How does flushing not result in overwatering

[newGrows]

Overwatering is more about frequency than amount, if I give a massive amount of water to correct pH and nutrient problems (like a gallon per 5 gallon pot) once a week would that be overwatering?
Yes? No?

 

[Cannasutraorganics]

I put more then a gallon on five gallon pots more then once a day.
A rinse on a five gallon pot would be more like 3 gallons of water. My plants would be dead in a week with one watering. Lol. You need bigger plants..

 

[vostok]

Like explaining the use of the 'brake' to a learner driver,
the hand brake is just as effective as the foot brake,
and often used together or one at a time,
but if you used neither,
then you would never need to drive?

a real grower needs very little of the potential reading of hydrogen unless its a dwc grow, even then its a hit and miss affair ​

 

[Greenhouse;save]

A gallon a day seems a bit over the top ......be careful how u pass info on espetially to newbs....

 

[AlphaPhase]

Proper drainage helps.

 

[warble]

Just opinion, if you had an RH of 80%, one cfl, and a two week old seedling that would be over-watering. If you had an RH of 20%, 1kw hps, and a four foot vegging plant, then that would be under-watering. I think it depends. Just opinion.

 

[ISK]

Overwatering is more about frequency than amount, if I give a massive amount of water to correct pH and nutrient problems (like a gallon per 5 gallon pot) once a week would that be overwatering?
Yes? No?

IMHO "yes" it could create over watering issues....but what the hell would I know about flushing....as I've never done it, nor do I intend to

 

[Greenhouse;save]

Yes....I concur....

 

[newGrows]

oops… the background:
5 gallon pot but only a 30 day old seedling. about 7 inches tall at this point, 5 nodes.
400 watts metal hallide.
Humidity 30%
Temp ~80 F

Does that change any answers?

Im gonna go out on a limb here and guess cannanasturagora has got some 4 ft tall plants.

And vstok, why are you so deeply against knowing what the ph of runoff is?

 

[gardengardian7]

twVstok very respected! Im not ever against a grower but watering the...Im sorry flushing everyday is intentional naivete. The idea of growing is adoption of GOD'S wisdom when it comes to managing HIS plants. Specially HIS food and healing plants. You want to be like GOD and be creative like GOD with the plants. What i mean is one thing is for sure and two things for certain: It does not rain everyday of life for anything created. And plants dont deficate. Just some wisdom. flushing everyday is not good. Your spirit and instinct told you this but you still override wisdom. Peace.

 

[Flash63]

You should be watering every 2-3 days,if not the pot is to big for the plant.In soil when the plant loses 50% weight water until run off.

 

[Jimdamick]

Proper drainage helps.

Drainage is what allows flushing without overwatering. Lousy drainage equals dead roots.

 

[vostok]

Lift the pot
note the weight
too lite water the plant
too heavy wait another 5 days
...Easy!​

 

[weedenhanced]

Lift the pot
note the weight
too lite water the plant
too heavy wait another 5 days
...Easy!​

This is my method

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

Lift the pot
note the weight
too lite water the plant
too heavy wait another 5 days
...Easy!

Pretty tough to do mine like that (Scrog).
I watch the surface of the soil, dig down a bit & feel, watch closely for leaf droop.

After a while the darn things will speak to you if you pay attention.

 

[Bricksquad2625]

A gallon a day seems a bit over the top ......be careful how u pass info on espetially to newbs....

yeah 1 gallon of water for 5 gallons of soil once a day sounds like evaporation issues

 

[az2000]

Overwatering is more about frequency than amount, if I give a massive amount of water to correct pH and nutrient problems (like a gallon per 5 gallon pot) once a week would that be overwatering?
Yes? No?

Overwatering never lets the soil dry. The soil ph rises as the soil dries. So, in addition to creating an unhealthy environment for the roots, the plant doesn't experience the full range of nutrient availability.

Flushing doesn't involve enough time for the soil to dry. Unless your soil doesn't drain well. Then you have a different problem.

 

[whitebb2727]

oops… the background:
5 gallon pot but only a 30 day old seedling. about 7 inches tall at this point, 5 nodes.
400 watts metal hallide.
Humidity 30%
Temp ~80 F

First, a seedling does not need to start out in a 5 gallon. That can cause moisture issues.

Second, to flush a 5 gallon container you will need to use at least 3-5 gallons of water.

Third, there is no reason to flush unless you are burning them up with a bunch of stuff.

What medium are they in and what nutrients are you using?

 

[az2000]

Third, there is no reason to flush unless you are burning them up with a bunch of stuff.

This is part of a few threads he's posted. He posted photos of what could be mg def. Someone may have mentioned mn def. He was considering crushing a vitamin as a mn source. I suggested mn exists in such tiny amounts, I'd go with more likely culprits like mg def or nutrient lockout/imbalance. I suggested either 1/2-1tsp/gal epsom salt or flushing would have more probability of improvement than using a vitamin to give mn.

I think that's what led to this thread. Your question makes perfect sense. It just leads back to the other thread(s).

 

[whitebb2727]

This is part of a few threads he's posted. He posted photos of what could be mg def. Someone may have mentioned mn def. He was considering crushing a vitamin as a mn source. I suggested mn exists in such tiny amounts, I'd go with more likely culprits like mg def or nutrient lockout/imbalance. I suggested either 1/2-1tsp/gal epsom salt or flushing would have more probability of than using a vitamin to give mn.

How do I find op other post?