solution is to water the plant less.
Roots have a harder time drawing water
as the medium dries. During the light hours,
the need for water is especially acute. If the
roots have no moisture; first the bottom
leaves and then the entire plant starts to
wilt. Water must be added before the
leaves die, which can be only a matter of
hours. The old myth that water stressing
the plant increases potency is not relevant
to indoor cultivation.
Slight chronic over fertilizing can cause
the leaves to curl either upward or
underneath. Heavy over fertilizing can
cause the plant to wilt in a matter of
minutes. When the soil medium has a
higher concentration of salts (nutrients)
than the plant, it draws water from the
plant. The only solution growers reported to
this problem is to get rid of the excess
nutrient by rinsing it out. Once the plant
starts to wilt, a few minutes may mean life
or death.
THE PESTS
The best way to deal with pests is to
prevent them from infecting the garden. A
smart gardener never goes to the indoor
garden after being in the yard or around
outdoor plants. S/he may inadvertently
carry in pests. While they are kept in check
naturally outdoors, they have a field day
indoors in a much less hostile environment.
Healthy plants should be kept away from
infected plants and should not be handled
after handling infected ones. The pests
most likely to infect an indoor garden are