Lowryder F1 Hanging leaves (HELP)

[k420]

Hey, was wondering, all my 4 lowryder f1s are hanging. this started since i built a grow case 40x40cm.

watered them by a lot till top soil was almost a pool lol so maybe overwatered(?), didnt have ventilation in it at the time, now have 2 fans in it. what to do?

right now im thinking of just not watering for a day to see if they raise again,

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[zem]

lol they call them drooping leaves, and yes it is the obvious sign of overwatering. That poor plant seems stretched, try and give it more light, get it closer to its light source

 

[WeedHopper]

That is a lot of stretch.

 

[k420]

okay, yes the stretch is because i just finished the case 2 days ago. they spent 2 weeks in cloudy weather in front of the window but after putting them in my case they grew like 6 leaves in 2 days lol. will jsut leave em alone for now no water and im sure theyll come back. the fans should help the stems gain some size too

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

Just having fans in a space does not insure correct ventilation. You need a fan that is exhausting the air out of your space and a passive inlet for fresh air to come in. While you do need an oscillating fan of some kind to move the air around and help strengthen the stems, your exhaust fan is the important one.

It is essential that you give autos as good an environment as you can as they only live a set number of weeks. One of the first things I tell new growers is that it is important to have their grow space up and running before they germinate a single seed. This is doubly important with autos. Unfortunately, your yield is most likely going to suffer as the plants spend 2 weeks of their lives underlit. So, let's make sure they spend the rest of their lives happy and content! Tell us more about your little space and your plants. How tall is it? What kind and sizes of lights do you have in there? How is your ventilation set up? What are you planted in? Nutes? Temps? RH? Etc, etc.

I think that you are going to find that a space 40 cm x 40 cm is not nearly large enough either, even for 2 small autos like Lowryders. I am guessing that you are wanting to keep this stealth, but overcrowded plants will not produce well. Any possibility of making or find a space a bit larger?

 

[k420]

Okay well I have 2 54 m3/h fans, ofcourse one going inward, one outward.

The space is 40x40x125, with a roof that can be raised of 38cm2. Fits nice and clean so can really enclose the light in there with the roof.

Plants are planted in regular "seed and cutting" ground from the garden store. water is regular tap water. Light is 6x 23W 2700K CFL, each giving 1570 lumens. Tbh I think the photo showing the plant actually looking really good imo. This is my first grow ever but as far as I can see looks great?

Last 2 pics are from the first post I was worried about and the same one 1 day later (now) Look at the leaf development, they're doing just fine

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[Hushpuppy]

You need to find some different bulbs that use 6400-6500K for vegetative growth. That 3000k light is good for cloning and is good for flowering.

 

[Rosebud]

You may not want any advice, but if those were mine I would transplant them into solo cups and bury the stem. Your soil doesn't look like soil to me. What is it? Also it is hard to water correctly in big pots with tiny plants.
As soon as you can get some better lights, T5 would be my suggestion. Green mojo... I wish you the best.

 

[k420]

You need to find some different bulbs that use 6400-6500K for vegetative growth. That 3000k light is good for cloning and is good for flowering.

I know, but since Lowryder F1s are an autoflowering species I decided to use 2700k light.

You may not want any advice, but if those were mine I would transplant them into solo cups and bury the stem. Your soil doesn't look like soil to me. What is it? Also it is hard to water correctly in big pots with tiny plants.
As soon as you can get some better lights, T5 would be my suggestion. Green mojo... I wish you the best.

The soil is ground from a gardening centre for seeds and stems, I planted the seeds in there about 1cm deep, all 5 came out at around the same time after 3 days. Plants don't show signs of nutrient deficiency, ground is prefed with nutrients, and about the stem burying, I still have a little room for adding ground. Reason why I dont have the fifth plant anymore is because it was way too tall and I decided to cut the stem in 2 and just plant it lower which obviously killed the plant. On the positive side I now know never to do that again.

Today the plants also started getting a little THC smell so I think they're actually doing great.

