't dare offer any advice, rather tricky questions, just some thoughts...

If she's taller than the others she would be nearer the lights, re:

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it could be heat stress too, but if all the rest of the plants are fine it's probably not that

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Maybe measure the temp right at her top.
She may also have a higher demand for nutes than the others.

Personally, I wouldn't worry about alternating nodes, if they're showing sex, they're reaching sexual maturity.

Wish I could help more, I'm sure someone with more expertise will give some better advice.

Apart from that, they're looking nice, and I'm sure you'll get some nice bud there :thumbsup:

how often are you watering it?

only when they need it

usually once a week but ive noticed they've been drying out quicker lately. especially the bigger ones. this one is 20 inches tall... i measured just now

Maybe she is root bound then. Has she slowed growth?
To tell you the truth, and noone else will agree with me, but I personally think repotting may solve so many different probs people have...

nope shes actually been growing pretty fast... 3 inches in 3 days

sorry its actually been 3 inches since october 30th

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Hmmm, tricky, but I don't think its much of an issue, she looks fine, good node spacing, lots of chlorophyll and bud sites, and I think at 20" I'd start flowering a big bud - they're not supposed to get all that tall anyway.
Really wish I could help...

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Maybe try the chat site? There are a couple of good growers online there right now.

alright thanks alot for your help

11 fingers?

I think big bud is a known drooper. Dont quote me but that might just be normal. If you dont have a stick in it yet put one. Water sched sounds kinda dry, every week ? Those pots are kinda big and the roots will concentrate to the outside of the soil which dries fastest so id Water alot more often. How did you start them?

im just starting growing 3 big buds. if any of this is specific to the strain please let me know.

Ok How were they started cause if they started in those pots you are definately under watering If you want me to explain further i will. And stick?

they were started in cups then transplanted to 6 in pots then i transplanted to these about 3 weeks ago

Yea 1 transplant from the cup to the bucket is all you need. When you transplant you wanta nice root system covering the entire bottom of the cup. That will keep roots in check.

The Blue represents the direction the branches would be if you LST....allowing more light into the centre and middle branches of the plant......

The Red represents what should be tied and where they should be tied to, basically tie all branches that are above the length of 4" ....tie them level to a horizontal which would equal 0 degrees from the point of growth...meaning where each branch starts... tie it back down to that point but gradually over time...not all at once....do it at say 1" a day, then you wont stress out and lower the progression rate of your grow......

The Green representing where the branches would become if left alont, they will grow just al long, but not as bushy, what "LST" is designed to do is to allow more light to the centre of the plant and the middle of the branches so they gain more potential thus rewarding you more......

~ More light equals higher yields of course, so when you tie down the branches the plants recieve more light and grow bushier and bigger yielding in such of a more beneficial way then just letting them grow upwards.
You have alot of space left not only upwards, but you have alot to fill in around the base of the medium and pots, when thats filled in by the branches, you will notice they flurish and will bush up like nothing you have seen before.....good luck and godspeed! :thumbsup:

Peace out and happy tokes,
yours truely ~ Bliss ;)

they aren't drooping that much also btw, you have to consider how long ago the light came on, how long they take to wake up, ect ect.....they may not have been awake for that long in those pics.....let us know radio....anywa...peace!