First grow plants wilting need help asap

[Jag87]

400 wtt metal halide two led red and blue panels...18 hours on came home to find all new growth wilting temp was around 75 to 80 but is a constant temp through this gwo period...... Very confused

Jag87 Reviewed by Jag87 on 03-28-2012. First grow plants wilting need help asap 400 wtt metal halide two led red and blue panels...18 hours on came home to find all new growth wilting temp was around 75 to 80 but is a constant temp through this gwo period...... Very confused Rating: 5

[Jag87]

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Here are some pics of the wilting

[sideshowmel]

What growing medium (compost?) Have you grown a plant (even a house plant or vegetable) before? If not it might be over-watered. If you are already familiar with how the compost should feel when it's the right moisture, then second guess is it's too humid in there and the leaves can't transpire enough.

Need more information. How old is the plant, how long has it been where it is, how is it situated, fed, watered. How badly wilted is it? Just drooping? Hanging? Changing colour?

(edit: photo answers half of those)

[sideshowmel]

From the pictures it does just look like mild heat stress to me. Was the weather unusual while you were away from them? Sorry not more helpful.

[Jag87]

What growing medium (compost?) Have you grown a plant (even a house plant or vegetable) before? If not it might be over-watered. If you are already familiar with how the compost should feel when it's the right moisture, then second guess is it's too humid in there and the leaves can't transpire enough.

Need more information. How old is the plant, how long has it been where it is, how is it situated, fed, watered. How badly wilted is it? Just drooping? Hanging? Changing colour?

(edit: photo answers half of those)

Plant 6 weeks old same place just ...five gallon bucket with one inch drainage holes... Mostly new growth is wilted only been on day sence then no change in color and some leaves r dicharging some water too... Just wonderin if the plants will recover

[sideshowmel]

Is it sealed inside a box or cabinet? How much ventilation is there? It could be outgrowing the available dry air supply. Doesn't look too bad yet, I don't think it should harm them permanently.

What do you mean by some leaves discharging water? Are the leaves becoming wet, or making the inside of the box wet? That doesn't seem ideal to me.

The flow of sap is driven by the suction of water transpiring out of the leaves, and if the air is too humid to take any more water the leaf can't sweat properly, and the nutrients aren't sucked up from the roots as quickly.

Also, diseases become more likely after a while in damp conditions.

[THContent]

Here are some things to consider:

- Water once every 3 days. Just enough to get runoff.
- Make sure you are not locking out nutrients, check your ph levels from the runoff water.
- make sure you have a good intake of air flowing, buildup of CO2 can cause this as well. The plants will suffocate.
- See through or opaque containers kill roots, make sure the roots are not getting ANY light and that you cannot see them.
- Make sure they are not "rootbound", now might be a good time to consider planting to bigger pots.

I am sure one of the things I mentioned is the problem. Troubleshooting should be relatively easy, with watering keep this in mind - Less is more. It needs a wet/dry cycle. Let it get dry, the plants prefer it this way. Stick your finger in the dirt about halfway near the stalk, if it feels moist, wait another day to water. On a side note, read my grow log for reference.

[Jag87]

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Picture is fucked up lol.

[Jag87]

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