how big should a plant be b4 i start 2 water untill water drips threw the holes

boneyshapeye

boneyshapeye

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how big should a plant get b4 i start 2 water it till the water drips threw the bottom?

roots are prob like 1.5 inches- 2 inches deep. pots about 5.5-6 inches of soil they have about 2 inches on the tap and have a few lil roots coming off the side of it 6-7 lil roots very thin.
 
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hobo80

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As soon as you see roots coming out the bottom, you can start watering until the water drips out the bottom.
 
boneyshapeye

boneyshapeye

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ya i just have sum reli small holes on the bottom of a 16oz cup mini screw driver holes think i should make em a lil larger b4 they get all the way down thier think about the size of a sharipe marker would do it
 
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hobo80

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boneyshapeye said:
ya i just have sum reli small holes on the bottom of a 16oz cup mini screw driver holes think i should make em a lil larger b4 they get all the way down thier think about the size of a sharipe marker would do it
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If it's a 16oz. cup, and the holes are the size of a sharpie tip, I would make eight holes. Water slowly so the soil can soak it up.
 
rbahadosingh

rbahadosingh

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you should water until water drips out of the bottom every time regardless of what size the roots are. the roots will grow and seek out the water.
 
boneyshapeye

boneyshapeye

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what happens after they start to come out the bottom i was planning on staying with a small 16 oz'er should i just tuck em back in ither that or i can go with a lil wider pot im limited with 21'' inches to the celing i was trying to keep it short dident reli wanna transplant to sumthing much taller than that i was going for a sog short run with this
 
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hobo80

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rbahadosingh said:
you should water until water drips out of the bottom every time regardless of what size the roots are. the roots will grow and seek out the water.
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As soon as a plant is transplanted, the roots are in shock and they don't seek water, that's why in my opinion, I only water the center for the first water. For the second water, I water thoroughly.
 
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hobo80

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boneyshapeye said:
what happens after they start to come out the bottom i was planning on staying with a small 16 oz'er should i just tuck em back in ither that or i can go with a lil wider pot im limited with 21'' inches to the celing i was trying to keep it short dident reli wanna transplant to sumthing much taller than that i was going for a sog short run with this
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If they start to come out the bottom, they will be "air pruned", so don't worry about it. If it starts to get too tall for your space, bend it down a bit. :mrgreen:
 
boneyshapeye

boneyshapeye

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will a 16;ozer cup usaly tend to make a plant shorter cause of less room for root devolpment or does this not matter and the roots will all just go sidwayz and make up for it
 
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hobo80

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boneyshapeye said:
will a 16;ozer cup usaly tend to make a plant shorter cause of less room for root devolpment or does this not matter and the roots will all just go sidwayz and make up for it
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Roots don't like to go sideways but they will. There is a limit though with only 16oz.
 
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