Hey growmies. I’m back in the grow and back in the DGC😎 I’ve changed pace and started a perpetual auto flower grow in my 6×3. I couldn’t afford nice lighting for the whole tent, so I have an HLG 260r spec, on one side, and a cheap blurp to start the plants. It’s been a blast! However I have 1 black berry auto from fast buds growing. I grew 2 the last run and they were healthy and very resilient purple plants. This one has really droopy sugar leaves. I’m using the same build a soil 3.0 with water and Recharge only. The lighting, environment has basically been identical to the last plants. Any idea what I’m doing wrong with this or could it just be a weak pheno? Thanks again to everyone. Not having any friends who grow, the DGC makes me feel apart of something and for that.. thanks friends❤️
There does appear to be a bit of an issue with nutrition but your soil mix is most likely not the issue. Check the media’s pH. Also check real good for pests, especially in the soil. The curled leaves look like typical wind stress. If you don’t have a fan pointing at it, I’d be looking real hard for bugs.
Thanks 🙏 Is it possible to over recharge my plant? It just dawned on me after I posted it, it got 2 back to back feedings with recharge. I usually recharge them once a week but I slipped up on the schedule
You could use Recharge almost daily without issue. That’s certainly not the issue here. From the looks of the plant I would bet it’s wind stress. The leaves will never recover and uncurl but they’re still functional. New growth will be fine.
It’s probably just a sensitive seed if it’s the only one doing it but it’s going to be hard to know for sure by the time it’s harvested. It looks like some kind of root and transpiration issue to me. Is there any chance the soil got packed in a little tight or some other cause of compaction? Are you reusing your fabric pots and soil? I’d dump the problem one and inspect the soil after harvest. Make sure there’s no off smells or bugs crawling around. Hopefully it’s just an odd seed that still yields some nice buds. Good luck.
-T. Meow
Im usually pretty routine with bug checks, I’m out of town until tmw so I’ll check as soon as I’m home!! It’s brand new batch of build a oil 3.0. I hand scooped it into the pot so I don’t think it’s a compaction issue. I’m hoping it’s a wind issue like mystro said. It’s one of 6 plants and it’s the only one with issues, it’s also the closest one to a fan as well. Fingers crossed thanks everyone!!
I agree with Mystro it does kinda look like wind or environmental stress.
I highly recommend getting some mulch or a cover crop on top of that soil. With this soil and this style of growing you really want to keep the soil covered and lightly moist at all times. It’s really important the soil stay alive and full of microbes, and that won’t happen if you allow the soil surface to dry out too much.
Keeping the soil moist and covered with mulch should also help your plant deal with things like wind stress too.
Well I’m back home, and I think a fan was causing all this. Luckily I didn’t find any signs of pests but I pulled the plants out and did a nice Room clean. My PH levels are fine, I did have a little fan pointing right at it now that you all brought it up. I adjusted that so hopefully this will be a problem of the past. Thanks to you all! I have been very interested in cover crops.. soup do you have a link or a reference to learn up on cover crops? Thanks again everyone!!!
I suspected a fan. Glad we could help. 😉