why is it taking soo long to water???

i just posted this in my grow log... (its in my sig if you want to check it out)..

basically whats going on is i have some girls in 3 gallon pots... and usually when i water i water every other day... these girls in the 3 gal are taking forever to soak up the water and it has me worried... i watered them on sunday and now its wednesday... i water until run off ... and 3 days later the soil is still moist... ive never worked with these big of pots .. i usually use 1 1/2 gallon and was told i would get a bigger yield if i use bigger pots.. im thinking i should of stuck with what i know but i could be wrong... anyone have a answer???

anyone?

Okay, I'll try.

First off, don't panic. You don't want the roots sitting in stagnant muck for days on end but you prolly know that.

Put some wind on those babies. Don't blow your trichs off, but the more transpiration you can induce, the more the gals will drink. Heat, within reason, will accelerate the process, too. You know to be careful with that, though...Lowering the ambient humidity will help, too, if you can do it--got a room dehumidifier?

Let them dry out a bit before you water again. In a situation like this I'd water right around the edges of the rootball, trying to coax the roots into the new soil rather than flooding the whole pot.


Is that all dirt in the pots, or do you have drainage material in the bottom of the pot? I generally go from 1 gal pots directly to 3 gal pots, but use lotsa stones to cut down the extra volume. Mebbe 3 weeks later I "reset" the plant in the same pot, but remove the stones except for one each blocking the drain holes so my dirt doesn't fall out. The idea is to keep the container pretty full of roots. A little extra perlite keeps the soil lighter and quicker to drain, too.

Again--remain calm! LED growers only have to water maybe once a week, and some of them do all right...:thumbsup: HTH, Hermie

thanks for the advise :thumbsup:.... turned up the isolating fans .. turned down the ac a touch ... temps are at 66 at the top of the small plants and 79 at the top of the big one.... gave them some water around the edges ... about 1 gal between the 5 of them

Glad to :twocents:.

Your plants look great, BTW. :greenthumb:

DH