Overwatered vs Underwatered

SPLFreak808

SPLFreak808

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CommanderTRON said:
Honestly I tend to purposely underwater. But I wanted to check, better safe than sorry, ya know?
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That's why i asked if you've given the smaller plants the same amount of water as the bigger plants because the smaller plants show a more severe droop. Less foliage = slower transpiration... Just a thought
 
DirtyEyeball696

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CommanderTRON said:
Ok no I usually feed them as needed. The ten gal pots get about half a gallon where as the 3 gal pot gets a quart maybe even less sometimes.
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Alittle runoff never hurts anything unless you have no where for the water to go. Overwatering also invites bugs to lay eggs so spray alittle captain jacks on the top of your medium to keep any miners from feeding on your roots.
 
doobie57z

doobie57z

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those bigger plants i would take into the shower and water until i get runoff, let them drain, then leave them alone until they need water again, 3-4 days at this point, in a week it will be 3 days, as it grows, it obviously needs more liquid. This idea of a quart every day isnt natural for soil plants.
 
CommanderTRON

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Ok I gave each enough water to allow run off. The 3 gallon took less than half a gallon and the 10 gallon took about 1 full gallon each. Fingers crossed. When they wake up from their nap I will take a pic. Approximately 2 hrs from now.
 
CommanderTRON

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On a side note does anyone have tap water that runs a little high? Mine averages a ph of about 8.3, I have to give it a drop of ph down to get it to that 6.5 to 6.8 range. ONLY ONE DROP. That stuff is intense. Concentrated phosphoric acid I believe. The plus side is that my state has excellent water sources. The water may be a little alkaline but it isn't polluted. Some of you may drink it from a bottle everyday. ;)
 
CommanderTRON

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image.jpeg Water till runoff. Great idea thanks a lot.
doobie57z said:
those bigger plants i would take into the shower and water until i get runoff, let them drain, then leave them alone until they need water again, 3-4 days at this point, in a week it will be 3 days, as it grows, it obviously needs more liquid. This idea of a quart every day isnt natural for soil plants.
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Gregor Eisenhorn

Gregor Eisenhorn

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You should check to see if the first inch of soil is bone dry. It's a pretty good guidline on whether or not the plants need watering.

It's better to underwater, since overwatering blocks oxygen uptake in the root zone and can invite root rot.
 
CommanderTRON

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Yeah it ended up being on the dry side. Water perked her right up. I did water until runoff though. Worked great. Probably flushed out some old nutes as well. :)
 
Krippled

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Here's what I go by as far as the look.. If it's Underwatered the fan leaf and fan leaf stem from stalk will droop-bow. Overwatered and the fan leaf itself will be droopy with a stiff fan leaf stem... As far as pics looks Underwatered and at that point a simple lift will guide you well. I always stay toward the dry side as the bounce back time is much less compared to a overwatered plant..
 
dandyrandy

dandyrandy

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Lift it. Get to know your pot weight dry and wet. You will feel the weight shift from the pot to the plant at the end of the day cycle. At the end of the night cycle the pot will be heavier.
 
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