Watering Question

JUST GROW IT

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I have 6 babys 5 LSD and 1 Rocklock. All are in 3 gallons smartpots my grow rooms is 87 to 91F with 64% humidity and running co2 under 300watt LED's, 2 T-8 natural sunshine bulbs, and a CFL 300wt. Now I watered yesterday 16 ouces each pot, today the medium is barely moist at 3" down.
So am I not watering enough when I water for what I have going???
 

doc111

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I have 6 babys 5 LSD and 1 Rocklock. All are in 3 gallons smartpots my grow rooms is 87 to 91F with 64% humidity and running co2 under 300watt LED's, 2 T-8 natural sunshine bulbs, and a CFL 300wt. Now I watered yesterday 16 ouces each pot, today the medium is barely moist at 3" down.
So am I not watering enough when I water for what I have going???
Watering requirements will depend on a lot of factors. Type of medium, size of plant, root mass, lighting, relative humidity, and temp.
 

jondamon

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You should be watering soil until you start to get drips out of the bottom.

If you are in a COCO mix then you should allow 20% runoff out the bottom.

So i would yes you are not watering enough if the pots are dry after just one day.

J
 

JUST GROW IT

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Watering requirements will depend on a lot of factors. Type of medium, size of plant, root mass, lighting, relative humidity, and temp.
Medium is 80%FFOF, 3 handfuls of Perlite, and 20% topsoil. Babys are a month old and the temps 87 to 91 degrees Humidity in low 60's with co2 and steady air movment.
 

JUST GROW IT

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You should be watering soil until you start to get drips out of the bottom.

If you are in a COCO mix then you should allow 20% runoff out the bottom.

So i would yes you are not watering enough if the pots are dry after just one day.

J
OK thanks alot not to mention I've been watering every 3 to 4 days.
 

JUST GROW IT

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That sounds about right. I use FFOF with no other amendments and I have to water about every 4-5 days.:weed:
Yeah I went ahead and rewatered today. The medium was dry I was spliting a gallon between all 6 plants well just about a gallon.
 

doc111

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Yeah I went ahead and rewatered today. The medium was dry I was spliting a gallon between all 6 plants well just about a gallon.
Everyone does it differently but I water when the pots start to feel light. Then I water until I see runoff. I usually let the pots sit in the runoff for about an hour to make sure there are no dry pockets in the soil. Soaking the pot until you get runoff helps prevent salt buildup from fertilizer. You gotta make sure the water doesn't just run down the inside of the pot, so I water slowly at first in order to get the top of the soil moist so water will absorb into it instead of down the inside of the pot.:weed:
 
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