Help Newbie! Plants look like they are going to die!

[Nazeem]

hi i'm a newby my plants look like they are dying have a question I recently transferred my 4 plants in veg to FoxFarm Ocean forest soil in 3 gal containers, i fed them 1L of water after i transplanted, i have a 1000W mH light with good ventilation but all the leaves are hanging down and top leaves on the bigger 2 plants are crusty and dryish hanging dow yellowish color help!!!plezz! the guy at the hydroponic shop said not to feed it after for about 1-2 weeks until the roots spread and fill the median in search of water, but it looks like its gonna die ?? What do i do ?

 

[go4snypr]

Re: HELP NEWBY! Plants look like they are going to die!!

can you get better pictures?? might just be shock from the transplant, but what are your temps, ph, humidity?? how often are you watering?

 

[Nazeem]

Re: HELP NEWBY! Plants look like they are going to die!!

My temps at 75F on average but the night after it did peak at 90F. Ph the first time i didn't measure when i gave the 1L of water after transplant, but i gave them ph balanced water yesterday with no nutrients since I'm using FFOF. Humidity is around 45%. I was under the impression i didn't have to water for a week because the hydroponic guy said not to feed them for a week but I will be watering every other day from now on or whenever it feels dry. The plants still haven't improved even after watering them its been about 24H since i gave them water. I'm thinking I may have caused root damage, because the night after transplant it got pretty hot and medians where dry. This is my first grow, REALLY NEED SOME HELP!
Plant #1 Star 47 (Left)

Plant #2 Sour LSD

 

[Dave Groomer]

Re: HELP NEWBY! Plants look like they are going to die!!

How close was the light to the top? Could they have "burned" you top leaves? Drooping can be from over watering also. I would give them 24 hours and see if they perk back up.

 

[Nazeem]

Re: HELP NEWBY! Plants look like they are going to die!!

Its used to be about 6in but now its about a foot because i have it set up in closet so it get hotter faster, When i gave them water yesterday (About 15H ago) they where completely dry, the edges where crusty and i gave them just enough water to have minimum run off so i don't think i over watered them. ill give them some more time, but do you have any other suggestions ? they've been like this for 3 days now since transplant is it possible it could just die?

 

[Dave Groomer]

How old were the plants when you transplanted them? The first time I used FFOF it was too hot for my seedlings and I had to flush them like crazy. Now I use FFOF mixed with Promix BX and Perlite in a 1 to 1 to 1 ratio. Once I cut the FFOF it has been much better. I did have a some Nute Burn but flushing took care of it. When I flushed, I used water at 5x the amount of the pot. IE 2 Gal pot got flushed with 10gal of water slowly. I probably gave them 1/2 gal at a time till it all ran through. Took a good hour to flush each plant. I did it in a tub so I could just leave the plants draining.

 

[Nazeem]

I got these 2 a week before transplant but they where about the same hight and clone shop said they didn't know since grower wasn't in, they where already in veg so once i transplanted I thought FFOF wouldn't burn it. Im going to flush them as you did, but will i have to add nutes after when feeding? and if i watered yesterday wouldn't I be overwatering them?

 

[Dave Groomer]

I would flush. No nutes for a while. Let her show you what she needs. You can probably wait 2-4 weeks before feeding, then start at 1/4 strength for what they tell you to use. Good luck and keep us posted. Let her drain well after flushing!!!

 

[BuddroGreen]

Usually if the the leaf is drooping and stem is erect it's over watering, and when the stem & leaf are drooping it's under watering....and you said it was hot in there, so water evaporates quickly in hot conditions & plants transpire faster in hot conditions, and you said your soil was bone dry & crusty.

 

[Nazeem]

Okay so i flushed both yesterday with 15Gal of water added 1/2 gal at a time and took me 2H, its been almost 24H and i still donts see any improvements. The leaves are still as, the stems are erect the leaves are stems are bending down. Any idea why? or should i wait longer ?
Here are pics from today

 

[2clean]

its underwatered!!!

 

[Dave Groomer]

its underwatered!!!

They were flushed with 15g water yesterday. Not sure they are underwatered.

 

[Cruizer]

You won't get results right away, leave em alone for 4-5 days so they can recover.