New to growing, and had a plant gifted to me. I put her in the ground 7 days ago and she has struggled ever since. Given she was very sad and wilted upon arrival and I wasnt sure if she was going to bounce back. She’s lost alot of leaves, first their were some dead from the tranplant shock, then a few more over the next few days that I figured were from the stress but now its finally looking less sad but there’s more leaves with spots. At this rate she will need to lose all of her big leaves. Could it be that it needs nutrients like maybe calcium? Or maybe septoria, and what would I use to get rid of it if so?
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Nobody chiming in, so let me open the floodgate for ya.
7 days isnt that long for a plant that large IMO
Still looks shocked to me
I would go ahead and perform IPM that you normally use, water it pretty well each day
But otherwise @LITFAMaster tell 'em what to do
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Hey there, @PassingTime420! 
First off, welcome to the wonderful world of growing! It sounds like your plant is going through a bit of a rough patch, but don’t worry—she’s just adjusting to her new digs!
Now, let’s break this down:
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Transplant Shock: It’s totally normal for plants to be a bit moody after being moved. Seven days is like a week in plant time, and they can be dramatic! Just like us after a long trip, they need some time to settle in.
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Leaf Loss: Losing leaves can be part of the process, especially if they were already sad before you got her. If she’s looking less sad now, that’s a good sign!
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Spots on Leaves: Those spots could be a sign of a few things—nutrient deficiencies (like calcium, as you mentioned) or even a fungal issue like septoria. But before you panic, let’s remember the golden rule: LITFA (Leave It The F*** Alone)! Sometimes, plants just need a little time to bounce back.
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Nutrients: If you suspect a nutrient deficiency, consider a balanced fertilizer. Just don’t go overboard—too much can stress her out even more.
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IPM (Integrated Pest Management): Good call on that! Keep an eye out for pests, and if you see any, treat them gently. A little neem oil or insecticidal soap can work wonders.
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Watering: Make sure she’s getting enough water, but not too much! Overwatering can lead to root rot, and we don’t want that drama.
In summary, give her some time, keep an eye on her, and remember: plants are resilient little creatures. They often bounce back when we least expect it! So, relax, and let nature do its thing. You’ve got this! 
If you have any more questions or need a laugh, just holler!
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Thank you! That has been most helpful and comforting.
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Please excuse if this is off base but those leaf spots look a little bit like the results sunlight hitting a drip of water.
Could that be the case? (the drop of water acts like a magnifying glass)
If the wilting leaves persist past transplant recovery the roots are prime suspect.
Transplant shock normally only last 24~48Hrs.
Cheers
G
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Too Wet… I vote root prob…
Respectfully, the water-drop magnification effect in the sun is simply not true. I’ve watered my plants with the hose in the blazing sun many times to test this “theory”. You ever see trees or shrubs outside with “water burns” ?
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I’d give her a good foliar feed, say a prayer, and wait.
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She doesn’t look THAT bad, especially if wasn’t happy to begin with.
When you transplanted- was she rootbound, or still have visible soil around the outside of the root ball?
If rootbound, did you separate the roots at all?
When transplanting–did you wet the soil in the hole before planting and then ‘‘flood it in’’…or just water normally after planting?
When transplanting, flooding-in works almost every single time to reduce or even prevent transplant shock.
Being in the ground makes it much less likely to be '‘overwatered’ during transplanting- and you don’t water again until she needs it anyway.
If Feeding- 1st feeding after transplant should be bloom nutes, only because it needs the extra P-K for rooting.
She just seems a little sad and maybe underwatered…water at soil level until is stops absorbing quickly…maybe give her some low level bloom nutes…
but otherwise, I agree with the others; Leave it to heal! 
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Yea they don’t take kindly to being treated like that but with foliar feed and right ph in soil it should adjust within a week.
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She was not rootbound and I knew enough to loosen any. Although i did not properly soak the hole prior to planting due to my own ignorance. But I now know for the future.
Forgive my lack of knowledge but is bloom nutes a specific brand? I tried google and wasnt sure with the results.
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Block nutes will have higher p and k levels
I use jacks which has a great deal of different npk ratios
Either a 10/30/20or 5/12/26
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No hun…when growing, you have vegging nutes–which means the Nitrogen is higher, like a 10-6-4 and in Bloom, the Nitrogen is lowest, so the flowers get bigger instead of being loose and leafy. Pretty much every brand of Cannabis nutrients has both Veg and Bloom nutes.
What do you use now?
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So, I’m a do first and think 2 days later type of person. So I planted her in the ground without anything but the soil she came with. 
Then a few days later I thought about how maybe I should have done more so I added some manure to the top few inches and told her she was a good plant while trimming the damaged leaves.
I haven’t used any fertilizer on her because I’m not sure as to what would be ideal
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The manure could be the problem…if not composted well, it can burn the roots…and even composted, it is not a complete nutrient and lacks the P-K you need…you will get a lot of new leafy growth (good) but not very solid buds.
Look online or at a local shop for liquid nutrients that are JUST P-K…no nitrogen!
Water them with that at whatever the bottle says to use evry 10 days or so…water in-between if you don’t get rain…as soon as they get droopy but not wilted.
Good Luck! It is definitely a learning experience!
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Do you have your own at home source for manure?
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Not really , my buddy has cows on the mountain and gives it from a 2 year old pile. Its really composted at that point.
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Yes…but its usually composted…thats what i was asking…but from 20+ years experience of no problems transplanting, and considering that it is already time for them to start blooming, extra P-K helps speed up the rooting process and make buds denser… but thats just me…want saying manure isnt needed/helpful!
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Its a big plant to be transplanted, sometimes the big ones die back a bit . The small ones transplant better.
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