curing over watering..

DankkAbuser

DankkAbuser

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To cure overwatering should i stuk to same light scedule and hold off on water for a few days
or should i switch lights to 24/0 till she dries up then bak to 18/6
Im using cfls
 
ThorGanjason

ThorGanjason

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Keep same light schedule, you're just gonna have to let her dry out. Plants like (and need) that dark period. Like humans, it has certain processes that it foes during the day and certain processes it does at night.

Unless its an autoflower or a rooting clone don't ever run the light 24/7. Not that its horrible if you do, but isn't worth the energy wasted, not even for CFLs.
 
ThorGanjason

ThorGanjason

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Yeah it shouldn't take long. And honestly, if you're growing in soil you should only be watering every few days anyways. Let her dry out, and she'll stretch her roots looking for water. It might seem slow above the soil, but all the development will be going on below the soil and that will help you out that much more later on.

Just start getting used to feeling the weight; water it, feel how heavy it is, feel it get lighter and lighter every day until its time to water again. Even when the top looks/feels dry, there's still some moisture at the root level.

Trust me, you wanna stop over watering, it slows the shit out of the growth--being in a hurry to get her watered will only make you wind up waiting an extra month or 2 for your harvest down the road.
 
ThorGanjason

ThorGanjason

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Yeah totally. I've never had any problems using tap water, but I have an RO system coming in so we'll see if it makes a difference.

I've heard that even Brita filters on your tap can really help lower the ppm of hard tap water, but my cousin bought one and it didn't do shit. It took the ppms from like 130 to 115.

Do you have a tds (total dissolved solids) meter? They are super handy for feeding.
 
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BSD0621

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Do't go fucking with light schedules. Just let the medium dry out and learn NOT to water until 3-4 day's apart
 
ThorGanjason

ThorGanjason

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What's your humidity at? General rule of thumb, is that plants like more humidity in the early stages of growth (clones and seedlings liking the highest rh) and as it gets older it does better as the humidity levels get lower and lower (being the lowest in flower).

So for right now your humidity is probably fine, even if its at like 70%. But as it gets older and into flower you're gonna wanna try and lower it. Colder temps help lower humidity, and yeah a good exhaust system that expels the air outside of the grow room will help.

Plants "sweat" water out, but when they're little they don't use enough water to make too big of a difference. Once you have a tent full of nug- wielding plants tho, they can really start putting off some moisture.
 
DankkAbuser

DankkAbuser

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I dont have a humidity meter
but my temp is 79°
Shes 7weeks veg no nutes
So like u said she should be able to handle it rite??
 
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LIBERTYCHICKEN

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If your indoors keep the fans running untill dry

Also the next time you do water (when its time) you can put a little H2O2 in the water
 
DankkAbuser

DankkAbuser

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H202???
And yea 7weeks
i would of bloomd but i have
no room for my 400w hps
thats y im using cfls for now
wen i move ill flip lighy sched.
how long can i keep her in veg???
 
BenFranklin

BenFranklin

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Tablespoon per gallon.... Is what I've been told, however, I usually just squirt in a bunch that I think is ' about right... For the size of my system. Careful... It will do funky things to ph.... And it's not right away, it might take a day or two... Is what I noticed.

i've never had these problems that I had to use h2o2 until we moved out here and started using well water.

to cure overwatering look into using the wick system... It's so easy a caveman can do it.
 
BenFranklin

BenFranklin

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Actually..... You'd want to spray club soda... It's got cO2...... I personally never spray my plants..... Unless I see bugs... The only time I look for bugs is if i see the plant is not "happy".

I don't worry about "things" unless I have to. I know this May sound very cryptic, but it's not really.
 
DankkAbuser

DankkAbuser

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No that actually sounds good wen it comes to growing
so do u suggest i add it to water and water plant with hydro peroxide?
 
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