Ideal temperature for watering?!?

[redtails]

you watered one plant in a 5 gallon pot with 3/4 of a gallon of water??? that is an extreme amount of water for one plant! The point of watering is to keep them moist not to flood them out. MJ is a very sensitive plant when it comes to overwatering. You could flood out the roots and kill the plant!

I have 8 plants all in 5 gallon pots. I give each plant about 1/8th of a gallon of water every 2-3 days.

I think that if the water was just too cold and stunted the plant it wouldn't be so droopy. but they way you describe it makes me think you way over watered! Do you have any pics?

I do just fine with watering every 3-4 days (at 5 they droop) with up to half the soil size in water(1gal H2O / 2gal pot, etc) except seedlings & new clones who need less...My soil drains really well (Happy Frog Jump Start with 20-30% added perlite) and I've never experienced overwatering issues. I'm also in a dry, arid region so things don't stay too wet for long...

You can get an aquarium heater and set it in the bucket of water while it's sitting if you desire warmer temps.

redtails Reviewed by redtails on 02-18-2010. Ideal temperature for watering?!? What would be the ideal temp for watering? I've heard about 68-70. My water out of the tap this time of year feels like it's probably not much above freezing....probably 40-50 degrees. I let it sit out, but it sits in my cold basement and probably doesn't even get up to 60 degrees. What is the lowest you can go before it will start to harm/stunt your plants? I noticed after watering today that the two plants were drooping hard... and they really needed water! The only thing I can think Rating: 5

[WashougalWonder]

I have been kind of following lampost's grow, and he is about at the point where he should be using huge amounts of water.

Lampost, watch out, they are just about to stop using much water for the finish.

[lampost]

I have been kind of following lampost's grow, and he is about at the point where he should be using huge amounts of water.

Lampost, watch out, they are just about to stop using much water for the finish.

Thanks WW.

I'm actually coming up on day 13 of flowering. Things are looking good. I think I figured out the leaf-curling and brown spots. I think I over-nuted... even though it was my first "nuting"... Gonna have to take it easy on the Sour Ds and Headband. Also, the Humboldt Nutrients Organics don't dissolve the best... so I think I got an extra chunky helping at the bottom of my bucket when I watered the SDs!!

I really want to post a growlog but it may just have to wait until I'm finished!

EDIT: Hey WW can you elaborate on the watering needs of the plant at different stages of growth? I'm guessing I need a lot as they form buds... but when does it taper off?