Its Been a Month, WATERING??

[samp615]

I got 2 plants growing, its been bout a month now and i've had almost 24 hour lighting, so far things been great.

But i been waterign them almost every day, should i change this now? i heard that now i should reduce watering.

also i am bout to change the soil, anythign else you think i need to do at about a months growth

[BOYZNUS]

OMG YES!!! CHANGE EVERYTHING!!!!

THE WATER CYCLE, THE SOIL, THE LIGHT, THE PLANT.

DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING THE WAY IT IS. YOU'LL JUST DO DAMAGE TO EM.

I HOPE IT'S NOT TOO LATE. HURRY,, HURRY,,, OH OH,, TOO LATE.

JUST KIDDING.

GOOD LUCK. I SUGGEST YOU DO LOTS MORE READING BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER.

[invision]

stop watering them so much once every 3-5 days should be good just soak them when they are dry just syick your finger 2" in the soil and if almost no dirt sticks time to water use atleast a half gallon when you water them.

do you use any ferts like 12-0-0 ??? if not get some

what equipment are you using?

[samp615]

i got 150 watt cfl for each plant and using miracle grow.

whats it mean when people ask if you feed them? does this mean water or somethign else? i have no idea

i'm thinking i'm gonna swtich to maybe 22/2 and slowly g to 12.12 or shoudl i just go straight to 12/12 when i think its ready?

[Dutch Pimp]

i got 150 watt cfl for each plant and using miracle grow.

whats it mean when people ask if you feed them? does this mean water or somethign else? i have no idea

i'm thinking i'm gonna swtich to maybe 22/2 and slowly g to 12.12 or shoudl i just go straight to 12/12 when i think its ready?

Dude, ..you need a grow guide.

[mscaboo]

just go straight into flowering.also water when your plants when the pots are almost dry.try filling up the same size container with your soil and lift it this will be the weight you want to water at.
the soil you are using is not bad just add 2 tablespoons of dolomite lime per gallon of soil and about 25%perlite to the soil.what they mean by feeding is,are giving the plant any fertilizers.

[samp615]

am i really do that bad? everythign seems fine

i will post pictures lata

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[dryst]

dude u dont need to switch the soil...its already rooted in that and u can damage the plant if u fuck the roots up...

u probally wanna have the lighting schedule 18/6 untill u put it into flowering and then u change it to 12/12....ull know when to change it to 12/12 cause the nodes will be alternating which is a sign of maturity

when u feed ur plant that means u give it nutrients...

water your plant well every few days...i did mine every other day because my grow rooms temp was slightly high...

post some pics i wanna see what ya got

[Racerx]

too everyone saying that watering everyday is too much...

your situation is not the same as everyone elses. if everything is going well with what your doing, why change it? One persons grow room has very different conditions from another one.

I have to water my plants everyday, regardless of how hard I soak them. One day of no water and they are wilting bad. Some of this depends on your rooms tempurture, the humidity, the amount of ventilation, the amount of perlite you have in your soil, the size of the plants, the amount their growing, the size of the pots, the type of light your using, etc.

For instance, I am helping with another grow that is using 3 gallon buckets, about 30% perlite. When they were in veg, they got watered once every 3-4 days. When they went into flowering, it went to once every other day. And when we went from a 600 watt HPS to a 1000 watt HPS, they now must be watered every day.

I use the finger method and visual method. I trust my finger finding moisture better then a meter I dont know works perfectly. When 2" down its completely dry, I water. Or when the leaves of the plants are below horizontal (wilting down) I water. Within 20-30 minutes, boom, they are perked up and back to normal. Youll soon learn that the plant will tell you what it wants and when it needs it.

[samp615]

http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=79708

heres the pics

[Dutch Pimp]

With good drainage.....HPS lights, really draw's the water down. (lowers humidity too)