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Fixing Overwatering

l0l0l

Member
Rainy time has come with huge water and plants don´t like too much water how you can see!!!

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What can i do to help the plant dry ??

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That´s an outdoor plant she has 14 weeks and its early to flowering
 

ShortStackz

Member
For some reason it looks like its under watered & dried out but either way add to your soil mixture to help with drainage. Things like perlite or hydroton rocks will do the trick.
 

magiccannabus

Next Stop: Outer Space!
Veteran
I recently let the coir levels get too low in my mix and now I've had an over-watering issue.

To help it get back into shape, take a long wire, or straight piece of metal coat hanger. Gently stab that wire down to the bottom of the planter all around the pot. Start at the edges, and work in, but don't stab right around the base of the plant. Try not to damage roots while doing this. It will air out the soil better. You can also mix the top layer of soil with the more moist stuff below it. Again, don't harm roots, be gentle. Get a fan on them too, increasing respiration will draw water out of the plant and soil, and will strengthen the plant.
 
To help it get back into shape, take a long wire, or straight piece of metal coat hanger. Gently stab that wire down to the bottom of the planter all around the pot. Start at the edges, and work in, but don't stab right around the base of the plant.

I posted that recently in reply to someones question and someone neg repped me and said "a stupid idea"!

But yes it does work.
 
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cvk

Use a bamboo stake or even something a little larger in diameter it will dry it out quicker than a wire. And by the looks of it your plant needs relief pronto!
 

Granger2

Active member
Veteran
CVK's got it. After drying out, next 3 waterings/feedings add 1 Tbl/gal 3% hydrogen peroxide. Fourth time, re-inoculate with beneficials. Use a root stim like Roots Excelurator for a few waterings. Good luck. -granger
 

l0l0l

Member
thankss!! for your help!! the sun has come again the rain stop for a while, here in my country Venezuela all this season is rayny time, its wierd but the best for the plant is the water from rain but when its too much it kills the plant
 
You might want to consider fabric pots or clay pots, both dry out the media faster then plastic pots do. You can also add a little sand and perlite to the media to help it drain faster.
 
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Guest 88950

or think about 100% coco fiber if it is available........would be better w/the rain.

edit: i too think it looks like its dried out.
 

Applesauce

Member
The dry look seems to be caused from an inability to uptake water. Way back when I started I had several plants look like this after suffocating their root system. The plants dried out completely and died. I only managed to save a few by allowing the pot to dry and lightly watering with H202 to get rid of the rot that had started. I lost some genetics that I still kick myself over this same way. Good luck in the future. Add some perlite or coco to that mix as it looks very heavy and suffocating.
 

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