I'm dying to water them!

[Sprite]

My plants are in 5 gallon buckets indoors. They are growing great, about 15 inches tall in the first week of flower. The thing is, they just never seem to need water. Next time I won't use such a big container--lesson learned. I have a moisture meter that says the bottom 1/4 is still really wet and the rest is really dry. I have not watered at all since they went into these containers 3 weeks ago, and I didn't give it that much when I transplanted. I want to water them so I can mix in their nutrients, but they just never seem to need it. Should I worry about this?

I know some strains probably use less water than others, but ... Mine is AK 47 in a mix of Scott's potting soil, perlite, and mushroom compost. The mix is heavier on perlite near the bottom of the container. I vegged for about a month only watering every 10 days in 1 g pots! When they have taken water, I have added Hygrozyme and Superthrive (for veg).

I want to water my babies!

Sprite Reviewed by Sprite on 10-02-2010. I'm dying to water them! My plants are in 5 gallon buckets indoors. They are growing great, about 15 inches tall in the first week of flower. The thing is, they just never seem to need water. Next time I won't use such a big container--lesson learned. I have a moisture meter that says the bottom 1/4 is still really wet and the rest is really dry. I have not watered at all since they went into these containers 3 weeks ago, and I didn't give it that much when I transplanted. I want to water them so I can mix in Rating: 5

[keylime]

A man walking through the desert may die of thirst if he can't reach the water way down in the well. You may want to water your plant. A 15" plant probably does not have roots going all the way down where the moisture is.

food for thought

keylime

[hendrix01]

Dont worry about pot size' the bigger the pot' the bigger the rootball' the more your plant can take up' if you ever decide to feed and water that is'..lol

[middieman440]

i dont grow indoors but im sure you are supposed to water when the 1st 3 inches of soil is dry........another way is to water your plants till water is coming out the drain holes pick the pot up feel the weight of it,next time you will need to water is when the weight decreases by half of the 1st time you watered....

[WashougalWonder]

Having too large of a pot can cause such an issue, the water going to the bottom and stagnating, because the roots when they got there were not happy with the environment. Lesson has been learned, can you repot now?

[Sprite]

Well, at this point, if I re-potted, it would be downsizing to a smaller container. I'm not sure that makes sense to do that to any plant. I won't use this big of a container again though. I can hardly lift them, and that's a pain too.

But, even without much water, they are obviously getting something because they are definitely growing. I'm going to try to slip them some water today--at least enough to give them their nutrients.

[oldhaole]

By this point the roots are at the bottom of your bucket. they are drawing what they need up from there.

Your plant will tell you when she is thirsty. Watch the stage leaves. if they begin to droop, then water lightly. Your plant will grow into the bucket with some time.

A small plant in a big bucket is not bad. Believe me, in no time, that plant will fill the bucket with roots and be sucking down water.

My only concern would be when you move the plant and bucket around. If not done carefully you can break small feeder roots quite easily at this stage.

[Sprite]

Yeah I figure if my containers being too big is my worst mistake so far on my first try, them I'm not doing too bad. Someone just gave me a bunch of cuttings and wished me luck. With the help of this forum and some other stuff online, I got them all to take root. Some are outside, 2 weeks from harvest. The others are inside, in the giant buckets. All the cuttings turned into growing plants, so not too bad for my first try, eh? :thumbsup:

[oldhaole]

Not too Shabby. A far bigger mistake would be to put them in too small pots. Harvest it what it's all about. Enjoy!

[Hbuddy]

You might need bigger drain holes in your bucket and you may have really high humidity. If the leaves arent able to transpire then their roots wont be able to draw in as much fluid.