Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Bloor
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:.