My plant had gotten pretty dry and it looked to me like it needed watering. The top layer of soil was dry and it hadn't been watered in a couple of days I think.
Even a young seedling sends roots
down, so the fact that the "top layer" was dry is only really relevant in the majority of situations if all the "other layers" are dry, too, lol. When you picked up the container prior to watering it (you did do this,
right?), was it light enough to let you know that the thing actually needed more water?
Also the leaves looked a bit hung down.
Droopy leaves could mean the plant is lacking water. It could also mean it has been overwatered, roots are "drowning" (too much water, not enough oxygen), root-rot, something has eaten a significant amount of the roots, et cetera.
I had repotted it 4 or 5 days ago and there was a bit of root damage
Please define "root damage" in this specific situation. While you're at it, define "a bit."
I thought I was out of the woods on the root damage front.
Well, you would be, if you have identified the cause of the problem and corrected it. But I don't see any mention of this step. Additionally, a plant needs to have a balance between its root system and the above-ground portion of said plant. In other words, if you take an otherwise healthy plant and chop off half its root system, well... you'd better be doing some major pruning of the "greenery" if you want it to
remain healthy. This is half the reason why people who keep plants (such as mother plants) long-term in soil, in the same container, will take it out of its container, cut (for example) an inch of soil/roots away from the sides and bottom, use new/fresh soil to make up for it when putting the plant back in its container, and then
prune the plant to match.
The other possibly important piece of info is that I had read that you can use urine diluted with 10 parts water for nitrogen so I had actually used that for watering
Know that, since I am also poor, I am trying
very hard to not laugh. I suppose a few people have probably used their own (I hope it was
your own) urine to fertilize their plants in the 40 or more years that plant nutrients have been easily available - but I don't think even High Times has mentioned the practice in decades. I don't suppose you measured the pH of your... concoction right before you poured it into your plant's container? If it was fresh, you're healthy, you drink a healthy amount of water daily and not much in the way of coffee or other caffeinated beverages, and didn't use the "first urine of the day," the pH was
probably not
horrible (at a guess, somewhere around 6.0) - but I think I read somewhere years ago that the pH of urine tends to fall over time, so if you had stored it for whatever reason before deciding to turn it into Miracle Gro, lol, its pH would likely have tanked.
I could get into the puns, but I'll leave that to the next folks who comment.
Somehow, I managed to resist - the OP has enough to deal with already and, besides, I wouldn't want him(?) to get pissed at me.
EDIT: Oops
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