badly wilting outdoors plant

[NPK]

Hey y'all,

I've got a bunch of White Widow growing in my backyard. All are happy and healthy except one: the third from the left in the bottom terrace. Take a look:

Despite (or maybe because of?) heavy watering in a recent heat wave, she is wilting badly. She's received the same exact treatement as all the other girls in my garden, so I'm floored as to what's gone wrong. And I'm worried because she's one of my biggest plants!

I've ruled out the heat wave as the cause, because if that were the problem ALL my plants would look like this. Does anyone have any clue as to what's going on here?

 

[glock23]

I lost a 9 foot sativa earlier this year. it started off wilting like yours. the cause? overferting. I don't know if that's the problem in your case, but I would totally water the heck out of em. my 9 footer had no roots left when it died. i just plucked the entire stem right up out of the soil...it was my biggest female. considering one of the other ones reached 11 feet, I honestly believe the 9 footer could have been 13 ft.

 

[MK-Ultra]

Have you done anything different to this plant? Did you happen to water it in the heat of the day? Has me stumped too. Is there anything working in the Soil around it. Maybe something is munching on the roots or something. I really hope other's will jump in and maybe help ya figure this out. sorry i don't know what all you have done so i do not know what to tell you. She sure is Wilting BADLY...

 

[NPK]

Glock, it may very well be a fert problem. I recently gave the ladies some 5-10-10 ferts and it's possible that I went too heavy on this one. Yeah...bet that's what it is. I'll take your advice and water the livin' bejesus outta her. I sure hope she makes a comeback.

Sucks about your sativa...hope your yield off the survivors makes up for the loss.

Thanks for ringing in, fellas

 

[Lucky 7]

very nice garden there, NPK

 

[glock23]

Whoa there NPK..the other possibility could be root rot. Unfortunately it could mean you'd be better off letting the roots dry out a little... See if u can poke a hole down near it and see if you can see any roots down there...Excessive watering and overferting can lead to root rot, too...

 

[NPK]

Thanks man! I'm really proud of it. It's the first "real" outdoor grow I've done in twenty years!

 

[mitsu1]

With all the plants getting the same treatment..I'd have to agree with MK-Ultra something going on in the root zone..She's still green hummmm...Do you folar feed them?? Or just the soil??....The rest look great..What a bitch!!...If she doesn't come back at least your not out of weed!!!...peace

 

[glock23]

yep, it could be root rot too...I also agree with the rest about your garden looking real good man. reminds me of my uncle's place in the bay...

 

[NPK]

Yeah, I suspected overwatering, but then I thought not because all the ladies would look like that. But you never know--each plant is a little different--so yeah, I'll check out the roots and look for rot. Good call.

 

[trybud]

i had the same exact thing happen to me 3 weeks ago...i was manually flowering a 'big kahuna' by bringing it in/out of my shed daily and 1 morning (2 hours after feeding) i went back out to check on them and it was wilted. i brought it in and misted it and it never recovered.(this is all before the heat wave, temps in 90's) a day or 2 later i pull the plant froms its 5 gallon bucket and the roots were orange colored and swollen/slimy....is this overfert ( i gave it about 2 gallons of floronova grow@ 1100 ppm, ph 6.3) or a fungal attack? my plant looked exactly like the one in the picture as far as the wilting goes.........

 

[glock23]

Overferting or overwatering can pretty much kill the roots and then the fungi get to work on 'em....

 

[glock23]

Another possibility is root aphids or fungus gnats...do you see any bugs flying or crawling around on the soil?

 

[glock23]

Hope you don't mind...here are a few pics of the big female I lost next to a healthier (but smaller) female...






i honestly feel nauseous looking at these pics..I can't believe I killed her! She would've yielded at least a lb.

this was pure indian sativa grown outside in tropical Asian jungle...

 

[NPK]

Aw man, that SUCKS, Glock. No wonder ya felt sick.

Haven't notived any unwelcome bugs in the soil, but I haven't looked for 'em, either. I'll keep an eye out.

 

[sproutco]

Disease clogging the plants ability to transport water in the stem or roots.
http://www.uoguelph.ca/pdc/Factsheets/Diseases/VascularWiltDiseaseHomeGarden.htm

 

[420KushMaster]

nice outdoor grow

 

[NPK]

Awww man, sproutco...I sure as hell hope you're wrong, because I'd be totally SICK if that spread to the rest of my plants (and you can bet I'm gonna be keeping an even closer eye on 'em now, looking for signs). But I guess that's as likely a reason as any. Thanks for the link.

Thanks 420KushMaster. Let's just hope the rest of the grow stays that way.

 

[sproutco]

No big deal about the disease. Probably won't affect any other plants. When I planted my vegetable garden this year, 2 out of maybe 20 pepper plants got vascular wilt from either a fungus or bacteria. This is just life. When the infected plant dies, which will probably happen, you can cut the stem and see that it is often discolored maybe brown in the vascular portion. There is nothing to really look for as far as signs of the disease nor is there anything you can really do to stop it. So, try to water infrequently as possible to prevent root infections. Also, try not to wet the stems and leaves when watering...apply the water directly to the soil that is mulched.

 

[Hex]

Might be a tad late but because of the larger size of the plant it may well need more water to sustain the turgidity... err turgidness? who knows the point is the larger the size the more water it will surely need to keep the leaves standing up well thats my opinion