They came above ground on 23-03, been in the growcase for 5 days now, since those 5 days they gained like 10 leaves. Before those 5 days they were behind a window in my room with really cloudy weather.

I'm also going to try to give them rainwater which supposedly is better PH wise but as of now they're doing great. Or maybe destilled water (?)

 

[grass hopper]

You may not want any advice, but if those were mine I would transplant them into solo cups and bury the stem. Your soil doesn't look like soil to me. What is it? Also it is hard to water correctly in big pots with tiny plants.
As soon as you can get some better lights, T5 would be my suggestion. Green mojo... I wish you the best.

:yeahthat:

 

[k420]

Looking much better already last left one has bit of lightburn so moved lights up a bit. Leaves Are still hanging so No water for few days.

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[The Hemp Goddess]

You could not possibly have light burn with the lights you have. It is something else. You can run those lights an inch or so away from the canopy and not burn them. Part of the reason that your plants are as small as they are is becauhey did not have enough light. I really really recommend moving the lights back really close to the plants. Anbd then as mentioned before, they need to be transplanted. I suspect ;that the reason the plants are looking overwateredhat the soil has poor drainage properties. It is dense and does not have anything like perlite to loosen it nd allow it to drain properly. Rosebud has given you very good suggestions. Every day that your autos do not have optimum conditions causes a loss in yield.

 

[SHOT]

As rosebud said you can for now put can bury the stem, in the future like this it will be annoying. Bury the stem and it will all root.

 

[SHOT]

Now i'm not understanding the exact role of perlite actually:/

 

[WeedHopper]

Better listen my friend are you will not have a Harvest to worry about. You need 6500k bulbs to vegg your babies,,and as everyone has said already,,transplant and bury the stem,,move the lights down a couple inches from the canopy. Everybody that had answered your post has many many grows under their belts,,believe me.
You continue your grow like your doing and it will have been for nothing. We have all made mistakes in our grows,,,thats why we know whats going to happen if you dont listen to these fine ppl.
And by the way,,if those are Autos,,,you better hurry,,you are wasting valuable time. They flower quickly.

 

[Hushpuppy]

Now i'm not understanding the exact role of perlite actually:/

Pearlite breaks up the integrity of the soil/medium so that it is not able to compact onto itself while wet. All natural mediums that are more dense like "black earth" tend to stratify over time as water passes through, unsettles the particles, and then resettles it into layers that compact tighter. The pearlite has a unique property in that it doesn't wash down or float up out of the soil, but it breaks up layering process when there is enough present. I always recommend 25% pearlite unless you have a lot of sphagnum or peat as those are slow to compress as well.

 

[stonedagain714]

like every one has said you should repot and burry stems close to where leaves start.i would also have a fan on low,a good distance away from plants,but blowing directly on the plants.enough wind to where plants are moving a little,will help strengthen stems.(this is after you re pot them).

 

[SHOT]

Hushpuppy thank you for your reply, i will use perlite in my second grow

 

[grass hopper]

Hushpuppy thank you for your reply, i will use perlite in my second grow

i have a 8 by 12 foot area about 10 feet off my back porch. my first outdoor grow i grew there (5 -7 years ago.) the ONLY additive that could still be in that soil is PERLITE. that grass(lawn) is 6 to 8 inches long. the most dense, dark green patch of lawn weve ever had. anyone know why perlite is not ever used in new lawns??

 

[k420]

okay, today is 12-4. what are your opinions on my plants today? what to do to make them thrive better. i will listen.

THE PLANT ON PIC NUMBER 2 HAS BEEN AGAINST A LIGHT FOR ABOUT A DAY. That's why the burn spots are there. Since they have been all 4 planted in exactly the same soil and only this plant has the burning on it this is not a case of nutrient deficiency.

EDIT2:

Went to garden store, got a blooming plant mix. Contained 7-5-7 NPK ratio if you mix it with 10ml per 1l water. Mixed 15ml with 0,5l water. Should make 21-15-21 NPK ratio. Watered them a little bit of that. See if that helps them out.

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