Quick way to dry soil?

muffin · Feb 7, 2010

Hi all,

I'm pretty sure some of my babies are showing signs of over watering, I have not watered for 4/5 days but they are still looking sick

Some of the leaves on one of the plants have gone a little wrinkled & seem to be weaping moisture if that makes any sense?

Is there a way to speed up the drying process?

I was thinking maybe a heated tray or something similar?

The room temp with lights on is only 60 Degs & 55 with lights off...

Tks

Sleepy79 · Feb 7, 2010

Try to get your temp up to 75-80, this will also help dry them out.

wallimaster · Feb 7, 2010

have plenty of holes in your pots, and get a fan to blow on them to help dry your medium

BlueFish · Feb 7, 2010

Are you sure the soil is still moist? If it's still wet after 5 days of no watering, you've got some seriously bad drainage. It sounds like you may be underwatering now, though. The leaves look similar when overwatering and underwatering.

muffin · Feb 7, 2010

Thanks Guys,

I have moved a small radiator next to them and they seem to be perking up.

Bluefish, my pots are heavy and you can feel the moisture when you stick your
finger a few inches down. I'm not sure why they have not dried out quicker to be honest?

They are about 1.5 foot away from a 600w HPS with a fan blowing on them so they should
dry out a lot quicker than what they are. As I said before, the temp is pretty low so maybe
this is why it is taking so long.

Thanks again all...

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