limp leaves

[demcc3]

Hello! Is this over watering? Leaves seem to be fine...its just the tops that look limp like this. I just fed her last Thursday morning. The plant is in a 5-gal cloth pot and I am using one of those three-way $8 moisture meters. The meter already reads almost dry yet pot still feels heavy. I'm thinking 1) trash the meter and 2) water/feed with less than a gallon?

 

[Mr.furley]

Those meters are junk! Trash the meter, then wait till the pot is lite when lifted to water again. If you are in coco Make sure you to get 20% runoff each watering and if your in soil make sure the whole pot is wet with little to no runoff.

 

[Mr.furley]

And yes that's overwatering from water to little to frequently.

 

[Stevepmd]

What are you growing with Pro Mix ,Coco or soil I was having the same problem my p.ants would droop after watering but the plants would come back.

 

[demcc3]

I'm growing in soil. Its a 50/50 mix of Fox Farms Happy Frog and Ocean. I'm hearing that if I want I can stick with that mix but add some perlite. A LOT of people are suggesting Pro Mix instead.

 

[MeestaFeesha]

I'm in FF Happ Frog and content with it. I think that 1gal for a 5gal pot is fine, it's really the amount of run-off that you're looking for, which can be difficult to gauge with fabric pots. I give my 7gal about 1.5-2gal of water, and my 25gal 4-6gal. The time between my waterings is settling around every 3-4 days. Although I have one finicky drinker I have to keep an eye on.

In 5gal pots I would gauge when to water based on weight, and how dry your top soil has become.

 

[demcc3]

Im getting ready for work now but when I get home I'm actually going to do a feeding and then weigh them

 

[MeestaFeesha]

I'd recommend trying it by "feel", there's a noticeable difference between wet and dry pots. Water weight ain't no joke! 😋