Just checking

SO I GOT MY CLONES ON THE 5TH, I TRANSPLANTED THEM AFTER 7 DAYS BECAUSE THE ROOTS WERE AT THE BOTTOM, SINCE CHANGING THEM OVER ON THE 12TH, I GAVE EM PUT THEM IN 4 GALLON SQUARE BUCKETS AND GAVE THEM 2 GALLONS OF WATER , NO NUTES. ON THE 14TH I WATERED THEM WITH 5 GALLONS PLUS NUTES. I WATERED AGAIN ON THE 17TH WITH 3 GALLONS PLUS MY NUTES, IVE BEEN TOLD ALOT NOT TO OVER WATER SO HOW DO YOU THINK MY SCHEDULE IS??

And i can see the roots at the bottom, same as before about 7 days so thats good right??

Sounds good.

how are you deciding when to water? I water at least as much water as their is soil each time, it allows more light feedings to do a mini-flush every watering.

Thanks, im not sure wen to switch to 12/12 though, sum are really growing and some others are a little behind, i raised one light because they wer getn really close and i dont want to burn them, should i move both lights up?? I figured ive leave them like that for a few days so mayb they will catch up

When the top 2 inches or so is dry, thing is some plants prob need water tonight and a few are still kinda wet so i wont water tonight i wil in the morning since the lights dont go off until 3p, so what do you mean as much water as soil, whats your recipe

i used to use that method. their is a much more reliable and easier method though. i didnt write this guide here and all credit goes to the original author but if i had to explain it i'd pretty much say the same things word per word almost.
What is the "lift the pot" method?

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The "lift the pot" method is a widely practiced, and very accurate method of knowing when to water your container plants.

The best way imho, to know when soil grown potted plants need more watering is by checking how heavy the pots feel. This method is very simple to learn once you get the feel for how light a ready for watering pot of soil feels.

Get an equal size pot and fill it with your soil. The medium should be about as moist as a new bag of potting soil. Use this planter as a learning tool to get a rough idea of how much the pots should weigh before watering again. The pots with your plants will feel only just slightly heavier when the soil is ready for more water. Pick up one of your planted pots, if its noticably heavy, do not water it until it feels "light". Next time you water a planter, pick it up and feel how much heavier it feels compared to the sample pot of soil.

It only takes a few times picking up the pots until this skill is like a "second nature" to you. You wont even need the sample pot after you get accustomed to the lifting method.

Sure your plants are always putting on more weight as they grow larger, but once you're proficient at lifting the pots, you'll also know how to compensate for the weight of the plants with ease.

I dont know how to better explain this method of knowing when to water, but believe me, anyone who learns this method, will always know when its time to water.

What i meant before is say for example i had a plant in a 1 gallon container, i would water it with at least 1 gallon of water each time.