Watering Autoflowers

[guest59452]

Spot on anders

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watering can make or break a crop, too moist is usally the mistake most new growers make, weed likes it dry from what ive come to learn

 

[joemarley777]

Great thread. Just reread it all again. Great advice.

I shouldve kept doing the shot glass of water a day that Rancho Deluxe recommended.

I panicked I think.

I didnt transplant one, and kept up with shot glass a day after like I had been plus some spraying of the top soil.

But some of the ones I transplanted are now even bigger than the one I didn't

I have 5 more seeds and I am going to redo this again in a couple of days.

WITH your guys advice this time!

By the way,

My Spanish Autos are awesome!!

 

[stinkhairs]

Spot on anders

,

watering can make or break a crop, too moist is usally the mistake most new growers make, weed likes it dry from what ive come to learn

I too have noticed this, but then this raises questions about feeding schedule - if you are only watering once a week, and alternate between feed/water/feed/water, then your plants are getting nutes once every 2 weeks? Is there another way of maintaining a dry soil yet feeding enough to get a crop?

 

[guest59452]

more perlite^ with the addition of compost, try an airpot. i will admit my first soil mixes held water way too much, now im looking into buying a premix with the addition of some perlite for drainage ofcourse

 

[blackosprey]

more perlite^ with the addition of compost, try an airpot. i will admit my first soil mixes held water way too much, now im looking into buying a premix with the addition of some perlite for drainage ofcourse

ProMix for the win. I'm also looking at a soil made by Dr Earth Fertilizers called POTting Mix to try for a future crop, looks like a good organic mix to start out with.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

3/4 pro mix 1/4 compost has worked the best for me. The pro mix is great for aeration.

 

[RanchoDeluxe]

Great thread. Just reread it all again. Great advice.

I shouldve kept doing the shot glass of water a day that Rancho Deluxe recommended.

I panicked I think.

I didnt transplant one, and kept up with shot glass a day after like I had been plus some spraying of the top soil.

But some of the ones I transplanted are now even bigger than the one I didn't

I have 5 more seeds and I am going to redo this again in a couple of days.

WITH your guys advice this time!

By the way,

My Spanish Autos are awesome!!

Well isn't that the reason to transplant...so they get bigger!!! On the next round of seeds it would be better to start them in their final pots. One thing about autos that make growing them a little difficult for newer growers is that any little mistake will drastically reduce yield. Tranplant shock will slow them down for a few days and every day counts with autos. With regular plants you can fuck up a little during veg as long as they are rockin when you flip...you're good. I'm glad the shot glass a day thing worked for ya. While I will agree that how much/often you water matters more than the actual time of day, watering a 10k room right before lights off will drastically increase humidity and therefore your chances of PM and other nasties. That should be common knowledge...it's pretty much old hat for me as well as basic high school science.

 

[Cartel530]

I have a homie who's hydro system kicks on for a feed when his lights are off. Not to mention looks at a DWC or RDWC that have 4 gallons of water bubbling violently per a bucket. I dont see much logic in your argument. Also as i said thats the reason they make dehumidifiers, as cheap as they are everyone should have one its almost as essential as the lights in your room

 

[RanchoDeluxe]

Hydro systems require the plants to be watered often...because the mediums used hold very little water. That water is either run to waste via a drain or it goes back into a reservoir. Very little of that water is actually available for evaporation and condensation.

That is a much different situation than someone using a soil mix and giving each plant a gallon of water or more....water which does not simply return to a rez.

I started a thread on the Organic Soil Forum which will debate whether watering before lights of is proper practice or not.

 

[Cartel530]

the thing is your not in a soil only based section, there for the advice you offer refers to all mediums unless specifically stated.

also coco stays wet and in the bubble buckets there is at least 3 gallons of water present at all times. Even the Flood and drain bucket systems still leave over a gallon in the bottom bucket so there is still plenty of water present. Your bubble buckets hold waaaay more water than soil of the same amount could ever dream of. So according to you these would all be bad and lead to PM?

 

[RanchoDeluxe]

I'm not gonna waste any more space ruining this guys thread. I gave him solid advice because I'm trying to help him. If you would like to debate this farther let's do so in the Organic Soil Forum or start your own thread.

 

[guest59452]

feel free to never come back to the auto forums rancho deluxe, thank you

 

[GenuineBuddy]

Wow. No wonder this world is going to hell. It doesn't matter when you water, meaning, morning, afternoon, or night. I can't believe I would have to explain what I meant by that. I now know why I haven't been on here in months. Too many dumb mother fuckers trying to grow weed not medicine.

Why would you flame someone for pointing out that the "when" in your post wasn't clear? It may seem obvious to those who are familiar with growing cannabis but not to newbies, many of whom have never grown a plant, any plant, in their lives.

"When" could mean anything (Sunrise? High noon? Sunset? Sopping wet? Slightly moist? Bone dry?) and your post really should have read "It doesn't matter what time of day you water". It's only a few more words and it's much more concise.

Everyone appreciates the fact that experienced growers are lending their expertise but ambiguity doesn't help anyone.

 

[aridbud]

Perhaps at times, we seasoned growers find the redundancy of repeated questions (when there is vast knowledge in forum topic) regarding soil, watering, nutrients, etc. I'm sure Smokey was not trying to be facetious. It seems a lot of newbies want to be "spoon fed" the information vs. what I've done for many decades...research/Google information. So, I can see the remarks (myself included) as being abrupt.

Plants are plants. If it rains, they are watered. If not, then water, as many others chimed in....once soil medium is dry about 2-3" at soil top.

Worst case scenario, roots that are water logged. A good airy soil mixes promotes solid and strong root growth. Vostock, myself and numerous others proclaim the benefits of perlite in the mix (even prebagged mix like Happy frog or Ocean Forest, etc.).

The two most destructive things newbies do...over water and over fertilize....and I'll also add, too compact a soil content in containers.

You learn as you grow....and try not to repeat mistakes made. Everyone has their own way of growing. Smokey expressed his view as did you, GenuineB.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

^^^^^^
It doesnt matter when you water??? Hell, I'll just put some freshly germinated seeds in the dirt and go on vacation.

Should I be surprised this jerk is banned?

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Why would you flame someone for pointing out that the "when" in your post wasn't clear? It may seem obvious to those who are familiar with growing cannabis but not to newbies, many of whom have never grown a plant, any plant, in their lives.

"When" could mean anything (Sunrise? High noon? Sunset? Sopping wet? Slightly moist? Bone dry?) and your post really should have read "It doesn't matter what time of day you water". It's only a few more words and it's much more concise.

Everyone appreciates the fact that experienced growers are lending their expertise but ambiguity doesn't help anyone.

No

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Why would you flame someone for pointing out that the "when" in your post wasn't clear? It may seem obvious to those who are familiar with growing cannabis but not to newbies, many of whom have never grown a plant, any plant, in their lives.

"When" could mean anything (Sunrise? High noon? Sunset? Sopping wet? Slightly moist? Bone dry?) and your post really should have read "It doesn't matter what time of day you water". It's only a few more words and it's much more concise.

Everyone appreciates the fact that experienced growers are lending their expertise but ambiguity doesn't help anyone.

I don't want to be a dick so I will just say first time growers should research the new growers forum. Especially if they've never grown any marijuana before. Research can answer a lot of answers. Then if you can't find a specific answer to your problem make a thread. I am one of the few on the auto forum that takes the time to answer everyone's threads in a timely manner. I don't know everything there is to know but I know a fair amount about autos and photos. Only thing I don't know anything about is hydroponics.

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