Diagnosis?

slonez47

slonez47

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sweeney bobb said:
I understand that I dont need to water the plants everyday but only when the top inch of soil is dry - however at present every day the top inch is dry and I water accordingly - if it was still wet I wouldnt be watering. Is this what I'm not understanding?

With the nute burn the way I understand it I cant flush my plant as it is now and by the time I repot the plant should be able to handle the nutes so it wont need a flush. Apart from repoting the plant now there is nothing I can do except water when needed to help with the nute burn - or is there?

BTW dude I'm learning and trying not be completely clueless but its all new. I've done so much reading in the past few months before even picking up a seed and obviously still have a lot to learn. This is why i joined this forum as it seemed to be the best of the bunch with the best advice.

If I'm going on the wrong track with my posts then point me in the right direction(or not) but remember I'm green/new to this so i might need it breaking down more than another experienced grower.

:peace:

Thanks for all the support so far ...
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It's not about flushing your soil. Trying to flush your way to a PH balanced soil is... sorry man. Fucking stupid. Don't just water the top part of your soil. Drench the soil. Soak the pot in a larger pot of water if necessary, to make sure your soil is completely drenched and you don't have dry spots in your soil. Before you transplant you can add fine dolomite lime of you want to your soil, but your plant will have an established root system and hopefully your soils bennies and microbes will be established enough to where you won't need dolomite. The main thing to take from this is water thoroughly when you water, and don't love your plant to death.
 
slonez47

slonez47

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sweeney bobb said:
Cool thanks again moash and finally I get it now - I had thought they way I was watering was fine as the top inch or two was dry but I stand corrected.

I'll hold well back on the water (until I see signs indicating they are thirsty) and I'm using 5 inch pots at the minute. Bearing in mind the amount I've given the plants pretty much daily do you think I could just water again in a weeks time to limit the damage.
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I used four inch pots and it took about a cup of water to drench them. I also like using the pots that have the bottom watering spouts. You can fill the reservoir and it will wick the fluids up through the bottom. I still water from the top, but I leave the water in the reservoir for a few hours to sometimes a day. That helps eliminate the dry spots. Dry spot will hurt your plant just as much as nute burn.
 
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