Feeding small plant in big pot

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reddevil6

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Hey guys what to you guys recommend in the way of feeding approximately 8" plants in 25l pots of coco an perlite 70/30?
If I water to run off the pot stays soaked for days, ive seen a root 3/4 way to the side of the pot
Should I wait for them to dry out abit, or should i just water to run off every other day, I'm worried if I wait for them to dry out they might get starved of oxygen.
Is there any issue with the pot being always soaked if it's getting fresh water regularly?
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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In coco I would water in circles around the circumference of the plant until run off. The water will spread itself out.
 
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reddevil6

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Ok so according to I should water the whole pot to run off even if it's still quite wet. Only reason I ask is I have seen a lot of mixed advise on watering small plant in big pot. A lot say water a small circle around the plant but I had issues with doing that, I'm guessing it was because when I was doing that I wasn't watering the small circle to run off.
 
myke

myke

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It won’t take long for roots to fill the pot. If your gonna wait a day or two between feeds (always say feed not water people think your just using water) feed on the low side then a good runoff when you water again. In one week you can feed everyday. Next time not such a big pot.
 
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reddevil6

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Hopefully won't take too long. Oh yeah sorry yeah it's always feed not water.
When you say feed on the low side do you mean not as much or low ec?
Yeah rookie mistake putting it in such a big pot so early.
 
Wizzlebiz

Wizzlebiz

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reddevil6 said:
Ok so according to I should water the whole pot to run off even if it's still quite wet. Only reason I ask is I have seen a lot of mixed advise on watering small plant in big pot. A lot say water a small circle around the plant but I had issues with doing that, I'm guessing it was because when I was doing that I wasn't watering the small circle to run off.
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Let me clear that confusion up.

That is for seedlings. Not plants with a full root system.
 
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reddevil6

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Wizzlebiz said:
Let me clear that confusion up.

That is for seedlings. Not plants with a full root system.
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No worries I'm guessing it's the same for a freshly rooted clone? These are young clones but rooted Mabey 2 weeks ago.

So don't let coco dry out at all, I guess I'll keep feeding it even tho it's still soaked.
 
myke

myke

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reddevil6 said:
Hopefully won't take too long. Oh yeah sorry yeah it's always feed not water.
When you say feed on the low side do you mean not as much or low ec?
Yeah rookie mistake putting it in such a big pot so early.
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Ya low ec,feed it a litre and see if no run off give it a little more.Youl find even though its heavy it will still take a couple of litres to get some runoff.
 
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