What method do you use for watering?

[bluntmaster430]

i dont trust my ph meter that much either....i have been checking the top 1.5 or so and water only whn dry. currently my leaves seem yellowish. possiblly because of my crappy ph meter which says my water is about 6.7

[Sjapp]

should you water until water comes out from the bottom of the pot? and do you water around the stem or the edges of the pot?

[theelectrician]

yes give um water till it drains pour kinda slow i usually water around the outside and middle of the pot not on the stem

[Mr. Clandestine]

ts also not such a bad idea to really stress the plants by just letting them dry out between waterings. Let the leaves go limp and then water them. It is interesting to watch how fast they plump back up again. The stress also causes the plant to want to reproduce more, since it thinks it is dying. In other words an increase in the resin that we all look for.

This isn't a good method of knowing when to water, especially during flowering. You never want to cause undue stress to females during the flowering cycle, as some strains can turn a little stress into a lot of hermies. Perhaps on the very last days before harvest you might think about letting the soil get excessively dry, but I don't think it should ever be purposely done before that point. From my experience, waiting until the plant loses turgidity before watering slows growth down each time you it. It may not take long before the plant perks back up again, but that's time the plant could be using to photosynthesize... instead of just repairing itself and allocating the moisture back into the plant.

Just my :twocents:.

[melodious fellow]

WORMIES!

They have them at Lowes for 97 cents.

Little ceramic worms with a trippy little eyes painted on that change color based on soil moisture.