Drooping Issue

[Robman]

ok, i have an issue, im in veg, and im running 18/6  and maybe an hour or 2 prior to the lights going off my plants will start drooping, the light goes off and in the morning when it comes on 6 hours later  they are perky and healthy looking as hell all day untill an hour or two prior to the lights going off the next time, my humidity was really low i had just fixed the issue maybe 5 days ago it was hanging around 20 % now its 50-60% temp are between 70-78 lights on and 60-70 lights off, i let them all dry out real good and they still do it. my nutes were a bit heavy and i have some burning going on but not too bad so i gave them all a good flush today , i am in promix, using dyna gro grow, a bit  of super thrive and pro tect, ph going in is between 6.0 and 6.2 coming out it is 6.0, i was heavy on the nutes and when i flushed today the runoff was around 1200 ppm. here are pics of 1 of the plants  they all look like this prior to lights off and then lights on there nice and perky all day untill the next  lights off.

 

 

 

[Kingdiamond]

Really looks like overwatering but if its still there after letting them go bone dry it has to be a root problem id think.

[Highlander]

I agree with KD.  They look overwatered

[Robman]

well ill let them dry out real good and get new pics up.

[Kingdiamond]

What makes me think its a root problem is if it was overwatering the plants would not perk up they would stay the same in a drooping distressed state under the lamps .

[Robman]

yeah, what would you suggest i try or do?

[Robman]

just got transplanted into a 5 gal about a week ago, was doing this same thing before transplant too, roots looked nice and white they were rootbound in the 3 gal pot prior to transplant.

[cristinew]

They could just b tired and ready for bed time, Mine do this, And in the morning are they up and reaching for the light?

Edited December 31, 2013 by cristinew

[Kingdiamond]

just got transplanted into a 5 gal about a week ago, was doing this same thing before transplant too, roots looked nice and white they were rootbound in the 3 gal pot prior to transplant.

Ive seen my ladies droop from both overwatering and being thirsty but never like this just from 18-6 .

[Kingdiamond]

just got transplanted into a 5 gal about a week ago, was doing this same thing before transplant too, roots looked nice and white they were rootbound in the 3 gal pot prior to transplant.

Never had to address this type of issue back off the nutes for a couple waterings and when she is ready give her a good flush.

[Robman]

i just gave her a good flush yesterday, all of them this is what they look like when the lights come back on and all day untill few hours before lights go off, healthy as hell,

 

[cristinew]

Plants are just getting ready for bed time  mine do this,  they know the light schedule. Now if the have curling they may be getting fed to much chow, , 

[Norby]

70-78 on top of the plants?  Could it be heat stress towards the end of the day as the heat builds?  Some strains may just weep before bed?

 

The purplish red petioles may be strain or temp dependent or could be that over fertilizing has started to lock out phosphorous. I've never got my water or soil ph down to 6 so I can't comment on what that could cause with over fertilizing.  Personally I'd flush with ro water closer to 7 and just feed cal mag lightly for a while.   If nutrient buildup occurs would flushing work to get to safe levels or would those salts be locked up and unavailable even after a flush?

 

I can't tell because of the lighting but is tip burn starting to occur and the lower leaves remaining curled during the day?

Edited December 31, 2013 by Norby

[Robman]

yes i do have tip burn, lower leaves look healthy

[t-pain]

too much nutes?

overwatering?

too much light? switch to 17/7?

what light watts are you running?

 

but darn they look healthy.

getting enough airflow ? 

Edited December 31, 2013 by t-pain

[Robman]

they were over nuted, i flushed them real good,  even when they dry out they still do it,  i havent tryed switching light  cycles yet, they are under a 1k watt hps getting good airflow

[LansingAreaCaregiver]

"Drooping Issue"

 

Yeah, my wife has that problem too.

 

(Sorry, had to.  It was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the thread title.)

[Highlander]

"Drooping Issue"

 

Yeah, my wife has that problem too.

 

(Sorry, had to.  It was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the thread title.)

 

Heh heh.

 

What does she notice to be drooping?

[Robman]

"Drooping Issue"

 

Yeah, my wife has that problem too.

 

(Sorry, had to.  It was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the thread title.)

 

 

lol