Recently got a clone as father's day gift, she's just not happy. What should i do to change that? Help!

Wife got the clone for me from CannaProvisions for father’s day cause she’s awesome.
But the plant just doesn’t seem to be happy.
First pic is the day she came home.
Second Pic was after some water and she perked up but drooped again really quickly so i thought she outgrew the little pouch it started in and transplanted into a 3 gallon and watered.
Pic 3 is the day after transplanting, she’s very sad.
She’s growing in coco coir under a spider Farmer sf2000 light at 70%.
How can i bring her back to herself?
Any and all help is GREATLY appreciated



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She looks thirsty. Water 7% to 10% of the medium. So 0.2 to 0.3 gallon of water for a 3 gallon pot.

Edit:
Red colored stems can be an indicator for a CalMag deficiency or lock out.

The leaves could be a bit darker, I would also feed more Nitrogen.

Wrinkled leaves, are a sign of stress. Often triggered by a too high or too low pH value.

Happy growing and congrats for your clone and wife!

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Thank you so much for a reply.
I watered her yesterday after the initial transplant, should i water again this soon as you recommended? Also, what company should i look into for the calmag?

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You’re welcome!
Go for it, it’s hard to overwater in fabric pot anyway, if you have some air circulation in your tent. Regarding the CalMag, I can’t recommend a certain company. Get something what’s available for you and get something cheap. CalMag is pretty basic stuff and you can buy it cheaply in any garden center. :slight_smile:

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In a 3 gallon pot of coco you will be needing watering/feeding just about every day at this stage, a couple of times a day later. Its really hard to over water in coco

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I feed on every watering in my coco plants too, just keep the ph to around 5.8 and adjust the nutrient strength to suit the plant. Also like @Lynx_361 suggested cal mag is essential for coco because of the way it hols onto certain things, calcium is a big one that it will kind of steal from the plant.

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Agree with @Lynx_361 and think she’s still a little thirsty. I like to go by the 7 to 10 percent water to gallons of soil ratio as well. The roots could still be acclimating to its new zone if they were bound at all. Also 70% seems a little high on light intensity on one of those 2000s but that just depends on the height of your light above the canopy and how many hours of light per day they get. If you have the Photon app check your DLI and PAR

As far as calmag, look if it’s nitrate derived or phosphate derived. Nitrate derived like GH’s CaliMagic or Botanicare’s CalMag Plus is best for deficiency fixes as the plant absorbs it much faster than a phosphate derived CalMag like gypsum. I use both CaliMagic (for deficiency fixes and autos) and Roots Organic CalMag for my organic grows where I use it to supplement an already healthy grow. I like the CalMag Plus during veg as well but you have to watch the extra nitrogen they add to it. Good luck and happy Father’s Day!

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Thanks so much for all the replies guys.
Ordered the calmag yesterday just waiting on it.
Hope to post an update soon

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Coco likes to stay moist all the time. Yes it can be hard to overwater coco but believe me it can be done. Using salt-based nutes you want 10-20% runoff to help wash the extra salt away. You definitely don’t want to get salt to build up in the medium, it’s a good way to cause all kinds of issues. You can get nute toxicities and deficiencies along with pH issues from salt buildup.

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