5-Step Solution to 99.9% of Cannabis/marijuana Growing Problems

Arm yourself with the knowledge of the following 5 simple things to check when your plants get sick, and you’ll know how to give your plants a 100% recovery.

Step 1: Verify Watering Habits & Root Health

Step 2: Diagnose Nutrient Problems & Deficiencies

Step 3: Check Environment

Step 4: Identify Light Issues

Step 5: Diagnose Pests (sometimes you never actually see the bugs)

These tips were specially made to fix a whole host of possible issues with minimal work.

Catching and solving problems quickly means bigger, bulkier, more potent buds. Your cannabis plants will love you for it!

Step 1: Verify Watering Habits & Root Health

The roots are the heart of your cannabis plants. When roots become sick, the health of the entire plant quickly falls apart.

Drooping or wilting is the main symptom of watering or root problems. Plants droop when they have “wet feet” for too long, if they get too dry between waterings, or if their roots get sick.

Yet sometimes, cannabis plants with unhappy roots show no signs that there are problems until things become grim. Luckily, it’s easy to check for issues and even easier to solve them once you know what to do.

Watering and root problems can also cause a variety of other symptoms including yellowing, nutrient deficiencies, leaf spots, brown edges, curling, and more.

What to do? Use the checklists below to diagnose whether your plant is over-watered, under-watered, or has a root problem.

Check for signs of under-watering

Overwatering is easily the most common growth problem, but it can be tricky to diagnose. Go through this list carefully and if you suspect overwatering, check the link below to see pictures and get detailed solutions.

• Plants seem droopy (at least some of the time) or wilted
• Plants seem better right after getting watered
• Nutrient deficiencies appear even though you’re on top of nutrients and pH
• Dark green coloring
• Slow growth
• Grow medium looks dry or dusty
• Grow medium is very airy and drains quickly
• The plant feels very light for its size (this means there’s not much water in the growing medium)

Check for signs of under-watering

• Plants seem droopy (at least some of the time) or wilted
• Plants seem better right after getting watered
• Nutrient deficiencies appear even though you’re on top of nutrients and pH
• Dark green coloring
• Slow growth
• Grow medium looks dry or dusty
• Grow medium is very airy and drains quickly
• The plant feels very light for its size (this means there’s not much water in the growing medium)

Root Rot

• Roots can get mushy and “rot” in a growing medium that stays really wet for a long time, though typically root rot happens in a hydroponic setup
• The main symptom is brown or smelly roots
• Plants display symptoms very similar to over and under-watering (deficiencies, discolored leaves, drooping, etc.)

In hydroponics, root health is key to success. React quickly if you noticed roots look brown or unhealthy

Tips for healthy roots

• Start with a great growing medium including super soil, good potting soil, coco, or hydro. Don’t use dirt you find outside or low-quality potting mixes.
• Water potted plants properly! Make sure water can drain freely from potted plants, and don’t water too often. Learn how to water potted cannabis plants so you never run into problems.
• Make sure that roots get plenty of oxygen. With potted plants, the growing medium should be relatively loose as opposed to dense. Roots need oxygen to stay healthy. If you have a thick grow medium, mixing in some perlite is an easy way to adds more pockets of air. In a hydroponic setup where the roots are growing directly in water, the more bubbles the better (up to a point), as this dissolves lots of oxygen directly in the water. Water that is at a lower temperature can also hold more oxygen than water at a higher temperature. That means controlling the temperature is extra important in a hydroponics setup.
• If you’re using a non-standard growing medium (anything besides soil, coco coir, hydro, etc.), know how to take care of your plants in their growing medium. For example, it can be difficult to grow cannabis in something like straight perlite unless you maintain a water reservoir because perlite can not hold any water. Straight Rockwool is bad for the opposite reason, it holds onto a lot of water and not enough air.
• Your plant roots cannot be allowed to dry out or sit in stagnant water. Roots need a good mix of both moisture and oxygen for the fastest growth
• Add a root supplement to your water to encourage healthy roots.

Step 2: Diagnose Nutrient Problems & Deficiencies

Cannabis nutrient problems are often closely related to the pH at the roots of your plants. That’s because when the root pH is off, it can cause your plant to show signs of a nutrient deficiency, even if the nutrients are actually there in the soil. Even if you’re providing nutrients, plants may get nutrient deficiencies if the pH is off.

This magnesium deficiency is the result of the pH being too low at the roots.

Growers need to monitor their root pH in almost all growing setups for the best results. Cannabis plants prefer a slightly acidic root environment. Some growers get lucky and the pH of their water happens to be just right without additional adjustment or monitoring. Yet most growers will achieve better growth and plant health by monitoring pH. Being aware of your pH helps you understand when things are going wrong. Luckily, nutrient and root pH problems are easy to solve with the right information.

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