bescheidenheit33
Member
I told you what im using:
Dont know what u mean by complicated. Im just asking how I should water them.
Plants dont recover after overwatering and transplanting =/
- Thread starter bescheidenheit33
- Start date
I told you what im using:
Dont know what u mean by complicated. Im just asking how I should water them.
MickFoster
Well-Known Member
As previously indicated.........I'm not a soil grower but I do understand the watering concept.
When the pot feels light........water them.
Again.......you have a deficiency problem that will only get worse if you don't address it now.
Good luck.
weedstoner420
Well-Known Member
Do the pots feel light? Does the soil feel dry when your stick your finger down into it? If so, I would water them.
Ditch the scale, just lift the pots and let your fingers and wrist tell you when they feel light.
Ditch the scale, just lift the pots and let your fingers and wrist tell you when they feel light.
bescheidenheit33
Member
Ok no scale then, I just learned it this way from my previous forum :/.
I just came back from watering them, I noticed the leaves started to hang, pot was dry, I just watered the big plant.
Ive also given her some nutrients, even tho Its crazy I think because they are in those pots for only 6 days,
and the soil is new and fresh and says it has nutrients for 6 weeks.
But ive given her some now.
Lets see what happens.
weedstoner420
Well-Known Member
Interesting...I wouldn't advise the scale because the plant is constantly getting larger and gaining weight, so the weight where it's "time to water" will be a moving target...
I also don't like the claims about soil having enough nutrition for a certain number of weeks/months. That's going to be dependent on the type of plant, size of plant, size of the pot, and other factors.
And finally, plants can show signs of nutrient deficiency due to other factors like moisture stress, environmental stress, or even having too much nutrients, causing a lockout. I would wait a week to see how they react to the fertilizer you gave, before changing anything else.
cdgmoney250
Well-Known Member
For the larger plant… Don’t water again until the pots feel a bit lighter.
Water before soil becomes too dry/top soil changes color and look for plant queues like…
(leaves not as perky/feeling dry like paper, branches losing their rigid full of water feeling, wispy structure)
Water until you get a small amount of runoff.
For the little plants… just keep the soil moist, but not saturated. Don’t let them dry out! Avoid watering to get runoff, just consistent moisture until they start drying out the pots (drinking) between your waterings. Then you can start watering heavier until or close to saturation.
When the plants start drinking that down quickly, it’s probably time for a transplant to a larger container.
How to water soil : slow and evenly distributed
by hand, sprayer or dripper.
I’m attaching a link that helped me to understand the soil/plant/water relationship much better.
Understanding Soil Water Content and Thresholds for Irrigation Management - Oklahoma State University
The basic concepts and benefits of soil water content and soil water thresholds for efficient irrigating practices.
extension.okstate.edu
Hope this helps
bescheidenheit33
Member
Even if its specifically for cannabis? Its a growmix for cannabis after all.
However, now, after looking at the growth again that happened in the last 7 days...
1) IMG-20250104-115506-Kopie hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB
2) IMG-20250111-161232-Kopie hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB
... it might actually be possible, that the nutrients are gone, especially since i added coco, perlite, and clay granulates!
So there isnt actually as much soil in there.
Im pretty sure Mick was right now.
@cdgmoney250 : thx for the link going to check it out
Last edited:
420AD
Well-Known Member
Since you're a statistics guy, just do a little experiment:
Take two of your plants water one of them with 50ml and the other one with 150ml.
If the 50ml one dries out in under a day and the 150ml one takes almost 2 days to dry out for example, you know you should be watering 100ml every day roughly. Once you're in bigger pots I'd say you wanna water every other day up to every 3 days, given your environment stays stable.
Take two of your plants water one of them with 50ml and the other one with 150ml.
If the 50ml one dries out in under a day and the 150ml one takes almost 2 days to dry out for example, you know you should be watering 100ml every day roughly. Once you're in bigger pots I'd say you wanna water every other day up to every 3 days, given your environment stays stable.
bescheidenheit33
Member
Hey Team, little update. I looked at the roots of my big plants just to see how they look and if I should transplant,
and in my last 2 years ive never managed to get white roots like this, this is my first time that i see something like this in real life:
7 days ago she had tiny little brownish roots when I pulled her out of her old soil,
and now this.
I transplanted her into 4L root pouch.
The small ones seem to have deficiency too, they stopped growing since 2 days.
I feed.
and in my last 2 years ive never managed to get white roots like this, this is my first time that i see something like this in real life:
7 days ago she had tiny little brownish roots when I pulled her out of her old soil,
and now this.
I transplanted her into 4L root pouch.
The small ones seem to have deficiency too, they stopped growing since 2 days.
I feed.
bescheidenheit33
Member
Hey Team,
I just wanted to leave a last update here;
It turned out, the soil had plenty of nutrients still, you guys couldnt see it, but I had
the openings on my box closed all the time, and so I deprived the plants of oxygen.
I wasnt aware that plants need so much oxygen.
As soon as I took them out, they lost all symptoms and started growing really fast.
I transplanted them today. They all look really healthy and are growing really fast.
Thanks again for all the help with my new soil.
Take care. =)
I just wanted to leave a last update here;
It turned out, the soil had plenty of nutrients still, you guys couldnt see it, but I had
the openings on my box closed all the time, and so I deprived the plants of oxygen.
I wasnt aware that plants need so much oxygen.
As soon as I took them out, they lost all symptoms and started growing really fast.
I transplanted them today. They all look really healthy and are growing really fast.
Thanks again for all the help with my new soil.
Take care. =)
Broncogrow
New Member
Glad things are getting better for you. You could have got a bad bag I know it’s happened to me. Don’t think you can add too much perlite. I think it makes watering more forgiving. During the day plants need co2 at night I believe they need oxygen. Regardless good air exchange is very important. Keep up the good work