This is my first indoor grow. I’ve done outdoor with relatively good results.
I watered them today. After they showed this wilt.
It had been 4 days since last watering, and I water when the top is dry.
The soil looks drenched because I watered them generously today as I was watering around 500ml to 750ml per plant before (3gal fabric pots filled 3/4), and thought after 4 days and this wilt, they might be underwatered and needed to get some runoff…
You’re right about the pots… They don’t seem to be as light as im used to them outdoors. Seems I misjudged. I hope I didn’t screw this batch…
They look hungry Grow Bro, growing in organic you should keep the soil moist and not let it dry, this will kill the microbial life. What organic nutrients are you using to top dress and what microbes are you using. Growers recharge or TPS Billions are 2 that I would recommend. That organic medium should buffer the PH and not need adjusting
Welcome aboard. How much perlite? If not enough the bottom and middle can turn to mud and suffocate them. I do living soil also. Dry till almost arid. Add more life and water slowly to moist. Just what I would do. Thats some ugly wilt. Hope they pop back.
Unfortunately on my side of the planet, we don’t get much choice or availability for nutes and so on.
I was able to order Biobizz online. I use the fish-mix (5-1-4) with every watering.
I mix 2-3ml per litre. I use my dehumidifier water - it’s UVC treated, after HEPA filter. And it’s not in a nasty attic or smthn. My tap water is +7.6 PH.
Each plant takes ~700ml (I might up that amount and do a longer dry-wet cycle)
When planting I mixed soil (veggi potting soil with compost) + perlite (20-30%) + cup of sand. I amended the soil with CalMag (slow release), mycorrhizae in the seed hole, and first watering was done with effective microorganisms. The soil has never gottem bone dry yet.
I also have a micro-elements mix (copper, sulfur, boron, maganese, etc…) that I sometimes use for other veggies if soil needs it.
They perked back up today. 24h later.
This is mind boggling for me, as they only wilted 4 days after watering, and perked back 24h after I watered them.
They recovered today. This happened a few times with this grow.
They don’t get bone dry…
I’m starting to think they suffocate from wet soil around the roots after a few days, and then at the new watering they are getting fresh oxygen/feed from the new water?
Yesterday I drenched the soil after thinking it was underwatering.
100% overwatering also. Im guilty of this all the time with autos i hate them personally but thehre convenient. I have a few going now and all have some kind of issie in their own way. I never have issues with photoperiods so im naibky doing them. My opinion honestly wouod he change nutrients to a dry amendment like greenhouse bio feeding. If yoire europe can get it from camgrows. Or ebay. Its unbelievably easy to use and near enough impossible to over feed.
Using living soil I never drench. i focus on strong life and water to moist. This whole grow right now I just maybe drop a gallon every few days big pots. Never dry out but never soaked. Small 3 gallon get same ratio but more often. Dry faster. My temps ride at 75-80 lights on and 65 at night.
Watering amounts will vary with tent heat but same principle applies. Moist. No drench. Focus on life since you chose this path. I transitioned from liquid nutes to top dressed organic. No drench or drought. Steady moist. If dry a bit no worries. If rootball moist the life will rebuild in days. Trust nature with the life. Here is my flower tent
Lazy grower living soil. Continual flower. Just pulled 4.
Here for an update!
They came back to normal the next day (mimosa auto picture). And group pic is 2 days later.
I’m holding off the watering until I see them thirsty. I never usually drench my soil for any plant. But different forums give conflicting advice and it gets frustrating. For the same pictures I shared here, I got: underfed, deficient, ph issues, and nuteburn. And each with its set of analysis. In my panic, I actually considered salt buildup as I wasn’t watering a lot - and drenched them. (but I use organic nutes - so do they cause salt buildup as well?)
I won’t let dry completely because I have Myco and beneficial micros in there. I just need to find a balance that won’t root rot them.
I got hounded for using dehumidifier water also. Might just go with tap and vinegar to drop PH from 7.5 to 6.5.
I didn’t intend to focus on living soil, or a 100% organic grow. Things just kinda ended up like that for me.
Easy to acquire soil locally, i had everything else on hand (I grow peppers as well).
I’m not sure if my plants are doing well or not. I see grow diaries of the same strains and age as mine but bigger plants (pictures at day 42/44 since sprout).
You guys have been great with advice, and friendly. I Appreciate it!
If the life is strong dont worry on adjusting ph. 7.5 is well within range for living soil. Organics are slower to recover BUT tend to have less issues for me.
which is also a organic livin soil type amendment unreal easy to use
