Franc-Pousseur
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It seem the hard way is the only way to learn how to grow... We all did those mistakes! Take a cutting and start all over again 
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Overwatering or Nitrogen toxicity?
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It seem the hard way is the only way to learn how to grow... We all did those mistakes! Take a cutting and start all over again
a clone you mean?
Scrappy-doo
Well-known member
I hope the soil you put the plant into wasn't completely dry. That's not good either.
If you did that you need to dip the bottom of your pot into a bucket of water so there's some wet soil underneath the roots for them to grow into.
You don't want your soil completely soaking wet with an undeveloped root system and you don't want it completely dry. You want it moist, so there is water to drink and air to breathe. Let the roots grow and develop into the moist soil, then when you water, water thoroughly. Then let it dry out 70% or so. Wet period, then dry period. Roots need that to develop properly.
When you transplant you do so into moist soil that has good water to air ratio, with the soil under the root ball a little bit wetter than on the sides and as water evaporates it comes up through the soil keeping it moist but not wet. With undeveloped roots if it's wet soil and the plant doesn't need much to sustain itself it will just stay wet and drown out the roots.
If you did that you need to dip the bottom of your pot into a bucket of water so there's some wet soil underneath the roots for them to grow into.
You don't want your soil completely soaking wet with an undeveloped root system and you don't want it completely dry. You want it moist, so there is water to drink and air to breathe. Let the roots grow and develop into the moist soil, then when you water, water thoroughly. Then let it dry out 70% or so. Wet period, then dry period. Roots need that to develop properly.
When you transplant you do so into moist soil that has good water to air ratio, with the soil under the root ball a little bit wetter than on the sides and as water evaporates it comes up through the soil keeping it moist but not wet. With undeveloped roots if it's wet soil and the plant doesn't need much to sustain itself it will just stay wet and drown out the roots.
darthcultivator
Member
my guess is overwater slightly. you can try letting them dy out a little more. definitely not N toxicity.
darthcultivator
Member
in an emergency situation to rapidly reverse effects of overwatering, use 35% h2o2 then resupply benneficials this will wipeout all bad and good bacteria as well as supply a great amount of much needed oxygen to the root zone.
Didn't remove all the wet/moist soil around the roots, just all the one around the roots. It was pretty wet, so I think the dry soil will get some moist from the ball and help to "balance" things out.
I'm wondering what tje yield could be if she ever recovers from this killing attempt
darthcultivator
Member
one last thing is that does not look like a good choice for a pot. A tall pot like that could be a little deceiving meaning it could appear very dry up top, but still very wet at the bottom where the majority of the roots will be.
Yeah!! Learned lesson!
Would you agree with a pot the same diameter as foliage and 1/3-1/4 deep rhe height of the whole plant?
darthcultivator
Member
i think that fabric pots or air are a very good choice for most setups and the size should be based on how big your plants will be and transplanted up to that size in incremental steps. in soil you should definitely look into beneficials. they are very important especially in soil and can really help improve nutrient delivery and over all yield. more importantly they out compete any bad pathnogens like root rot( pithium) keeping your plants healthy as can be.
Hey Guys,
just wanted to thank you all for your tips. She is almost completely dead by now, I'm keeping her just to learn if the plant can revegetate after loosing almost all their leaves. Will see.
Meanwhile, I'm taking care of one plant is almost done for harvest, two clones, a few seedlings and a few more seeds germinating.
just wanted to thank you all for your tips. She is almost completely dead by now, I'm keeping her just to learn if the plant can revegetate after loosing almost all their leaves. Will see.
Meanwhile, I'm taking care of one plant is almost done for harvest, two clones, a few seedlings and a few more seeds germinating.
It is my understanding that a taller, narrower container will be more conducive for a healthier root system then shorter,wider one.
Think tap root as well as the perch water table.
Ratz
It is my understanding that a taller, narrower container will be more conducive for a healthier root system then shorter,wider one.
Think tap root as well as the perch water table.
Ratz
Seems to be controversy about it. I would like to do some more research
