2nd grow: ITS A GIRL!

[stinkyattic]

also, the other plant that i said was a little droopy, well over night it started to pick back up...i wonder if plants just sometimes get droopy as the day goes on. like around the 15th or 16th hour of light, maybe it just gets a little tired and droops? anyone know if this is the case? and then over night it rejuivinates itself? let me know.

I'm going to take a stab at this one...
You've got roots and leaves obviously, durr.
Well, water comes in the roots and evaporates off the leaves.
Lets say that your temps are pretty high, and the rate of evaporation is also high as a result.
During the hot time, the plant is losing water faster than it can take in more from the roots.
At night, evaporation slows, and the plant can replenish its water supply.
But if you have a problem with the roots or their ability to take up water, that's no good.
So to fix the problem, which I can bet is stressing the plant, make sure you don't have a problem like rootrot, or being pot-bound. Keep your temps reasonable. Make sure the little girlies have enough to drink without being to soggy. And I like to use Silica Blast, it strengthens cell walls and makes plants more able to fight the droop. Another thing you can try is a product called Wilt-Pruf. I use it for cloning, because you've got the same issue there like no roots at all!

[peace plz]

stinkyattic...wow thanks so much for that info...

heres a little background...i transplanted it about 10 days ago. and ever since then its had the wilting problem. i was really careful as to not damage any roots while doing this. i also did it in a relatively dark place so as to not let any light get to the roots.

im pretty sure its not root bound, but i dont know how to tell if i have rootrot. the roots were all white when i transplanted.

does this help you any more in figuring out whats going on? hopefully so...

if it does, what do you think i can do? i reallllllllly dont want to lose my girl. thanks for all your help. you are amazing.

[stinkyattic]

Just keep your temps in the 70s... it will get over its transplant shock soon enough... SuperThrive or any other product with B12 will help it recover faster.

[peace plz]

Alright so i gave both girls a real good watering last night. And this morning i wake up to both of them looking beautiful. very perky. looks like the girls really took well to the nutes. next watering im going to give them just regular water.

also, i was thinking of giving them a little molasses. do you think that would be safe to do at this point? they are now three weeks old today. how much molasses should i use?

and one other final question...is it best to water right as the lights come on...or closer to when they are about to shut off? ive never known.

thanks.

oh and i planted another seed last night too. hopefully it will sprout by saturday.

[peace plz]

Bump...

Tomorrow i will probably water my girls again.

Should i do it in the morning when the light first goes on, or should i do it closer to when the light goes off?

As a little update...the girls just look great. i only wish they would grow bigger. i guess thats the trouble with lowryders. oh well.

[stinkyattic]

i purposefully stretch my plants often, every 4 nodes, that way when its budding you have a space between buds where you can tie them down,...

This is a good point. I purposely stretch my mothers so I have more stem to work with while cloning too.

[peace plz]

so it wouldnt be bad for me to purposely stretch these girls? just for like, a couple days.

also...do you know anything about when i should water?

[c of green]

he is talking about stretching the plants to increase yeild though not for lst or cutting(which both make great sense)and that is why i said that he shouldn't.all he will end up with is the same weight and airy buds.(if stretching would increase yeild then why does everyone try to get the closest nodes possible?)
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[Abattoir Dream]

he is talking about stretching the plants to increase yeild though not for lst or cutting(which both make great sense)and that is why i said that he shouldn't.all he will end up with is the same weight and airy buds.(if stretching would increase yeild then why does everyone try to get the closest nodes possible?)

first off, there is nothing wrong with 'airy' buds, if anything they are better than dense buds as air circulation is improved, however, stretching alone will not increase yeild, when a plant stretches for light, it puts all its growth into the stem, in which case the buds will slow growth, basically decreasing yeild slightly, unless you are going to use the stretched section of the stem for LST its not really worth doing, especially if your plant is already flowering, it wont want to grow upwards. if you want my opinion, dont bother stretching, just keep in mind that this method can be used in your next grow, where you can stretch during vegging and use the stretched section to help tie it down. I hope this helped, and im glad you are showing an interest intrying to increse yeild, after all, its gotta be worth looking into.... good luck m8!

[Abattoir Dream]

This is a good point. I purposely stretch my mothers so I have more stem to work with while cloning too.

lol stinky knows where its at