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Welcome to AFNIt looks like you are watering in a small circle around the plant. Don't do that as you will stunt the root system and hence the plant. A cannabis tap root can grow 9 inches in 3 days. The laterals are not for behind. Roots will not grow into dry soil.
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.
Welcome to AFNIt looks like you are watering in a small circle around the plant. Don't do that as you will stunt the root system and hence the plant. A cannabis tap root can grow 9 inches in 3 days. The laterals are not for behind. Roots will not grow into dry soil.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.
Yes sir i know that. But i have to do that bc m3 soil retains water pretty decent. I would nevea allow my soil to fully dry just the top soil. As a rule i water the root zone chill out for a few hours then lighty water around the zone that i didnt water before to avoid over watering. But i totally agree wit u. Im just gonna take it easy until the autos are good in the m3 soil. Atleast that was the plan. Unless u think at 2 weeks i dont have to worry about this anymore..
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