leaving home a few days, what should I do to prevent the plants dry out?! 1st time

[jonathan8196]

My plants are small (7~8 inches), this is my first time grow. I currently grow them in red solo cup, soil (soil 70%mix with perlite 50%) with Dyna-gro Grow and Bloom.

Im goin to a road trip for 3 days, what can I do to prevent the plants dry out and die?!!! i water them once a day~

 

[1itsme]

you could repot into 6 in pots.

 

[Shivaskunk]

Yeah..bigger pots. If you do repot put pure perlite for the bottom 3 inches and stick your pots in a low saucer of water as well as watering em good.'Then if they get thirsty they can wick some water from below.

 

[TRIBUNAL]

Sounds like great advice, maybe also reduce the lighting. 3 days shouldn't string them out too much.

 

[ic3qu33n]

Yeah..bigger pots. If you do repot put pure perlite for the bottom 3 inches and stick your pots in a low saucer of water as well as watering em good.'Then if they get thirsty they can wick some water from below.[/QUOTE

Seems like this would be best to me... I don't think I'd put that much perlite in the bottom, maybe an inch, I don't think I'd do three unless I put them into something like a 5g

 

[Ninjabowler]

you could repot into 6 in pots.

Do this, the transplant should give you four or five days worth of water. Edit-if your using dirt and not some passive hydro setup.

Sounds like great advice, maybe also reduce the lighting. 3 days shouldn't string them out too much.

dont do this, theres no need to mess with the lighting, maybe the fans that are circulating air because that dries them out quicker, but not the lighting. No worries


edit- why the hell are you watering once a day?

 

[jonathan8196]

Do this, the transplant should give you four or five days worth of water. Edit-if your using dirt and not some passive hydro setup.
dont do this, theres no need to mess with the lighting, maybe the fans that are circulating air because that dries them out quicker, but not the lighting. No worries


edit- why the hell are you watering once a day?

I usually water it in the end of the day, i let the water drain out from the bottom.

This is my first time grow, how much water should i watering a day sir?

 

[jondamon]

I usually water it in the end of the day, i let the water drain out from the bottom.

This is my first time grow, how much water should i watering a day sir?

You should be watering when the entire pot has lost approx 50% of its wet weight.




J

 

[Ninjabowler]

You should have your plants in containers that hold water for at least two days. If your watering everyday you should be running ebb n flow and saving yourself the headaches. Either your watering too much or you need bigger containers.....or just keep watering everyday for the next three months idk lol

 

[srh88]

with that small of a plant you can easily just water every other even every 3 days with a bigger pot.. ninja blower got it right listen to his advice