Overly soaked soil

boomstick

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They plants should be ok. Skip 2 routine waterings, If its still soaked, well then you got a problem.

I have to be very careful with what I am dealing with, (no holes in my buckets, and no rocks at the bottom for drainage) I measure my water and water every 2 days. I mist my plants as well. I would do this while your soil is drying out ( towards the end just to keep em happy)
 

pastafarian81

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i had that issue in FFOF. the soil compacts, exp after flushing a bunch of water thru it. next time add perlite, it helps prevent the compacting. to fix your issue, set a fan up to blow on you soil, it might take a day or so, you still might want to add a few more holes in the cotainer bottom to help with draining in the future.
 
i had that issue in FFOF. the soil compacts, exp after flushing a bunch of water thru it. next time add perlite, it helps prevent the compacting. to fix your issue, set a fan up to blow on you soil, it might take a day or so, you still might want to add a few more holes in the cotainer bottom to help with draining in the future.
I'd do what pastafarian suggests. More Perlite. I use Promix and still find that i need to make it a 50/50 blend with Perlite even though it is already in the mix.
You may also have issue if your pots are to big. I started off in 1Ltr pots and it found that i should have started smaller for the first 2 weeks. i made sure that i only watered the top 2-3 inches of dirt. and the gradually added more per watering/feeding and then finally had to transplant to larger pot.
also, getting your pots off the floor may help too.
 

pastafarian81

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i just finished a few Bluestreaks. the smaller ones that i had this issue with had a weak shitty root system, i had bug and heat issues at first and probly stressed the hell out of the girls. one was as tall as a bic lighter and round as a beer can. anyway my point is small weak roots long dry times.
 
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