GreenHighlander
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I highly suggest making either individual pot stands or one to fit the area you are flowering under. It is key with fabric pots to have air flow around and under the entire pot.
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Soil always staying saturated in bottom of my soft pots...is this ok/ common?
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drsaltzman
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Gravity.
And the felt (or canvas) saturates.
Slyness41
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Kinda wondered about those fabric pots, my other air pot doesnt have the same issues, and that plant is doing much better than the two fabrics...gonna go with just the air pots next run.
Slyness41
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I do have that, they are on a metal rack, I adjust my plants to the light, not the other way around.I highly suggest making either individual pot stands or one to fit the area you are flowering under. It is key with fabric pots to have air flow around and under the entire pot.
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GreenHighlander
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Your problem is the plants are super small for those pots already.
Don't water at all until there is no weight to them when lifted. Almost to the point of wilting.
In the future I suggest up potting a few more times before your final pot size.
Good job on the rack btw
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Slyness41
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Yep, going straight to pot was a mistake. I should have solo cupped them first.Your problem is the plants are super small for those pots already.
Don't water at all until there is no weight to them when lifted. Almost to the point of wilting.
In the future I suggest up potting a few more times before your final pot size.
Good job on the rack btw
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GreenHighlander
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From seed I do 3" square to 1 gal square to 7 gal smartpouch. I do it this way now because I had the same issue you are. The idea is you want them cycling through wet dry as much as possible without going rootbound.
Goodluck and trust me let them dry out until almost wilting each watering
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whitebb2727
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What kind of moisture meter? Cheap analog one? If so throw it away.
whitebb2727
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That's fine in organics. With salt based sites that can cause salt buildup. She. Using salt based nutes good run off is needed.
Watch the plant for when it needs water not a meter.
You only do this until the roots have taken up the container. Then soak to run off.
Not going to get a salt issue doing no run off for the first 3 weeks.
whitebb2727
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I've seen it happen. Shows up in the plant problem section quit a bit.
It may work for you and the particular brand you use.
Fact is those meters are shit. With a good draining mix there is no way the op shouldnt have a problem unless watering too frequent.
I regularly start straight in 5-7 gallon pots. With a good soil I wait until they need it then water thoroughly.
Another reason spot watering can cause problems is the soil can get hydrophobic spots. Peat bases are real bad for it. I've personally had it happen.
No reason a good watering would hurt a young plant in good soil. They survive rain.
dubekoms
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What whitebb said. I like to make sure all the soil is thoroughly moist before I plant. I run a 50/50 peat perlite mix. Dry spots are the worst with peat and annoying as hell to fix. I always water with 10-20 percent runoff. Once they get big enough I can water every day with no issues (3 gal fabric pots)
ANC
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I was surprised after only doing a few waterings with a mild nute solution to see the runoff was almost double what I was feeding.
Resorted to dipping and draining (manual ebb and flow), gives me the best compromise for getting all of the coco wet, extracting leftover food from the previous watering and root exudates.
Combined with air pruning bags this gives me a ball of roots like a rolled up hedgehog.
Slyness41
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Yep...lol
Slyness41
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I'm using NFTG only.