Why are they drooping?

[sandman1982]

My foaf was wondering what is causing his plants to droop. He was thinking maybe over watering so he cut the water schedule to 15 min every 1.5 hours or so and they are still drooping...

Any ideas?

sandman1982 Reviewed by sandman1982 on 04-27-2006. Why are they drooping? My foaf was wondering what is causing his plants to droop. He was thinking maybe over watering so he cut the water schedule to 15 min every 1.5 hours or so and they are still drooping... Any ideas? Rating: 5

[Jdzzl03]

Any specifics like setup, lights, nutes, temps, ph ect...?

It could be a number of things. You might have to wait for one of the more experienced growers to see if they can tell by just looking but the more detailed the easier it is to solve the prob.

[Garden Knowm]

yes overwatering anbd underwatering are usually the main reasons a plant droops.. also SHOCK will cause droopinig...

PIck the basket up... is it heavy as shit and saturated with water?
If so, you know it is over watering
Rockwool cubes dont need to be watered more than once a day in 78 farenheit..
You should consider mixing hydroton clay pellets in the baskets...


SOme plantrs will not recover from over watering for more than a month..
Usually this is in the mediium of soil... just lay off the water for 2 days.. those cubes will hold a lot of moisture.

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[sandman1982]

GH 3 part nutes, 400 watt hps, grodan growcubes, 5.7 ph drip system.

One time a day will do it garden? 15 minutes per 24 hours?

The basket does drip when picked up a little bit (mainly when shaken) but its not REALY heavy...

[FOXBIRD]

might be a N deficiency or overage

[Zandor]

GH 3 part nutes, 400 watt hps, grodan growcubes, 5.7 ph drip system.

One time a day will do it garden? 15 minutes per 24 hours?

The basket does drip when picked up a little bit (mainly when shaken) but its not REALY heavy...

NOPE that is not enough water for them at all. Start with 15 on every 1:45 min so you have a 2 hour cycle. Work from there as your starting point. If your were using dirt then sure that water cycle is fine but in a soiless mix it dry's out to much and the plant is stressing to find water and nutrients.

[Garden Knowm]

Sandman... there may be a problem on the horizon for you..
I don't see eye to eye with Zandor on this one... LOL

Your plants actually need water about once every day or 2 days or 3 days... ,maybe even every 4 days if they are sitting in wet rockwool cubes... it all depends on how fast the rockwool cubes dry... I can not imagine rockwool ever needing watering every 15 minutes...

Now.. you are waterinjg your rockwool from the top... some people who water the cubes from the bottom can water more often..

the roots must have o2... and as great as rockwool is, if it is saturated it will smother your roots..


The basket should not be heavy and dripping all the time... please keep us posted...

: )

[Zandor]

no problem GK you can disagree with me with me all you like.....you're wong but that's ok....you still love me


15 min every 2 hours is not much for a starting point. Yes it will change; your plants will tell you what they can deal with. Starting to low is just as bad as starting with out enough.

[Krogith]

My foaf was wondering what is causing his plants to droop. He was thinking maybe over watering so he cut the water schedule to 15 min every 1.5 hours or so and they are still drooping...

Any ideas?

I'd say that you need to watch em your secudle and the way it set up seems possble over watering Zandor's right try 15 min on 1:45 min off and when next water cycle comes on see if the rockwood is wet still if so wait more time. Your roots absorb water and grow and when the water dryes up your roots grow to reach for water ( vital for Big buds your plant will only grow roots during groth stage in bud stage grow of roots is stoped) so you need it to dry out for a little bit befor water comes on again they need oxygen.

[Garden Knowm]

LOL