One single plant suddenly turned into this

[lastmob]

Hi all,

Thanks a lot for all replies, I really appreciate you taking the time to try and help.

I removed all dead leaf, let the coco dry a bit and switched my watering style and the plant bounced back beautifully. So, no - it wasn't a goner. I can snap some pics if anyone's interested.

Since I've already started this thread, I might ask another thing I am trying to figure out. I understand coco performs best when it is kept damp and not soaking but how wet exactly? Sometimes, I still think it is damp enough as a whole on the surface but I see dry crumbles and the plants are drooping. I know it is difficult to explain with words but if you can give me some clues on how to figure out the right amount of dampness I gotta shoot for, I'd be grateful.

Cheers people

 

[philberg]

Put a small saucer or bowl upside down in

your tray to keep your pot out of the run off.

Coco is hard to over water, but there are different types out there, a

little perlite can help the drainage.

 

[Dropped Cat]

Glad to hear that plant recovered.

I slouch corrected, lol

 

[Critter]

imo its a Misconception that you should keep coco wet, its just a possible use as compared to soil which you dont want to stay wet, but like soil you dont want it super dried up.
When i have a plant that is in a 1gal and for the beginning after up pot in a 3gal i always try to let the coco dry a bit. Some coco stays wet for a long time so color isnt such a good indicator. Time and pot weight is. Let er dry out and flood her a few times then your on your way to a coco plant that can be heavily watered everyday and even multiple times a day with less volume per

 

[lastmob]

imo its a Misconception that you should keep coco wet, its just a possible use as compared to soil which you dont want to stay wet, but like soil you dont want it super dried up.
When i have a plant that is in a 1gal and for the beginning after up pot in a 3gal i always try to let the coco dry a bit. Some coco stays wet for a long time so color isnt such a good indicator. Time and pot weight is. Let er dry out and flood her a few times then your on your way to a coco plant that can be heavily watered everyday and even multiple times a day with less volume per

It's basically what I did... I used to water twice a day, trying to "keep it wet", then tried once a day and now I settled for once every other day (for the stage they're in, of course). Plants finally look happy.

I guess the 400W they're under is a bit on the weak side and air RH is kept high as well, and they don't drink that much water as a result.

Thanks for chiming in.

 

[doams]

when you see a little bit of dried coco bits here and there at the top of the pot its the best time to water again from my experience its not that bad to let it dry even more in veg but not in flower.
I rather water little less rather than a bit "more" trick is to water the pot evenly so there are no dry spots left in parts of coco.