No water for 3 days!!??

[wolfeman]

Boy did I screw up. I have 10 plants in week four of flowering. These plants are in Rockwool cubes divided into two 4x4 flood and drain trays. One of the pumps became unplugged and five of my girls had no water for (3) 12/12 cycles. Needless to say they are very dried out. I fixed the problem with the pump so they are getting water again.

My question is: Are they ruined? Is it a waste of time trying to revive them? Should I just harvest them now?

As I said, they are very dried out. They look like a plant that was chopped and hung for three days. Sooo, I thought before I pulled them, I would ask around. Any input would be appreciated...

Stats: 5x10 room
3x1000 HPS
daytime temp 83-85F
humidity 43%
Co2 1450
80Ga res with proper nutes for week four

Thanks in advance.....Hope someone has an answer for me

 

[kushism]

if they are completely crispy, as in the stems snap and you can pack a bowl right off the plant, i would say harvest them..

 

[Teratron]

Wouldn't hurt to see if you can bring them back. I don't know how dry your buds get after 3 days of hanging but I have seen plants come back from some pretty ugly screw-ups.

You will know within a day if they are going to come back.

 

[Weedman Herb]

Why did it take you 3 days to notice? Have they perked up yet? You need to tighten up your game ... seriously ... they aren't going to get you very "high" at 4 weeks ... you'll probably catch a headache not a buzz ...

 

[kushism]

plants can be very resilient, but i know after 3 days of hanging how my buddies plants look, and seriously if your plants are at that point, just cut them down.. it will take you longer to try and determine if they will come back, and if they do there is a good chance that they will be way behind the others in the room, so in the long run you will be wasting more time.. it will take you longer than 3 days to get those ladies back to health if possible... Is it worth it to try and let them recover, or take them down and start with fresh plants.. IMO take them down.. if they are as crispy as you say, there is not really much hope..

 

[hanz.progress]

bad man!

 

[wolfeman]

I was away for the weekend, bummer. The pots were heavy when I left, so I figured all was good. They haven't perked up yet, so I'll give 'em another day because they haven't gotten worse either. I tried to snap a stem- and it wouldn't...it just bent. So maybe there's hope. Thanks

Why did it take you 3 days to notice? Have they perked up yet? You need to tighten up your game ... seriously ... they aren't going to get you very "high" at 4 weeks ... you'll probably catch a headache not a buzz ...

 

[hanz.progress]

wolfeman: jeaaú

 

[wolfeman]

Huh?

Huh?

wolfeman: jeaaú

Not sure what that means bro..lol

I took them out of direct light (turned one off, and moved 'em under it; with water of course!). Left them in for a week, no difference- so I pulled them. I have a friend who is like a professional smoker- he came over and took a puff...he like it enough that we went ahead and harvested them. So all is not lost......thanks for your input guys!!

 

[kushism]

glad it was salvageable.. although week 4 is early hopefully it was decent smoke