Help I think underwaterd can I save her
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Sueet
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I don't run hydro, but I do see life in that plant. Get it some water obviously, and see what she is capable of.
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I filled the water and gave it some hydrogen peroxide it’s been an hour or so now and it seems to be getting a lil better but not much hopefully it can recover
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That is a personal decision. The plant is alive, it can recover... it will not recover quickly. How long is too long? Idk, for you. I'd probably expect up to a few weeks at least, depending on the permanent damage which may or may not be bad.
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I do not run hydro either but it is a method that has fascinated me for more years than I want to think about. Anyway, I have some thoughts on your situation.
Get water to it. Then sit back and ask yourself how this happened. I was under the impression that many hydro methods have reservoirs of water that act as a holding tank and will keep a supply going to the plant. I would think that a reservoir of water should have lasted a week or more.
If your system has any pumps and it ran dry then you will have to check all the equipment to be sure it was running right and that nothing was damaged if it ended up running without any water to keep motors or whatever from
running hot.
You might have to adjust the air temperatures and humidity levels until the plant recovers. Cooler air and higher humidity levels will help the plant hold on to any water it is able to absorb through the root system.
I would not give it any fertilizer with a high nitrogen level. Maybe some sort of liquid Potassium or seaweed extract added to to water after recovery starts.
Welcome to the world of a farmer. No leaving on vacation or for a recreational trip while still growing; especially while learned something new or growing a new crop.
Get water to it. Then sit back and ask yourself how this happened. I was under the impression that many hydro methods have reservoirs of water that act as a holding tank and will keep a supply going to the plant. I would think that a reservoir of water should have lasted a week or more.
If your system has any pumps and it ran dry then you will have to check all the equipment to be sure it was running right and that nothing was damaged if it ended up running without any water to keep motors or whatever from
running hot.
Sorry, but that does not make sense. The plant is currently stressed beyond belief and a couple of days of dark will stress it even more. The plant needs photosynthesis in order to produce the sucrose foods it needs to stay alive and heal. Keep it on a vegetative light schedule and as water is moved into the leaves the photosynthesis will take place. Give it several hours of dark every day to let it use any sucrose it has produced.
You might have to adjust the air temperatures and humidity levels until the plant recovers. Cooler air and higher humidity levels will help the plant hold on to any water it is able to absorb through the root system.
I would not give it any fertilizer with a high nitrogen level. Maybe some sort of liquid Potassium or seaweed extract added to to water after recovery starts.
After 48 hours minimum to see which stems and leaves recover. As it is, I see some parts that probably will never recover and will have to be removed in several days.
When you say “gave it water” do you mean it just got moved to that reservoir and you’re watering manually to make sure the roots stay wet?
Are the roots not yet touching the water on their own?
I used to run hydro/aeroponics and I was not able to leave for several days at a time without a DRASTIC pH change happening in my tank.
At first glance I’d say your plant isn’t getting any water at all.
If it is getting water, the water may be compromised and pH WAYYYY OFF.
Cannabis is extremely resilient and if you correct the problem you may see it come back to life fairly quickly.
You don’t have much time to make that happen before it goes beyond the point of no return, though. That plant is suffering
Are the roots not yet touching the water on their own?
I used to run hydro/aeroponics and I was not able to leave for several days at a time without a DRASTIC pH change happening in my tank.
At first glance I’d say your plant isn’t getting any water at all.
If it is getting water, the water may be compromised and pH WAYYYY OFF.
Cannabis is extremely resilient and if you correct the problem you may see it come back to life fairly quickly.
You don’t have much time to make that happen before it goes beyond the point of no return, though. That plant is suffering
Sativa1970
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Assuming your res ran dry?
Plenty of air and water in the res. Dim your lights to half of where you had them. Raise the humidity way up! Turn off exhaust, mist the plant, you want to be in the 90% humidity range. She may take a few days to show any sign of improvement. Eventually she will start to perk back up. New leaves will sprout and the young leaves will recover but the oldest leaves won't. After young leaves perk up and new growth starts you can trim the oldest growth first. The large wilted leaves shading the top go first.
It will be a slow process but you still have healthy growth in there. If you are patient it can be done.
Plenty of air and water in the res. Dim your lights to half of where you had them. Raise the humidity way up! Turn off exhaust, mist the plant, you want to be in the 90% humidity range. She may take a few days to show any sign of improvement. Eventually she will start to perk back up. New leaves will sprout and the young leaves will recover but the oldest leaves won't. After young leaves perk up and new growth starts you can trim the oldest growth first. The large wilted leaves shading the top go first.
It will be a slow process but you still have healthy growth in there. If you are patient it can be done.
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Ok thanks for all the advice and help I filled up my res back up yesterday cuz it was bone dry after I came back and added some hydrogen peroxide I also sprayed the plant to try and up the humidty I’m going to give it 2 weeks on just plain spring water and see if it comes back at all if it does woo if it don’t try again.
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Yes I’m running dwc with a air stone and pump I fill the res about every week but since it’s roots got bigger and I left it needed more water and got super underwaterd. yes the roots are pretty deep in the water I got a decent root ball. It was basically ready to flip ph has been at 6.8 I’ll check again tho and switch if it’s too high
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After about 24 hours trim off anything that is still wilted and has a black or very, very dark green color. If the color looks a bit closer to a normal green then do not trim that off even if it is still wilted.
Tuesday morning take another photo or two and send them our way. Should be able to tell a lot more by then.
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Sativa1970
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Change out the plain water and feed with just shy of what she was getting before. She most likely sucked up all the water and nute burned the roots sitting in the residue. Fresh water will draw the excess nute and PH out of the roots in the first 12 hours. After that she will start flushing all her stored nutrient into the water. Minerals flow from high concentration to the area of lower concentration so the nutrient in the leaves is flowing down the stem, out the roots and into the water. You want the flow going the other way. Just shy of normal nutrient in the res at 5.8PH to push up into the plant. You can mist with 1/4 strength nutrient every other day to give her a boost.
Like wings said color not shape of leaf is what you are looking at. Start with discolored then crispy, then large old shading leaves. Only cut 1/4 or less of the leaves off the plant. Wait a few days then another 1/4 and so on as needed.
I'd give it an 80% chance at a full heathy recovery.
Like wings said color not shape of leaf is what you are looking at. Start with discolored then crispy, then large old shading leaves. Only cut 1/4 or less of the leaves off the plant. Wait a few days then another 1/4 and so on as needed.
I'd give it an 80% chance at a full heathy recovery.
