c_toke_420
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Would you consider this drooping?&is the temp of the roots have to be warmer then The plant it's self or what,having issues,can't figure it out?
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smokeyjoejoe
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It's either to hot or your over watering, what's the temp in your space and how may times are you watering???
c_toke_420
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Temp as of now is 73.I water when the pots light,maybe every four days.I've been having so many problems with this run in coco useing g,h,flora,(lucas formula).p.hing 5,8-5.9,
phil k
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or cold grow room temps.. you wanna make sure your in the 73-78 range... i run 77 in all my rooms.. i have a infrared heater that clicks on at night and warms the plants
its cold soil... you should be watering every five days its not drying fast enough..
c_toke_420
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I felt soil,and it's pretty cold,for sure.can I use heating pad?
phil k
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yep.. raise your temps though you have to remember your room temp maybe 72.. that means soil is probably 62 or maybe lower at night.. it takes a long time to reheat that soil...
c_toke_420
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Hmmm,ok Awesome,thanx for all ur advise and info,well keep everyone posted,
c_toke_420
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Got yu awesome thanks a lot,this is my first coco grow
phil k
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yep... one last thing the SEED MAT... if you have it fine use it but don't buy those buy a heat pad for your back they sell moist/dry ones that can get wet.. i use them all the time for clones instead of seed mats cause the seed mats only heat to ambient temps... sometimes its not enough depending on room temps and the seed mats go bad fast... IMOP.. so go to a CVS or something and buy a back heating pad.. make sure it doesn't have a AUTO OFF option.. most do but they sell them that stay on 24/7 unless you shut it off... just start on low and go from there.
c_toke_420
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Does it makin it harder for plants to up take nutrients at low temp ??
c_toke_420
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Awesome,I mite have one laying around my house some were,thanks again for the good info,
phil k
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yeah cold root zones slows uptake dramatically but your plants aren't showing that.. maybe your getting slower growth cause your roots aren't spreading fast enough.. thats because the soil is staying too wet too long you want it to dry out probably every other to every third at most... before your next water... so 5-6 days your roots are basically sitting in soggy soil.
phil k
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if your soil doesn't dry properly the roots will not spread and seek nutrients and water they sit basically because your soils is always wet so why spread farther? they don't need to seek anything... its kinda like that opposite of fattening a kid up... if your a parent stuff your kid with food he's going to be sitting at home getting fat and doing nothing.. never seeking friend or seeking fun... so when your stuffing your roots with water.. or water and food.. and its not drying your making the roots lazy ... they don't need to see water.. or seek food..
c_toke_420
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Very well said makes plenty of Sence,should I let them tell me there ready to be water or just tell pot feels pretty light but not yet showing signs ??
phil k
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no i mean weight of container is one way until you know your general dry out time.. i know i water all my plants every other day but my grow room is completely climate controlled and properly built.. some may take longer or some may have less humidity in the room and the water wicks out faster... best way to do it is let them dry out till you see a VERY slight droop... then you know your on the dry side... water them normal see how many days till the next droop water again.. do it one more time to make sure how long its taking to dry and start sticking with that water schedule you should never really be taking longer than 3-4 days to dry out... if you are your room temps may be too cool... which cools the soil making it dry slow ...
