Indoor wet and dry cycles

[S!N!STER]

hi all,

i have a question about wet and dry cycles..


i have read some things on a differrent thread about it but i dont understand why it is good to have a dry cycle..

do the roots grow better then cause they are looking for water or more oxigen in the soil am not really sure so if anyone knows why its good to do that please tell me ok

reason i need to know is that i allways use a system called blumat..

its an irrigationsystem that works powerless and waters the plants as soon as the soil gets below a certain hydration point so my plants never get a dry cycle .. would like to know if the benefits are good enough to do the effort and resetting them every few days

also would need to know how long you let the dry cycle go is it just a day or normaly more??

greets belial

 

[oldster]

Hi Belial, I have head the same thing but personally I believe if you allow the soil to get too dry it damages the roots. Wet/dry cycles makes sense if you are growing cactus or succulents which are adapted to this situation but cannabis does not fall into that category. I water mine as soon as the pots start to feel lighter then they were when they were last watered and my roots are always very healthy Again, just my own opinion.

BTW, hydro growers don't do wet/dry cycles and their plants do just fine.

 

[A-Train]

One of the major advantages to wet dry (without getting too dry and allowing leaves to droop and wilt) in my opinion would be to help combat root rot in non living organic soils.... living organic is watered differently and kept moist all the time for the little guys to thrive and do there job. And the hydro guys dont have as much to worry about with root rot due to some addatives and loading the water with plenty of o2 with the air stones and such... I use non organic and employ a wet dry cycle but dont take the dry part to literally the dry imo is only referring to the top inch and a half or so of soil not the entire pot to where your little girl shows signs of wilting or stress


Just my two cents happy frowing

 

[Reedroguez]

One of the major advantages to wet dry (without getting too dry and allowing leaves to droop and wilt) in my opinion would be to help combat root rot in non living organic soils.... living organic is watered differently and kept moist all the time for the little guys to thrive and do there job. And the hydro guys dont have as much to worry about with root rot due to some addatives and loading the water with plenty of o2 with the air stones and such... I use non organic and employ a wet dry cycle but dont take the dry part to literally the dry imo is only referring to the top inch and a half or so of soil not the entire pot to where your little girl shows signs of wilting or stress


Just my two cents happy frowing

Exactly how you explain this is how I've been taught.

 

[S!N!STER]

i see tyvm for explaining so i guess its best if i stay with my blumat system

means less work and plants get the water they drink so allways same range of wet-/dryness:thank: