Should I be watering to runoff?

Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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PadawanWarrior said:
I only have 2 going really now, but they're in 15 gal pots. I do have some clones I'm working on too, but I don't use the pump for those.
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I got mine in 3 gal pots. You must have a good size space. I have a whole room, but I have 2 tents, a 2x4 for my moms, and a3x3 for flower. I couldn't get a 15 gal. pot in either one. Lol
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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PadawanWarrior said:
Yucca will help prevent dry spots. I started using it again occasionally. I went over a year without adding any yucca, and so I really noticed that my soil became more absorbent after using it. There's other stuff you can use too. I think aloe is another one.
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I been hearing about that. I believe I'm gonna get some.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Hollatchaboy said:
I got mine in 3 gal pots. You must have a good size space. I have a whole room, but I have 2 tents, a 2x4 for my moms, and a3x3 for flower. I couldn't get a 15 gal. pot in either one. Lol
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I have a 2x4 veg tent and a 3.5 x 8 ft flower closet. I can fit 2 in the 2x4, and 2 3gals if I want. In the closet I could fit 9 pots, but it would be crowded. I prefer 2 or 3 pots in the closet with plants in them. I do have some 15 gal pots in there too that are waiting for me. I rotate them.

I chop the stem, and let it sit. Then the leftover stalk just falls right off, and I plant a new plant where the old one was. This way I don't disturb my fungal hyphae network. It's not really necessary for me to add Mykos every time, but I usually do anyways.

I'm using plastic pots though.
 
Raspberrykiwi

Raspberrykiwi

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Hollatchaboy said:
So don't water to runoff? How do you make sure you get your soil completely wet?
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If the pot is heavy, it’s wet. If the pot is light, it needs water. Watering is something you get a feel for. My 15g pot would drink 2 gallons of water and would need that every 2 days. All plants are different
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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PadawanWarrior said:
I have a 2x4 veg tent and a 3.5 x 8 ft flower closet. I can fit 2 in the 2x4, and 2 3gals if I want. In the closet I could fit 9 pots, but it would be crowded. I prefer 2 or 3 pots in the closet with plants in them. I do have some 15 gal pots in there too that are waiting for me. I rotate them.

I chop the stem, and let it sit. Then the leftover stalk just falls right off, and I plant a new plant where the old one was. This way I don't disturb my fungal hyphae network. It's not really necessary for me to add Mykos every time, but I usually do anyways.

I'm using plastic pots though.
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I'm still not sure if I'm gonna try going organic in flower, or dwc. I like the yield i get with dwc. I'm not sure i can get the same in soil, so I'm kinda on the fence right now. With the soil i wouldn't need to run air pumps all the time so I guess that's a benefit. I guess if I want to learn it, I'm gonna have to go all the way. Lol.... screw it, soil it is! Lol
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Hollatchaboy said:
I'm still not sure if I'm gonna try going organic in flower, or dwc. I like the yield i get with dwc. I'm not sure i can get the same in soil, so I'm kinda on the fence right now. With the soil i wouldn't need to run air pumps all the time so I guess that's a benefit. I guess if I want to learn it, I'm gonna have to go all the way. Lol.... screw it, soil it is! Lol
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I've never done DWC, so you know something I don't, lol. It's a cool idea though. I don't really have the space for it though.
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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Raspberrykiwi said:
If the pot is heavy, it’s wet. If the pot is light, it needs water. Watering is something you get a feel for. My 15g pot would drink 2 gallons of water and would need that every 2 days. All plants are different
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That part I've pretty much got down. It's the how much water to give at feeding that I'm still figuring out. I was told 10% water to 1 gallon of soil, but now I'm starting to believe that's incorrect.
 
Raspberrykiwi

Raspberrykiwi

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Hollatchaboy said:
That part I've pretty much got down. It's the how much water to give at feeding that I'm still figuring out. I was told 10% water to 1 gallon of soil, but now I'm starting to believe that's incorrect.
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It’s ok to have a little run off. I bought a 2 gallon pump sprayer that I fill up with RO water. I spray it into my soil half gallon at a time. Wait a bit and spray more. Once you start to see a bit coming out, you know you’re done. I think you got the concept of everything down, now it’s just applying it
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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Raspberrykiwi said:
It’s ok to have a little run off. I bought a 2 gallon pump sprayer that I fill up with RO water. I spray it into my soil half gallon at a time. Wait a bit and spray more. Once you start to see a bit coming out, you know you’re done. I think you got the concept of everything down, now it’s just applying it
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Yea... the watering thing....I need to slow down. I'm working on it. Lol
 
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Raspberrykiwi said:
It’s ok to have a little run off. I bought a 2 gallon pump sprayer that I fill up with RO water. I spray it into my soil half gallon at a time. Wait a bit and spray more. Once you start to see a bit coming out, you know you’re done. I think you got the concept of everything down, now it’s just applying it
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What type of ferti
Raspberrykiwi said:
It’s ok to have a little run off. I bought a 2 gallon pump sprayer that I fill up with RO water. I spray it into my soil half gallon at a time. Wait a bit and spray more. Once you start to see a bit coming out, you know you’re done. I think you got the concept of everything down, now it’s just applying it
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What type of fertilizer do you use and how do you apply it?
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GardenWeasel77

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Raspberrykiwi said:
It’s ok to have a little run off. I bought a 2 gallon pump sprayer that I fill up with RO water. I spray it into my soil half gallon at a time. Wait a bit and spray more. Once you start to see a bit coming out, you know you’re done. I think you got the concept of everything down, now it’s just applying it
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What type of fertilizer do you use and how do you apply it?
 
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