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[THE BEAR]

thanks wildbill, tip of the day, i will water like this now,, what about the circle that is left dry?
do i light mist that area, or what is the best way to mist thank you

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

I know there are a lot of ideas about how to water. This is from my personal experience in a farming setting and moved to indoor growing. I have transplanted hundreds if not thousands of vegetable plants and cutting flowers and observing the condition of the roots when un-potting to plant in the soil. Roots grow way faster than you would imagine. A cannabis tap root can reach the bottom of a 12" deep pot in 3 or 4 days. If they hit a dry spot they will stop growing in that direction. Same with the lateral roots. If you just water in a circle around the plant you may stunt the growth potential for that plant.

What you need to learn about watering will come with practice. Here are the basic rules: Never let the soil dry out. Soil and or coco can become hydrophobic if allowed to dry. This means it repels water. This in turn will create dry pockets in the soil and roots there will die. If your soil - coco have accidentally dried out use a surfactant to help re-wet it. I like yucca powder. Don't let soil remain soggy by watering too much too often. Root rot, damping off, molds, fungus gnats and other problems start in soggy soil. When you do water - water the entire pot. How to learn when to water starts before you plant the seed. Fill your container with fresh soil/coco and weigh it (heft it) this is the lightest weight and consider it a dry pot. Now slowly water until the soil/coco will no longer absorb the water and run-off begins; weigh the pot (heft it) this is the maximum water, the wettest the pot can get. The difference between wettest and driest is the maximum water weight, for ease of explanation lets just say the water weighs 20 pounds. When the pot loses 10 pounds (half of the water weight) it is time to water again. There is an art to watering.

 

[WildBill]

LOL!
I think sometimes I need to explain things better!