drooping leaves

plc · #1 02-06-2009, 01:11 PM

ph 5.8
ppm 1200
temp 80/68
lights 12 hours
humidity 50
water cycles 6@10 minutes
Shiva skunk

My leaves are drooping (day and night) and everything seems right. Very slight yellowing starting. Please anyone advise, thanks.

Fairlight · #2 02-06-2009, 07:55 PM

If your plants are drooping without wilting it may be over watering. Are your roots drowning? Is there adequate drainage for how often you're flooding, and what is the grow medium?

I would also check for aphids or any other really small bugs on the the leaves or under the leaves. There's some reports of aphids from one source of the strain you are growing if you're in the bay area.

Other than that post a picture maybe someone will be more help.

plc · #3 02-08-2009, 08:29 AM

As it turns out my timer was coming on for five hours solid (my mistake) right before their day started. My water cycle was suppose to be at 6 times a day for 10 minutes. After realizing that I had been over watering I have since reduced the water cycles to 3 times a day for ten minutes. Any thoughts as to how long it will take until they quit drooping?
Thanks
plc

plc · #4 02-08-2009, 08:30 AM

Also as to my medium it is rockwool...

mrgreencross · #5 02-08-2009, 12:15 PM

It should not take too long for them to perk up if the only problem is over watering. You might want to give them a good flush if you have been feeding them the whole time as you might have build up that could be causing the yellowing. As Fairlight mentioned, a source of the Shiva skunk in the area who shall remain nameless for sure has babies going out the door with root aphids. I have seen them first hand on more than one variety(Bubblegum, Black Widow, Shiva Skunk, Jack the Ripper :-) ) and those little buggers love wet rockwool. Check the bottoms of your cubes/slabs very carefully. If you have them you will see the little nasties crawling around.

resinous · #6 02-08-2009, 08:45 PM

I think you can flood rockwool 15 minutes every other day and have them watered enough. I would let the plants go a day without water so they become a little needy. Then try one 15 minute flood a day or every other day. I think rockwool holds water pretty well if I remember right. Use insecticide soap if you get any creatures crawling around, every 3 days for a week.