New Grower ILGM Northern Lights & Amnesia Haze

[hairyman]

and your off to a great start ,,

i been looking for a nl grow to follow

How often you watering these?

 

[R Wayne]

and your off to a great start ,,

i been looking for a nl grow to follow

How often you watering these?

Thank you, and at this point I'm watering every other day. They are growing quite quickly now. Here is the nl today.

 

[hairyman]

Thank you, and at this point I'm watering every other day. They are growing quite quickly now. Here is the nl today.
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cheers ,,,now dont panic and go drown the pots ,,,and like i said great start ..but i cant help think your looking a bit dry in the pots ,,i isn't good at explaining things so i cut and paste this from @Mañ'O'Green

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 the roots and microbes will die there. 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.


i would invest in a 5 lt sprayer ,,,its great for gently watering the pots ,, so dont take this a negative you looking good ,,i feel we can be stronger with a wee bit more moisture in them pots

 

[R Wayne]

cheers ,,,now dont panic and go drown the pots ,,,and like i said great start ..but i cant help think your looking a bit dry in the pots ,,i isn't good at explaining things so i cut and paste this from @Mañ'O'Green

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 the roots and microbes will die there. 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.


i would invest in a 5 lt sprayer ,,,its great for gently watering the pots ,, so dont take this a negative you looking good ,,i feel we can be stronger with a wee bit more moisture in them pots

My first grow, I'll take any advice I can get. I'll go grab a sprayer today. I am probably under watering out of fear of over watering. So thank you

 

[hairyman]

My first grow, I'll take any advice I can get. I'll go grab a sprayer today. I am probably under watering out of fear of over watering. So thank you

Yep,,,i remember when i started growing the fad problem was to say ..oh you overwatered and i think its stuck and now i see so many soil grows looking too dry ,,the emoji is whoo hoo lol but i intend it to mean we always walking a path between what's good and what's bad, whats too wet and whats too dry ,,whats too much of either one combination of npk ,,and then the next bug bear was you needed cal /mag at the first sign of any problems lol ,,anyways my only advice is keep it simple

you mentioned feeds yet?

 

[R Wayne]

Yep,,,i remember when i started growing the fad problem was to say ..oh you overwatered and i think its stuck and now i see so many soil grows looking too dry ,,the emoji is whoo hoo lol but i intend it to mean we always walking a path between what's good and what's bad, whats too wet and whats too dry ,,whats too much of either one combination of npk ,,and then the next bug bear was you needed cal /mag at the first sign of any problems lol ,,anyways my only advice is keep it simple

you mentioned feeds yet?

So they are in 5 gal fabric pots, do you suggest soaking them will a full gallon? Water slowly till run off? Been trying to listen to the ladies with watering but I definitely don't want soil to become hydrophobic either.

I've been reading about feeds and have been thinking of just top dressing with ffof with a myco shot (Xtreme Mycos). I have some cal mag just in case. Been trying to keep it as simple as possible.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Your going to need to feed something starting pretty soon. You are in good hands with @hairyman

 

[R Wayne]

I got a sprayer and sprayed of them with about a 1 L of water each. Pots feel nice and heavy.
NL is in the back

 

[R Wayne]

@hairyman I've been researching nutes but almost feel more confused about which brand to use now. Any suggestions when it comes to feeding these girls in the future?

 

[Teuffelhound]

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.

So simple... I wish I would have done this. Might need to buy an extra pot and get this metric. Thank you Hairy and MoG.