sudden wilting

[superflydude]

I dont know what is wrong with my white widow plants. They are almost 2 months old. I'm growing them with a 400W MH and using a 15-30-15 fert. I checked the PH, irrigated the soil in case of salt build up. But the lower leaves are still yellow and dyeing and now it is starting to wilt. The last one started to wilt and totally died in a coupple days and I dont know what to do. Here are some pictures.

superflydude Reviewed by superflydude on 01-20-2007. sudden wilting I dont know what is wrong with my white widow plants. They are almost 2 months old. I'm growing them with a 400W MH and using a 15-30-15 fert. I checked the PH, irrigated the soil in case of salt build up. But the lower leaves are still yellow and dyeing and now it is starting to wilt. The last one started to wilt and totally died in a coupple days and I dont know what to do. Here are some pictures. Rating: 5

[bluntman 420]

have seen this happen before....maybe try and back off the water for a couple of days?

[justaseed]

how often do you water. it should almost always be a couple of days between waterings. mj needs to dry out almost completely between waterings. she hates to have constant "wet feet" the pics are hard to tell but it does look like it could be overwatering as they are wilting but the leaves still look firm not totally soft and limp which is the case with underwatering.

[justaseed]

do you have 2 names or is it 2 people with the same prob?

[bluntman 420]

no no i was giving him advice but didint know if i was right..

[superflydude]

I usually just keep the soil wet but i'll let it dry out. Will it come back to normal?

[justaseed]

wait and hope! chronic overwatering can cause stunted root growth and rot as well as other problems but those plants don't look too bad other than the wilting. she's a strong plant and can stand up alot of abuse that you might think would kill a plant. i have been suprised a few times when a plant that looks pretty bad comes back and ends up the best looking plant in the closet. try to let the soil dry out a few days between watering. a good thing to do is to lift the pot after watering to feel the weight then just pic it up every day and when it starts to feel really light then it's time to water again. plants can even wilt a little before you water and it doesn't seem to cause any problems, they just perk right up after they get a drink. good luck

[justaseed]

no no i was giving him advice but didint know if i was right..

oh, i misunderstood the post, i like to hit the vaporizer while i'm on the computer. i thought you were giving further info as to what you were doing to try to correct the problem.......sorry

[deftdrummer]

ya quit with so much water. They will respond almost instantly. A good rule of thumb is to let the plants get to the verge of almost being dried out before watering again, that way you know for sure there isn't excess moisture built up in there!