Dtownhellbilly
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I've got four plants in buckets and four in air pots. Everything in a bucket is thriving air pots at struggling. Am I under watering?
Watering is hard
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farmingfisherman
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Best way to water is by knowing the weights of the pots when wet and dry. I believe that the air pots are suppose to speed up drying out times which in turn increases how often you can feed. What is the medium you are growing in?
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Dtownhellbilly
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Water only soil is the medium. I think I'm weighing to often can't remember what is getting light and what heavy was.
farmingfisherman
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Sounds like you might benefit from a journal or at least a calendar to help keep track of when you water and feed. Its easy to get mixed up when gardening. Good luck!
Wattzzup
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This is a good idea. I use the “notes” section of my phone. Log everything there.
quirk
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I know this 5 gal fabric pot is 12 lbs. dry and 20 lbs. wet. I don't add water until I get down to 13 lbs. and don't go over 19 lbs.
Then I wait to get down to 13 lbs. before watering again. You get the idea. This keeps me from the problems caused by
keeping roots in a saturated environment, depriving them of oxygen. You can't over water a well draining pot/medium.
The problem is watering too often replacing needed air pockets with water.
Then I wait to get down to 13 lbs. before watering again. You get the idea. This keeps me from the problems caused by
keeping roots in a saturated environment, depriving them of oxygen. You can't over water a well draining pot/medium.
The problem is watering too often replacing needed air pockets with water.
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Ukulele Haze
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I don't understand your system. How do you assess the moisture level of your soil via weight when you have a plant growing in it? I mean, that whole "13 pound pot" warning might fly if you have a seedling. But, I am scratching my head trying to figure out how you keep using the scale to guide your waterings when there's an ever-enlarging plant mass in the container, too.
kovidkough
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new weight - 13lb = plant weight
ColoradoHighGrower
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I just grab fabric pots by the handles and give them a shake, easy to feel the mass. That and the one-finger technique... 
Dtownhellbilly
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I've got a few journals. My problem was I rushed this first grow. Way too many fucking variables. Watering 5 gal. Buckets next to 7 gal air pots is just too many notes for me to keep track of.
Dtownhellbilly
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So one finger should come out dry?I just grab fabric pots by the handles and give them a shake, easy to feel the mass. That and the one-finger technique...
quirk
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I guess if you couldn't extrapolate, you could weigh the plant at different stages.
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Dtownhellbilly
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Holly shit I didn't realize a gallon of water weighs 9 lbs I'm definitely letting them get too light.
ColoradoHighGrower
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More or less, but a good way to see whats going on 3 inches in..
Wattzzup
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To the first knuckle is the general measurement. If you feel moisture with your finger tip a knuckle deep it doesn’t need any water.
ColoradoHighGrower
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Just the tip
maranibbana
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water only soil likes to be kept around 40-75% saturation...
pick up one of these...
adopt a nice watering regimen...
water only soil should have zero run off... 5-10% pot size....
10gal=1gal...
love air pots... prob I had was when they got dry water would pass through very fast... had to use more water than needed..
don't let em get too dry...
esp in water only soil
imo...
replenish microbes...
dry = their death....
their death = wellll
but anyway yeh or you can weight them too whatever works best for you
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adopt a nice watering regimen...
water only soil should have zero run off... 5-10% pot size....
10gal=1gal...
love air pots... prob I had was when they got dry water would pass through very fast... had to use more water than needed..
don't let em get too dry...
esp in water only soil
imo...
replenish microbes...
dry = their death....
their death = wellll
but anyway yeh or you can weight them too whatever works best for you
maranibbana
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depending on how much the plants drink sometimes I water every day and not more than 5%...
but mostly its every other day...
M- water 10%
T-off
W-water 5%
Tr- off
Fri- water 10%
sat- off
sun- off
I hate to be that guy who says listen to the plants and you will get a feel for it but its trueeeeeeeee
but mostly its every other day...
M- water 10%
T-off
W-water 5%
Tr- off
Fri- water 10%
sat- off
sun- off
I hate to be that guy who says listen to the plants and you will get a feel for it but its trueeeeeeeee
maranibbana
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also the buckets might be thriving bc they are also thriving with microbial life...
best pots Ive used so far have been 15 gallon fabric pots lined while leaving 5 inch at the bottom for air/pruning etc...
forces water down and into medium instead of out of the walls etc... esp if your soil is peat based... hydro phobic until properly saturated
best pots Ive used so far have been 15 gallon fabric pots lined while leaving 5 inch at the bottom for air/pruning etc...
forces water down and into medium instead of out of the walls etc... esp if your soil is peat based... hydro phobic until properly saturated
Dtownhellbilly
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ive Never been good at that game, the tip is almost al, of it.