悟る · diagnose & fix
Cannabis Overwatering
Watering issue · also: root suffocation, drooping wet soil, waterlogged
Droopy, swollen, dark leaves with constantly-wet soil — roots are suffocating from too much water.
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What it looks like
Leaves droop while the medium is still WET, curling down from the stem (firm, swollen 'fat' look rather than wilted-dry). Whole plant looks tired and slow. Often confused with under-watering.
Symptoms
- Drooping leaves with wet/heavy medium
- Leaves firm and curled down from the petiole
- Slow growth, yellowing over time
- Higher risk of root rot / fungus gnats
Causes
- Watering too often / too much volume
- Poor drainage or oversized pot for plant size
- Dense, water-retentive medium
- No dry-back between waterings
How to fix it
- 1Let the medium dry back before the next water (lift the pot — light = dry)
- 2Water less often, not necessarily less each time
- 3Improve drainage; add perlite/airflow to the root zone
Prevention
- Water by pot weight / dry-back, not a fixed schedule
- Pot size matched to plant size
- Airy, well-draining medium
悟る · how satoru tells it apart
Over- and under-watering both droop, but the fixes are opposite. Satoru factors your watering log and medium so you don't water a plant that's already drowning.
Commonly confused with: Underwatering, Root Rot, Nitrogen Deficiency.
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More plant problems
Educational reference for cultivation troubleshooting. Symptoms overlap — when in doubt, match against your own conditions. Satoru fuses your photo with your logged environment for a grounded read.