Is it necessary to remove the run off water? I'm using 4x4 tent with 4 plants and I leave my run off water on the floor and it jus dries up with the heat of my 400w hps lights. Im using fabric pots.
a bad storm broke off one of her 12 main colas which was the main cause of moving her inside.
You want to remove the run off, otherwise it'll soak back into the pot and can cause lock up.
Is it lock-up or water logging?
Thanks for your help: that answered a lot af my questions; as for a ventilation fan: above or below the netting, or both?
It would cause nutrient lock the reason for run off is you are trying to remove the excess salts and nutes from building up in the roots, yes some of it evaporates but you’ll mostly just have the water evaporate and the nutes stay dry and stained under the pot to be reabsorbed again next time they get wet. You should be watering in soil to get about 20% run off back, so if you pour in 5 cups you get 1 cup of water to dispose of. If you let it sit there you arnt using a run off method, just height of laziness method.
Definitely keep your ventilation fan above the canopy, it should be attached to your hood if you use one, if not then keep it above your lights. You can also add a 6 inch clip on fan and secure it to the vertical poles of your tent; this will blow air against the stems which will make them stronger and thicker. But be careful about this, for a seedling you don't want to stress the plant out, I'd only point the fans directly against the plants once they are at least a foot tall.
Do u fix the Ventilation Fan, so the canopy is constantly moving or do I point so it doesn’t hit the plant, only moving air in the room
Just read this:
I agree, if you're relying on synthetics. All off the nutrients for an entire grow is present in super-soil. Why would I "waste" my limited supply by abiding by an arbitrary 20% statement that is irrelevant to say, super soil or even mediums in a hydrophobic state (Like dry peat, dry coir or simply over dried soil)
If your nutes are in your soil then you shouldnt water to the point of having drainage, otherwise you are then removing the nutes from the soil. This situation was about apples then you introduce oranges to say someones wrong. Brilliant
impressive!!! making me want to abandon my plan of LST and SCROG my 3x3 tent instead lol
How do u make sure that the plants roots got enough water if u don’t have run-off?
That’s a great question. I think it’s harder for small seeding like plants because they soil stays wet longer and it seems easier to overwater because the root System is so small. When they get bigger it seems easy to me. I just water the pot slowly until the water starts draining. Pick up the pot, get to know the weight. Come back on a daily basis and pick up the pot. Everyday a little lighter. When the pot feels dry and light give it a good slow soaking watering until it drains out. I was never uptight about emptying the excess water from the tray Because I figured it help with humidity and evaporated quickly. I never had a problem with my plants because of not drawing the tray. Plus those pots get super heavy and it’s awkward lifting them sometimes. I have neck and shoulder problems so I am careful not to injure myself. Good luckHow do u make sure that the plants roots got enough water if u don’t have run-off?
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Canopy constantly movingDo u fix the Ventilation Fan, so the canopy is constantly moving or do I point so it doesn’t hit the plant, only moving air in the room
