Wilting during 2 weeks of flowering

[Jamesa1657]

Growing in coco and using advanced nutrients micro grow and bloom, rhino skin, sensizym big bud and b52.
Ive cut down the 3 part and just started ising the big bud. Any tips on what I should do with my nutrients? I think the plant has a bit of root rot so that may be the reason. Been giving the feedings at ph of 6.4 or 6.5. Started at 5.8 but was reading that a bit higher is better. I may be wrong though.

 

[irie lion]

Hi James
It could be quite a couple things. How often are you watering? What makes you think you've got bud rot?
What is your average tent temperature & humidity?

 

[Jamesa1657]

Around every 2 to 4 days. 1 root is sticking out and looks a bit brown. Average temp is around 80 and humidity at 35%

 

[irie lion]

Alright - let your pot dry out and if they are still wilting you can cancel out over-watering.
Don't stress over the roots - you will smell if you've got root rot. When the roots push out the soil & get exposed to the direct light & air the tips of the roots will brown.

 

[Emilya Green]

Your pH is way wrong for coco... you are adjusting into the soil range. 5.5-6.1 is the range for coco... 6.2-6.8 is for soil. Whatever you read that told you that higher into the soil range was better, burn it or unregister from that site. If you hadn't asked your question at a reputable forum, you very possibly would have killed your plants. 5.5 is the middle of the range you need to be in. A bit higher would be 5.8... not all the way up into the 6s. You will find that you will have good luck by centering in at 5.8, and once in a while, adjusting to each edge of your hydro range... come in once at 5.5 and another at 5.8... let the plants see the entire usable range.

 

[Jamesa1657]

Thank you for your input! Really appreciated

 

[Emilya Green]

Thank you for your input! Really appreciated

You are very welcome! Welcome to the forum! If you set up a grow journal, several of us will no doubt follow your grow and will be able to provide suggestions when you need it.

 

[Jamesa1657]

So I put the air conditioning on a bit higher and brought the temp down to 77 in the tent. I fed it at a ph of 5.5 and it's already bouncing back!

 

[irie lion]

Awesome! Keep us updated

 

[Jamesa1657]

Now the lower fan leaves have perked up but the leaves at the bud sites are clawing. I think i have been watering too much, a little under 1 liter for this plant in a 3 gallon pot. This has happened a few times in the past and they have usually perked up a few hours after but they don't look too good this time.

 

[Emilya Green]

how often are you watering?

 

[falstaffo]

i havent used the AN line, but i brought some mgb and read a bit about it, someone using it please correct if wrong, but i think the big bud goes alongside the mgb as an extra, the mgb should be used as base nutes, i think you can wean off the grow but the micro and bloom you should be still using?

 

[falstaffo]

if you are in coco, you shouldnt really be able to overwater. are you watering to run off too? im in coco, i water every day, until i get some run off, one girl i water twice a day or she is bone dry after 24hrs, not ideal in coco.. salts build up and can cause a lockout,

 

[Jamesa1657]

This is my first grow ever so I'm learning as I go. The top leaves are perking up a couple hours later. Lol plants really amaze me, i just don't want to keep causing stress to the plant. Using cal mag along with those nutrients as well.

 

[Jamesa1657]

I wouldn't be able to water every day. It just doesnt dry out fast enough. I'm using mother earth coco 70 perlite 30 mix. It's in a 3 gallon fabric pot

 

[Jamesa1657]

And I get a little runoff the sides but not on the bottom

 

[falstaffo]

coco isnt meant to dry out fully like soil anyways, my temps are never above 27 and humidity currently sits around 60-65,
id check your nute lineup schedule though and make sure your feeding them right when you do,

 

[bobrown14]

coco isnt meant to dry out fully like soil anyways

Soil isn't meant to dry out either. Would get much more severe results if you let soil dry out between waterings.

Dry soil stresses plants big time and also kills the micro-herd starving the plants of nutrients.