i have gallon containers that i water around the edges till it fills up the over flow at the bottom. any one else? ideas?
soil of course.
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i have gallon containers that i water around the edges till it fills up the over flow at the bottom. any one else? ideas?
soil of course.
I always water plants evenly from the center out...
you should never water the center of your plants when they are young as it will rot the stalk, i always water around the edges as that will help the roots streatch for the water and streatching roots means growing plants lol
i was doing because my edges were shrinking ,didnt want no buggies getting in there .
Saturate the entire medium and ensure there is a sufficient amount of run off so there is less salt build up.
Never should you have to water more than 3 or 4 times a week. :stoned:
I have found that the quicker you go from wet to dry the better. I water once every 2 days, By then my plants have drunk all there water and have dry soil. If my plants haven't drank all there water then I assume theres a problem.
)20 inches,agreed:) Bob must be high,dont saturate the whole medium,tis not good,specially for youngins....if your medium is constantly saturated,it can slow growth,or even deprive roots of oxygen causing root rot which can lead to a short death after,bob is a complete moron..altho he could pry grw a ok plant at the maximum,lol. As a general rule of thumb just water lightly at the base of the plant ,and re water when the top layer is almost dry or dyed out,...plants wont grow good if soils constantly saturated,they need to penetrate and reach for water as they grow,good luck.
Exactly, they need to reach for water. They aren't going to reach for a thing if there is no water down to the bottom of your pot. There is nothing wrong with saturating your medium. It's super saturation that you want to avoid.Quote:
Originally Posted by bestgreenthumb
Bob is not a moron. I've seen his logs and he has his grow's dialed in pretty nicely. He must be doing something right. I would take advice from him.
I saturate my medium until I have about 1/4 cup of run off out of a 3 gallon pot. Some people would even get more run off than that to ensure there are no dry pockets.
My plants are doing wonderfully.
You should seriously think twice before name calling other people.
he never said how old the plants were, but of course youngins get a whole different type of care with anything. But I agree with Bob... Saturate the medium but don't go overboard, or keep it like that all the time.
The medium may be saturated if you have met the conditions of potting correctly:
1) pot is of an appropriate size for the plant you intend to put in it
2) soil is of an appropriate lightness to the temperature and lighting at which your plants are kept (=relative to how fast they use available soil moisture).
3) pot has proper drainage
This is enough flaming out of 'best' greenthumb.
You, sir, have earned yourself a time out in the penalty box. I didn't ban you earlier for insulting me personally because I honestly don't think your opinion is valid, but when you go around insulting others, I've got to do my job as a mod and enforce board rules.
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Damn! You beat me to the punch!Quote:
Originally Posted by stinkyattic
Ohhh.. okay.. i guess you can have this one... :jointsmile:
ok my bad
sorry bob didnt mean to get you busted.
see stinky if youda left this post in advanced you wouldnt have all these troubles...hehehehe
heres more info:
the plants are in a gallon container they are 60 days old around
12 inches tall runnung under a 150w .18/6. they were recently transplanted. im watering 1/2 gallon water only,the soil i have has nutes in it(i know thats wrong but thats what the wife brought home) thats why i am using just water.the soil is pulling away from the edges. i also thought that this would be better to have the roots search for the water, and the soil close to them would only absorb what it needed from the bottom. just my thinking .i water only once a week maybe twice it has been really cold here in the evenings so i dont have alot of evaporation right now but its getting better. i also wait till they begin to droop before watering. see stinky i have been reading, hhehehehe
im trying a clone from some bag seed also, day two looks good i got a question about it so ill start a new thread
thanks to everyone who responded and thanks to stinky for moving the right area so it would get a response.
speedy
ps to bob
fawlty towers rules!
I think your logic makes sense actually. The one thing you want to be aware of is that -how do I explain this- your water carries the chemicals (nutes that you give it plus whatever it picks up from the soil) with it. The plant uses a certain amount of water plus a certain amount of the chemicals. Not all. Eventually, there will be an imbalance from the leftover stuff. This is why DRENCHING the soil to the point where some water runs out the holes, about once every week or 2, makes sense. These excess salts get flushed out so they do not harm the plants.
Many experienced indoor growers will give a good drench weekly, then a couple light waterings in between as individual pots start to feel light.
the fuck was that :wtf:Quote:
Originally Posted by bestgreenthumb
I think there was a self destruct sequence initiated somewhere along the line...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hennessy1414
:angry3:Quote:
Originally Posted by BobBong
that guy should be:bnd2:
Nah, everyone should be able to learn from their experiences..Quote:
Originally Posted by Hennessy1414
spoken from a true grower :rastasmoke:Quote:
Originally Posted by BobBong