I let my plants dry completely out in between waterings and never had an issue........
Too short and too bushy?! (First grow)
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What is your definition of "dry completely out" because as stated before that has different meanings for different growers.
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@Cannabiskollektivet They are a bit short but look very healthy. I would think that your grow lights may be a bit heavy on the blue side of the spectrum. This will encourage a shorter bushier start to the plant. It is not a problem. Just keep doing what you have been and they will be fine.
Ah ok, thanks for the info, didnt know that.. Gonna invest in an BlueLab PH Soil tester further down the line, but for now I'll use the scale method for watering I think.
They were kind of dried out now, slightly moist in the middle and dry on top, gave them 1L each now with some nutrients, there is runoff but not alot. I'm gonna let that soak for 1-2 days and see how the plants react. Loving this new hobby, im just feeling bad for the plants having to bare with such a noob grower for awhile... i hope they hang in there. <3
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pppAh ok. The light im using is a GN Telos 10 Pro 285W LED. I topped off today with a little more all mix soil and some pebbles at the top because I thought i didnt fill up the pot enough, hopefully that and pre-flower will get em going good =) Thanks for the input btw, always fun and educational to hear from an experienced grower like yourself! Thanks a bunch!
Like bone dry, supper light to pick up. I let the leaves tell me, I start to notice them pointing down then lift the pot to be sure. They literally pick right back up in about 20 min after a good soak.
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A liter is not very much water/nutrients. To understand your soil structures ability to hold water you need to measure it. Take a fresh mix of your soil, you should not be able to squeeze any water out of a handful it. Put it in a pot like you grow in and weigh it. Now very slowly over an hour or two add water to the soil until it will hold no more and run-off begins. This is the saturated weight of the soil. Weigh it again, subtract the dry weight and you have the water holding capacity of your soil in weight. Now just do the math to convert it to liters. For conversation lets say that is 6 liters. A good time to water/fertigate is when the pot has lost 50% of it's water weight or 3 liters. It could be much more then that. My 6" Hugo rock wool cubes hold almost 3.5 liters. Each substrate will be different. There is an art to watering that comes with practice.
This alone will make you a better grower and then a farmer.
This alone will make you a better grower and then a farmer.
A liter is not very much water/nutrients. To understand your soil structures ability to hold water you need to measure it. Take a fresh mix of your soil, you should not be able to squeeze any water out of a handful it. Put it in a pot like you grow in and weigh it. Now very slowly over an hour or two add water to the soil until it will hold no more and run-off begins. This is the saturated weight of the soil. Weigh it again, subtract the dry weight and you have the water holding capacity of your soil in weight. Now just do the math to convert it to liters. For conversation lets say that is 6 liters. A good time to water/fertigate is when the pot has lost 50% of it's water weight or 3 liters. It could be much more then that. My 6" Hugo rock wool cubes hold almost 3.5 liters. Each substrate will be different. There is an art to watering that comes with practice.
This alone will make you a better grower and then a farmer.
Yeah i know, but since i disconnected the autpot system I just gave them one liter, and to be fair there was quiet a bit of runoff. I'm gonna run down to the store and buy 2 more 15L pots just for this exact reason, practice the dry and wet weight. I will also use the scale method and keep a record on my computer.
And as you guys say, there is an art to this, just like with any other profession practice makes perfect. To me its a bit overwhelming at times to get the correct ph, ppm, ec values etc. But its fun and very addictive. Especially when you get that smile from your babies in form of explosive growth and healthy looking stems/leaves/buds etc. Can't wait to get better and better at this!!
