Why are they drooping?

[Zandor]

LOL

Told you so; you still love me

[latewood]

Feel The LOVE!!! Everybody is right; In their own world!!!
I like what krogith said, kinda...pay attention...check your rockwool to find out when it is drying up, then start with that cycle...Add/Decrease off times as you dial it in...

I think If you can afford a digital timer and decrease watering times, as opposed to increasing Off times...
You might solve your problem, because It is most likely that your are watering TOO long, not the fact that you don't have
long enough Off times. Did that make sense?

commercial drip farmers, growing tomato's,peppers, cucumber's...water in cycles of 45 seconds on every 5 minutes...this is using perlite as a medium in beto/hydro buckets

So it goes to say that since We know that r'wool holds moisture longer than perlite; It does not need to be watered as often as perlite...so conceivably, you could water for 45 seconds every 10 minutes, or every One hour...or 6 hrs. etc. Get my point? Goodluck, this was a fun thread to comment on. I gotta go tend to my garden.


I also agree with Knowmy and usually recommend adding hydroton to your r'wool cubes, to increase grower friendliness.

You heard of User friendly...Hydroton is Grower friendly...LOL.

[latewood]

I thought of another thing...

What is temp in your res...It look likes you have netpots in a tub...If this is right, then I would check that tub's temps...bet it is hot as hell. I ran into this problem in my aero tub build...Had to open a hole to release Hot air in the tubs...

Just a thought...lw

[Krogith]

I thought of another thing...

What is temp in your res...It look likes you have netpots in a tub...If this is right, then I would check that tub's temps...bet it is hot as hell. I ran into this problem in my aero tub build...Had to open a hole to release Hot air in the tubs...

Just a thought...lw

from pic looks over watered but yeah your water could be to hot to nice brain storming man:smokin:

[Garden Knowm]

the freaking plant has been over watered... and it needs to dry out for at LEAST 24 hours..

and now you love me

[sandman1982]

Ok well I have been in lala land and didnt know there was still conversation going on here, but I am glad.

My foaf put the timer on for one 15 minute period per 24 hours. The plants arent looking any better however...The cubes arent soaked, no water drips from them now when I lift them out.

The leaves are rather "rough" and are getting twisted me thinks from awkward laying whilst drooping.

In my FOAF's infinite wisdom he desided to top them in there period of turmoil. (last night)

Temp inside the container is actually a little bit less than the surface. About 77-78. The holes for air hoses and what not let air circulate well Im guessing.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

[Krogith]

well man i hate topping shit i only tryed it for 2 years keeps your shit to low and i think it lowers yeald thats off topic tho they still drooping? last pic looks little better but you shure you letting em dry out befor re water? You relize that where you top em is like deciding about where top of plant is =/ what grow light scedule you useing btw?

[Garden Knowm]

try watering for 15 minutes every 12 hours.... you are on the right trackl.. just increase the watering by one watering a day...

where are the roots going? are they just hanging in the air? or are they in the water reservoir?

Can you show me the roots?

What is the temperature of the water in the reservoir?

You should consider using a fish tank aqaurium pump and air stone to airate the water... especially if the roots are danglinig in the reservoir..

Because you are watering so infreqyuently the water in the reservoir is not getting aggitated.. this means lower oxygen content.. this is bad...

iloveyou

you are doing a good JOB... picture one looks like it needs some water...
Yeah I said it... LOL

i need to see the roots and I need a picture 25 minutes after you water that plant in picture 1... a before and after picture.. please..

thanks

love is YOU

[sandman1982]

Ok, here we are. The plants are not looking any better for the most part. They were watered for about 2 or 3 minutes for the before after pics (last two) but there wasnt any noticable difference after 25 minutes.

There are root pics of 2 of the plants, they are all about the same for the most part.

They are looking more and more knarled and twisted....Im scared....Also Im not too sure but I think the smell is weakening in the room. The big plant looks pretty good I think, but the rest of em are just looking wacky.

[sandman1982]

heres the rest of the crew this morning (previous pics are last nightish)