Help with drooping leaves
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They do not look that bad at all at this time. Something like what I see there would not be a worry to me. To help give a few ideas and explain what might be happening then a bit more info is needed.
Sometimes I am transplanting to a pot that is just as deep as the original pot; the difference being that the new pot is much wider. If this is happening I will rip off handfuls of roots from the bottom of the root ball making it smaller. That way I can have a layer of soil under the root mass and it does not seem to have any effect on the plant. I just finish the transplanting, tamp the soil down and water and sometimes then add a bit more soil. No wilting or drooping of leaves.
If you watered after doing the transplanting that would not be something to cause overwatering no matter how much water was used. Overwater is caused by watering enough day after day that the soil does not have a chance to start to dry out a bit. The soil itself can handle the excess water but the plant roots can suffer because the excess water cuts off the supply of soil oxygen, etc.
If after a day it still looks like the plant is drooping and you have already given some water to moisten the soil take another photo from the same angle as the one in the first msg.
The missing info is "trim a little" what? Trim some leaves or leaves & stems or trim/prune some roots. Also, transplant from what size container to what size is the new container?
Sometimes I am transplanting to a pot that is just as deep as the original pot; the difference being that the new pot is much wider. If this is happening I will rip off handfuls of roots from the bottom of the root ball making it smaller. That way I can have a layer of soil under the root mass and it does not seem to have any effect on the plant. I just finish the transplanting, tamp the soil down and water and sometimes then add a bit more soil. No wilting or drooping of leaves.
This caught my attention. When I am getting ready to transplant from one pot to another I will water the plant so that the root ball is nice and moist. This helps to promote a quick spurt of root growth once the plant is in the new soil. Is it possible that the soil was dry and not moist during the transplanting?
It could be 'transplant shock' especially if the soil in the first pot was somewhat dry from not watering enough before starting the switch over to the larger pot. The roots could have experienced some damage and being dry it would take time for them to recover.
If you watered after doing the transplanting that would not be something to cause overwatering no matter how much water was used. Overwater is caused by watering enough day after day that the soil does not have a chance to start to dry out a bit. The soil itself can handle the excess water but the plant roots can suffer because the excess water cuts off the supply of soil oxygen, etc.
If after a day it still looks like the plant is drooping and you have already given some water to moisten the soil take another photo from the same angle as the one in the first msg.
A plant that is droopy right after up potting is feeling some stress so raising or turning down your lights for a few days could help it ease back into grow mode.
