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Beemo

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looking good @Flaming Pie
you'll find your watering sweet spot.. just takes time and experience..
your attention to detail is better than most people. i tend to do the same... i bet your very organized and you keep things clean :)
im still messing with my sweet spot... but i think i got it where i want it right now.
here's one of my rare few tips.
it takes my all day to water. i never have any runoff. dont want any of the good stuff/food to leave or flush out...
something like, once in the mornin, lunch, afternoon, night.
soaks it ALL up, NO run off
then water once the next day..
stays MOIST....
i have a good 1-2 inch of ewc completely covered the top.. it will be gone when its done...
so everytime i water. im feeding it...
 
Flaming Pie

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Beemo said:
looking good @Flaming Pie
you'll find your watering sweet spot.. just takes time and experience..
your attention to detail is better than most people. i tend to do the same... i bet your very organized and you keep things clean :)
im still messing with my sweet spot... but i think i got it where i want it right now.
here's one of my rare few tips.
it takes my all day to water. i never have any runoff. dont want any of the good stuff/food to leave or flush out...
something like, once in the mornin, lunch, afternoon, night.
soaks it ALL up, NO run off
then water once the next day..
stays MOIST....
i have a good 1-2 inch of ewc completely covered the top.. it will be gone when its done...
so everytime i water. im feeding it...
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It takes me about an hour to water 2-4 plants. I like to give them a little. Then wait 5-10 min. Then I water and wait a couple min until they start draining about a half inch of water or more. Then I let them sit another couple minutes and use a shop vac to clear the trays.

Since I don't do plain water feeds I have to be sure to get a good amount of runoff. Plus the promix will absorb whatever nutrients it can hold and some will be released at next watering.

My mom is always like, Why does it take so long? To which I reply, if I water too fast the water will follow the path of least resistance and just drain out. That leaves dry spots in the soil. If I water slowly, the moisture has time to seep into the medium evenly.
 
Flaming Pie

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Beemo said:
i use to do that. now its like every 3hrs


i knew it...
i cant stand messy rooms/places...
im always cleaning...
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Oh it can be a little cluttered in the rest of my basement in the veg and mixing area. But at least once a week I straighten up.

Usually the only trash around is a discarded glove or two. I keep soil and trimmings/leaves off the floor.

I need to do a bit more.

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Flaming Pie

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Beemo said:
damm. i wish i had your space/basement...
must be a serious watering wand you have there hookup to a pump...
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Yeah all the space is great, except I can't really use any more of it for growing. I have no way to vent outside except one six inch. Venting into my chimney was causing backflow through my water heater vent pipe. Plumber said I would have to chip away concrete and put an elbow in to make all flow go up. meh...

Once my water heater kicks the bucket, I will install one that vents directly outside instead of up my chimney. Then it will be game on.

That watering wand is a back saver for sure. It totally sucked having to crawl in my tent every time to hand water.
 
Mad Hamish

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Mr.Head said:
Wonder if he's switched over to the Rosin tech. It's getting me blasted smoking it. I wonder what eating a whole cap would do. I might give that a try lol.
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Dude... not me or Hand could last a week smoking like Myco does. Them oil drenched multi strain blunts, rolled me one or two but didn't finish 'em. The cat can suck down a few of those before breakfast. Oil in a cap, man, I'd say that is exclusively for fellas with as many and as serious medical issues as that guy. I seriously don't think anybody can out smoke him no way.
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haha. Well I am having some slight leaf drop that looks like the plant using up her reserve inner leaves that don't get as much light.

So I will reduce watering to 2 days and see if that makes a difference. If I find they drain fast then I will know that they didnt need watered. Today though they are dry (dryer than bread) up to my second knuckle.

I could just be pushing them really hard. I just want to be sure.

I could always top with a bit of EWC to help slow the drying on top too. Ugh... Sooo many options!!!
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Now that it is a detail you are watching total certainty will surface along with your observations over the next few runs. Experience kicking in and starting to run the show, we all have to graduate from research to lab work eh :-)
 
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Mad Hamish said:
Maaaaaaaaybe some day I will allow you guys to witness the sweet chaos from which my ladies harvest their god-juice and spring forth like the perfect little miracles they are. Neat... welllllll no. Not even close. Muahahahahaha.
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Wait... what?

Say again? lol
 
kgp

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Flaming Pie said:
It takes me about an hour to water 2-4 plants.
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Beemo said:
i use to do that. now its like every 3hrs
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What!! You guys are surely dedicated.

I only water when the plant needs water, only feed when the plant needs food. No routine.

When I first started gardening I would over analyze things which caused much more problems than benefits.

I have learned to read the plants. Especially growing multiple strains. What one likes, the others don't.

But keep doing what works for you. That is a lot of time and work. I guess I wish I had time like that.between managing the business, spending time with my wife, kids, family, friends, and exercise my time in the garden is fast and to the point. Watering 48 plants takes me 30 minutes.

Mixing amendments, and trimming is where I spend the most time.

I've recently hired this hot young chick that has A.D.D. To trim. She eats adderall and can trim like no tomorrow. And she works for buds. Hahaha

Now I just have to convince her to do it naked so I know she's not stealing product. Lol
 
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Beemo

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kgp said:
But keep doing what works for you. That is a lot of time and work. I guess I wish I had time like that.between managing the business, spending time with my wife, kids, family, friends, and exercise my time in the garden is fast and to the point. Watering 48 plants takes me 30 minutes.
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i do most of my chores in between... i look forward to the watering dayz. because i get alot of stuff done, prepping, rearranging, feeding, making teas etc.. not just watering.
organics not for the LAZY
i ALWAYS find time for my b-ball and flag football. and the gym.
only time i use the kiss method, is when theres something wrong...
 
Flaming Pie

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I don't sit still for an hour. I go around and straighten up between watering. I come on here and do my updates and complete my journal.

Besides,I enjoy sitting with my girls. I set time aside for them.

I only peak in on them between watering days to make sure they aren't too close to the lights.
 
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Beemo

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kgp said:
I didn't mean that in any condescending way. I hope that post didn't come off dick-ish.
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lol, i was thinkin the same thing after my last post. its all good
i have plenty to do on those days, mine as well take your time watering :)
 
Beemo

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just cooked some chicken for my dog.
couple thighs in simmering boiling water for 1hr
chop it up. simmer down chicken stock. save stock..
put dog food in bowl, couple spoon full of chicken, and poor some stock over it.
real protein...
 

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