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thats too bad you cant have the babies looked after hope all turns out well man,
let me know what you think and also as an alternative you could mulch the tops of the containers with a natural product like cedar bark (i think the acidity would be too much but there are other products) this would stop some or most of the moisture loss due to evaporation. ... just food for thought
-J
Wood chips actually leach the water out, I kow this from years of experience keeping reptiles on various types of substrate.
oh id didnt know that..i was always under the impression that they helped with water retention.. i guess wood chips may be bad but i wouldnt use those anyway. the PH would be fudged by cedar mulch, and it made from bark mostly not the wood itself
google search benifits of mulch..Quote:
Mulch reduces the need to water by reducing the rate of evaporation of moisture from the soil. Mulch can also absorb water so that the water retention per square foot is much greater with mulch than without. This means there is a more consistent supply of water to your plants with mulch than without.
Depending on your type of landscaping and your climate, mulching can drastically reduce or eliminate the need for watering. Of course, when you do water your properly mulched plants, you want to make sure you get the water to the plant and not just to the top layer of the mulch. You can do this buy burying a soaker hose in your mulch, or brushing aside the mulch close to your plants so that the water soaks directly into the surrounding soil.
For water retention mixed hardwood mulch, hay/straw, peat moss, and vermiculite are good choices.
hope this helps
-J
Anything you put over the soil will keep moisture in but wood absorbs it also bringing it to the top. I'd rather put plastic wrap over it with a few tiny holes in it to allow some air in to the roots.
yep plascic wrap would work great.. more expensive but kinda breathable they make mulching fabric. works like a champ to keep the weeds down and would probably help with moisture.
i have found that the plastic does not allow enough air (might with holes) and creates a moldy enviroment
just my observations
-J
Hope your grow goes well Krums.... :thumbsup:
Those plants are looking nice and healthy....
Hey again folks, thanks for the suggestions and well-wishes.
At the VERY last moment before I left I managed to get another friend to agree to come water the gals so now it's just the waiting game, lights will be on 24/0 till i get back (woot for LED and low heat). Hopefully as soon as I get back I can start flowering before the plants get too big to handle :D.
Nice! Good luck & happy holidays
So I'll finally be home Sunday and got some good news today, my friend who's watering the plant (small one died after all, no big loss) sees no sign of male preflowers and *thinks* he does see female ones. Woo!
He's been a little absent minded :smokin: when it came to watering and some of the leaves have turned brown so I'll probably just prune them and watch what happens with my OCD-level TLC; also planning on transferring to a bigger pot for final home for flowering.
Back home at last. :smokin: Ahhhh.
Got cold in the last few days and the gal was lackin humidity so a lil yellow/white tonight but shes coming around quick with some TLC. Pruned the dead leaves and gonna veg a bit more to give her some recovery time and maybe do a lil LST.
No LST during flowering as a rule, no?
And my noobie friend who was watering her was indeed right and it is a girl! Preflower pics tomorrow perhaps.