I don't see how a 3 month old plant, in a 5 gallon pot, could possibly require water twice a day.
I don't see how a 3 month old plant, in a 5 gallon pot, could possibly require water twice a day.
Have you lived in the Central Valley?
We sometimes get heavy North winds coupled with low humidity and temperatures above 110.
I'm not saying this would be needed daily, but according to current conditions.
In my back yard, 90 days of veg is a seven foot plant.
3 months of veg in a 12" deep raised bed.
Just making the point that in ideal conditions, a plant can get very large in three months. It is just more difficult to keep conditions ideal in a five gallon pot.
We are still in the middle of spring. How are you going to manage when summer comes? If I had to water twice or even once a day, everyday... I'd reconsider my growing strategy. I bet the water is being wasted through evaporation or runoff. I'm sure if you get creative, like by adopting a mixture of drip irrigation, water crystals, and schedule waterings at night, you can save a lot water and money. You can even take it a step further by capturing rain runoff.