Hey tiny...So watering during dark periods is a bad idea. At first I thought watering at night seemed like a a scientifically intelligent decision. They would absorb more, grow quicker, etc. This is simply not the case.

Plants, like humans, exert most of their energy during the day. They need to fuel themselves with feedings to keep their energy level up during their 12 or 18 hours of daylight. Just as it is important to humans...rest is necessary. The lack of work at night (exerting energy to absorb nutrients through feedings) is beneficial to the plants overall growth during daylight hours...not to mention they will stretch more at night too! :jointsmile

Plants that are watered at night are simply not rested enough to grow to their full potential during the day. With bud development and veg this is crucial...(seedlings are different).

So...my 2 cents is this. Rest your plants at night. Feed them during the day. It makes sense.
martyrprojekt Reviewed by martyrprojekt on . Whats that smell up on my shirt...Its that purp. Its that purp. So hello friends. And, thank you for coming along on my citral journey. I will be going down that road again soon...since the buds were nice and fat. But, this time I will be sure to let them go for 10-12 weeks in flower before chopping them! Lesson Learned! :thumbsup: We are now working with 2 trays of plants. Tray #1 and tray #2 consist of 3 varieties of California's finest purple girls. They are in flower...and doing nicely. The varieties being grown are GDP, Purple Kush, Purple Erkle, Rating: 5