Quote Originally Posted by irydyum
The leaf droop is probably from overwatering. It is a must to let oxygen to the root zone, and if you water every day, you are "flushing" out all the air that gets trapped as the soil dries. They may have even wilted in the past if you were watering daily then also. Try to let the soil dry out some, I use 5 gallon pots and water every 3rd or 4th day with approx a half gallon of water/nutrients depending on schedule. There is always some dry time in between waterings, and IMHO, the drier days I usually notice more growth.

Also, I hesitate to comment on your PH with MG soil, I have been scolded for commenting on MG because I have no experience with it. That being said, since no one else is here I feel I must, after all it's just another soil. Ideally, soil ph should fall in around the 6.5 mark. It is imperative that you do a runoff test (sticky in the plant problem forum I believe) to see how your water is interacting with your medium. You may not be seeing outright symptoms as of yet, but ph can get out of control rather quickly.

For example, if your medium began at 6.5ph out of the bag (hypothetical, I have no clue what MG is out of the bag) and you have been adding 7.2 to 7.4 water daily, it won't take long for the buffer in the soil to give and your ph will shoot up. Hopefully one of the MG gurus will rear their head and help you out, just thought I'd throw something at you in the meantime.
Thanks for the reply. This is most helpful. I was afraid that I wasn't letting the pot dry out enough between waterings.


JeffersonBud: You need a larger pot!
Thanks, I'll jump on that this AM!

irydyum: Hmmm. If it is out of the screen now, I don't think a transplant would hurt anything. I still feel his symptoms are more indicative of the overwatering, but I suppose a larger container would need less frequent watering, so it may also be a way to straighten out the issue. Good call
Thanks again. I'm glad I made the screen out of nylon, at least it let me remove the screen without causing any real damage to the plants.

Looks like the plan for today is Transplant!



Rusty Trichome The MG is buffered to near 7.0 ph. (not tightly consistent nor exact...but close enough) Not too sure it matters much, but when forced to use non-horticultural ph adjusters to bring down my wellwater ph, I switch between vinegar and lemon juice.

Adding a slow release nitrogen source (worm castings) isn't doing you any good when the MG soil nutes are also slow-release. Problem is...you are no longer in control of the nutrient schedule. Temperatures, age of the pellets and watering determine how much of the nutrients are released.

If you are going to transplant into a larger pot with fresh MG soil...you will be 'starting-over' as far as wanting to deplete (use-up) the growth cycle nutes prior to switching to 12/12. Might still be better than keeping 'em in with the additional worm castings which can last quite a while and throw nutrient and harvest schedules off. If you have another non-fertilized potting soil with perlite...now would be the time to break it out.

The only major problem with transplanting into MG this late in the game is delayed flowering, greening-up (dark green) and a bit of additional stretch. Might even be a good thing for a SOG, though. (or at least not so bad) And since you have two plants in the same pot...I strongly recommend a much larger pot. In the future, one plant per pot is likely a good idea.

Cannabis prefers a wet-dry schedule. Make sure you water deep enough to absorb moisture and nutrients into the lower root zones once a week, but allow to dry inbetween. Never let the pot get dry enough to accidentally toss it over your shoulder when you go to pick it up. (that's too dry)

Thanks for the info everyone.

So, if I'm understanding this, I should go with a potting soil that is not containing any time release nutrients for this re-pot. This will allow the use of my intended flowering nutrients sooner, and without the MG nutrients interfering. Adding worm castings to MG is a bad idea.

Well, I'm off to the store for supplies, then to the duties at hand.

After the re-plant I'll check the run-off Ph, and be more attentive to water and soil Ph levels, and water usage.

?? After the re-pot will it be needing to resume the 18/6 schedule or keep on the 12/12? (it's been 12/12 for less than a week)

Thanks again!!