Plants a little wilty

I have had my plant for a while about a month and her leafs are staring to look a little bleached and wilted i have been watering it every other day and leaving the light on 24/7 since thats what i was told to do.

 

i hear your supposed to give ur plant 12 hours of NO light everyday for about 2 months

 

24/0 light until the plant is sexually mature (at least), 12/12 when you want the plant to bud.
You also need to provide the plants with quality potting soil (or hydro set-up), enough of the correct kind and intesity light, nutrients, and ventilation.
Water when needed, not "every other day."
Do you know there are many growbooks available free, on-line, that can tell you the correct way to grow marijuana?

 

DUDE DUDE DUDE!!!!!! TRust me on this never water your plant all day. Ok I'll give you expert hints on growing alright . Now I've read grow guides and watched many things on growing and this is what you should do. Since your plant is about a month old this is what you should do. Give your plant water every 3 days and light 12 hours on and 12 hours off. You want her to go to flowering stage which means your bud will grow on your plant which means weed haha!!! This is what you want to go for so do that 12 hours light , 12 hours dark to start her flowering process. Later when you find the sex if female, start using either organics or fertilizer after you determine the sex. Only use ferts (once) a week and within 2 months or 3 months your palnt will have buds formed and will be ready to harvest and enjoy smokin. So good luck .

 

If your plant is a month old- dont bother going to 12/12 yet- chances are it wont sex unless you have an indica or mostly indica strain.
I Think you need to put your pot full of soil completely under water- to flood out the air pockets.
Air pockets in containers can kill a plant, and is generally the first cause of wilting indoors. Flood it like this once a week-or when it gets wilty. Be sure to let the soil dry adequately between soakings.
ALSO if you are using tapwater- let it sit in an open container for 24 to 48 hours before using it. Chlorine can kill a plant- this lets it escape.

 

never submerge pots in water air cannott kill your plants all you will do is stress the root system out air contains oxygen and is essential for good root developement

 

hands of light
I have certificates in nursery and landscape technology. I disagree.
Air pockets can kill your plants.
I soak mine once a week.Or everytime i water depending on how hot it is ...
And airpockets are almost always the cause of "wilty" container plants.
It is just like a flood and drain hydro sysytem if you soak them properly.
I currently have a 75 plant grow going- from dixi cups to 5 gallon pots.
I am one man and if i did not soak them once or twice a week some would surely die.
But by the same token- other side-
If someone were to have a couple, or few plants going and they soaked them daily- the plants would more than likely get rootrot eventually.And may die.
When the pots drain the air returns to the soil- "nitrolized" soil, & dry spots require soaking.
tiedye

 

"Air pockets" will NOT kill a plant.
In fact, there's no such thing. How the fuck you gonna get an air pocket in a container of potting soil?
Tiedye's probably think of air embolism(sp), which can occur during cloning, when air gets into a stem.
I've grown thousands of pot plants over the last 37 years and have NEVER encountered an "air pocket".

The roots of marijuana plants like to dry out between waterings.

 

I Guess you can listen to the naysayers if ya want.
Why would I be referring to an embolism when we are discussing nursery practices.
My teacher for nursery tech even taught us to flood our potted plants- especially when trasplanting.
Growing plants outdoor in soil does not even come close to being indoor in a nursery setting. I dont care how many you grew in the past. I maintain 75 right this moment almost all indoor- and they are all in containers.
They get their airpockets flooded every week.
How many courses have you completed with actual requirements for completion Rangerdanger.?
Oh leeme guess- Tha backyard bullshitter with beer in hand manual?

 

:H whatever

 

Ummm, how 'bout a degree in Biology from Cal State Poly?
But that doesn't matter. For I have 37 years of education growing pot.

Let me educate you. Roots do not do well in saturated soil, esp. marijuana. When you flood a pot plant, growth ceases until enough water evaporates to let the roots do their thing.
Have you ever heard of hydroponics? In my ebb and flo set-up, the roots are sitting in air--just air--for 3.5 hours out of every 4.

You're wrong so consistantly I'm beginning to wonder if you're doing this on purpose.

 

I have a Doctors degree in horticulture from Devrie University :sunglasse :sunglasse :sunglasse

 

Does anybody want to see the size of my cock its also massive

 

Some Scottish humor,man we need any we can get around here.

 

Ok everbody bow downto rangerdanger because he knows THE ONLY right way to grow pot.

 

I have heard of air pockets effecting plant growth,but from what I have heard its typically in rocky geography.

 

Well my problems seem to stem from clay based soils - which of course were mixed for outdoors growing. By having to dig up my garden and bring it indoors- this soil ended up in growbags. Believe me when i tell you Its too much work trying to mix your own organic soils for containers. The plants are growing fine- and one thing I discovered.
(because for me everygrow is an experiment- always room for improvement)
Is that a dense compact clay medium will restrict the height and influence the girth of sativas, Which can be benificial for growing landrace indoors.
Also in the growfaqs on overgrow uncle ben mentions (watering from bottom up) in regards to underwatering.
In my case it is the dense casting based medium i mixed from nature, with quite a few rocks your right mean. L.O.L.

5. Underwatering - not only is the plant now stressed due to a low supply of adequate moisture, but carbohydrate production has been greatly compromised (screwed up). Step up the watering frequency, and if need be, organic growers may need to water from the bottom up until moisture levels reach a norm throughout the medium. If the pot feels light to the lift - it’s time to water. Don’t wait until the soil pulls away from the sides of the pot or leaves droop before you water. And of course, leach once in a while to get rid of excess salts.