Watering during flower

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Jsnbaxter

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I do wet dry cycle normally. I know a lot of people do different water methods, but during flower what do you guys do if you are wet/dry. Do you still do wet dry or just water a little each day to prevent the plant from drying out?
 
LeastExpectedGrower

LeastExpectedGrower

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I'm in soilless (ProMix HP), and I've been feeding every other day...enough to be surface dry but not dry throughout the medium below the surface. I feed to substantial runoff (2g in each 5g pot, .5g runoff each). I've pretty much stopped 'watering' and have been feeding only. I was finding that watering was only making my plants hungry.
 
StareCase

StareCase

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Jsnbaxter said:
... but during flower what do you guys do if you are wet/dry ...
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The ladies are in soilless as well - either Pro Mix HP or Sunshine Mix #4 - in 5 gallon plastic buckets. They will get 1/2 the recommended weekly feed in 5 liters every 4th day. There is a little bit of run-off each time they are fed.
 
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Bud man 43

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For the best yield coco mix should be kept “wet” - not drying out. I was doing the same as you are during my last group. Kind people on this forum set me straight and my yield went through the roof.
You will still get nice bud but nothing like if you keep the coco wet.
Saturated coco will still be around 20% air after properly draining.
I am early in flower and pushing them as much as possible feeding twice daily-watching the plants carefully for signs of trouble. ☮
 
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Jsnbaxter

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I’m in fox farms soil. Feed every two weeks with down to earth after soil nutrition depleted. No feed I’m water. Only phed
 
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Bud man 43

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Bud man 43 said:
For the best yield coco mix should be kept “wet” - not drying out. I was doing the same as you are during my last group. Kind people on this forum set me straight and my yield went through the roof.
You will still get nice bud but nothing like if you keep the coco wet.
Saturated coco will still be around 20% air after properly draining.
I am early in flower and pushing them as much as possible feeding twice daily-watching the plants carefully for signs of trouble. ☮
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My bad- I was trying to reply to the Pro mix HP comment ☮
 
madvillian420

madvillian420

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Jsnbaxter said:
I do wet dry cycle normally. I know a lot of people do different water methods, but during flower what do you guys do if you are wet/dry. Do you still do wet dry or just water a little each day to prevent the plant from drying out?
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Wet /dry. In the peak of bloom they will drink more so just pay attention a bit more, maybe water every 2 days if you were doing 3 days in veg.

Overwatering issues are no bueno, if it aint broke dont fix it.
 
VincenzioVonHook

VincenzioVonHook

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I water to runoff Monday (about a gallon) and then add roughly a litre Tuesday and Wednesday and then go back to adding a gallon on Thursday for around a cup of runoff. I then continue that pattern in flower. In veg it's every third or fourth day, but I keep the tops moist with a sprayer so it dries out evenly, not mainly from the top.

I'm in yard soil/Coco and pumice (40:40:20) with organic 3:1:3 slow release. I find I get better results and far less pH swing if I keep the medium moist but not wet all the time.
 
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