Girl who (is learning to) grow(s)!

[Stroker]

Pretty easy to do. Don't love your plants to death. Use a Moisture Meter. Enjoy the fruit of your labor!!

 

[chemphlegm]

I really agree that reading and following the info in those 2 books will pretty much guarantee success.

I read them (and every thread and article I could search) and followed mostly eds perpetual setup guide and grew just under a pound of better weed than I could get at the dispensary or on the street in my 4x4 tent the first try.

I messed around for years with forum advice and in 08 I didnt want to mess around any more so I read one of those first and same thing here, My 2- 2x4 tents poured out units just like I was told they would perpetually . My first thought was shame on all those shitty growers of my past supply chains. The best part about it is with the right controls the results are repeatable, without we got nothing.

 

[Dynamo626]

moisture meeter bwahaha lol. The toughest thing is learning how easy it is. Outdoors training is less important as support. Indoors the easiest thing you can do to increase yealds is good training and canopy managment

 

[Stroker]

moisture meeter bwahaha lol. The toughest thing is learning how easy it is. Outdoors training is less important as support. Indoors the easiest thing you can do to increase yealds is good training and canopy managment

Works good for me

 

[Dynamo626]

Works good for me

Im sure it does... Untill it dosent. Like all gadgets eventually it will fail and may take your plants with it. Use the meter to learn how light the pots are when you water and wean your self off the moisture meter

 

[chemphlegm]

I kick the bucket dry, note the weight and add 1/4th the container volume in water all at once. I kick dozens and dozens of buckets every day during chores to note the weight. This weight is very telling. Like when a plant is finishing it will use substantially less water,
the ones that stay wet longest have the most gnats, etc. When the weight is light again, but before the plants wilt, I add another 1/4th volume of water to the pots needing it.

Plants grow so much better while drying out compared to while soaking

 

[Grandpapy]

Welcome to RIU. My advice to all new growers is to get a couple of tomato plants and a handful of bag seed. Even if you are just a couple three weeks ahead of your bought seeds, you can learn {ie. kill a few} on the bag seed without the social, economic and emotional pressures. Good luck.

Tomato....I have 2 hybrids from India, 1lb romas, huge and tasty.
I threw one out in the backyard w/a dribbler watering once a day for 3 min.
The other went into bagged soil, I was excited to go with soil.
It's important to note the one "out back" is growing out from the 6" ring of soil around a light pole with no amendments and has been covered w/ artificial turf for 6 yrs.
It's doing great!

Meanwhile I'm killing the one in 5gal bagged soil. (should I've have bought soil in the pretty bag?)

For me, I might be better off w/ hydro or get serious about building dirt.

Good luck to you. @hotlinesix Keep it fun.

 

[Stroker]

moisture meeter bwahaha lol. The toughest thing is learning how easy it is. Outdoors training is less important as support. Indoors the easiest thing you can do to increase yealds is good training and canopy managment

Basic

 

[Dynamo626]

Yes i know there is such a thing i was just busten on the suggestion to get one. Waist of 8 bucks. If you think you need something to tell you when to water use the wimpy plant method. Thats whare you put a wimpy shallow rooting plant in the pot with your girl. The wimpy plant will wilt first. When it wilts its time to water. Honestly though you can tell by the weight of the pot. When you first fill the pot see how light it is. Then water it untill saterated. See how heavy it is. Last point... Like all devices it will eventually fail. Imagin your great grandma hearing that people need a machine to tell them when to water a plant. She would fall off her horse laughing lol

 

[Lucky Luke]

Yes i know there is such a thing i was just busten on the suggestion to get one. Waist of 8 bucks. If you think you need something to tell you when to water use the wimpy plant method. Thats whare you put a wimpy shallow rooting plant in the pot with your girl. The wimpy plant will wilt first. When it wilts its time to water. Honestly though you can tell by the weight of the pot. When you first fill the pot see how light it is. Then water it untill saterated. See how heavy it is. Last point... Like all devices it will eventually fail. Imagin your great grandma hearing that people need a machine to tell them when to water a plant. She would fall off her horse laughing lol

i recon they are great...some big plant growers in the outdoor section also use them.

 

[Dynamo626]

To each there own. I do see there use outdoors if your planted in the ground but in anything smaller than a 10 gal pot dosnt need it.

 

[Dynamo626]

Personaly if i was outdoors i would plant a cover crop of clover. Makes an exelent wimpy plant with the added bonus of making nitrogen more available to the plant

 

[Stroker]

Yes i know there is such a thing i was just busten on the suggestion to get one. Waist of 8 bucks. If you think you need something to tell you when to water use the wimpy plant method. Thats whare you put a wimpy shallow rooting plant in the pot with your girl. The wimpy plant will wilt first. When it wilts its time to water. Honestly though you can tell by the weight of the pot. When you first fill the pot see how light it is. Then water it untill saterated. See how heavy it is. Last point... Like all devices it will eventually fail. Imagin your great grandma hearing that people need a machine to tell them when to water a plant. She would fall off her horse laughing lol

I have had mine for 6 years. You would rather weigh the plant than use this? My plants are LST and it would be a BITCH to weigh them. For me it is one less thing to worry about. I am talking about indoor plants.

 

[Dynamo626]

Not clover alfalfa sry. One of the things horses eat lol

 

[Lucky Luke]

To each there own. I do see there use outdoors if your planted in the ground but in anything smaller than a 10 gal pot dosnt need it.

what would getaway no though eh?
#936

Im under a scrog..pretty hard to weight it

 

[Dynamo626]

I have had mine for 6 years. You would rather weigh the plant than use this? My plants are LST and it would be a BITCH to weigh them. For me it is one less thing to worry about.

Why weigh it dont weigh mine lift the corner of the pot a hare you can feel the weight

 

[Dynamo626]

what would getaway no though eh?
#936

Im under a scrog..pretty hard to weight it

Sry dont understand the question

 

[Lucky Luke]

Sry dont understand the question

Dont worry it was rhetorical. did u click the number?

 

[Dynamo626]

Oh gotcha lol did now. Nice gorilla grow
No wouldnt be liften thoes pots lol