plants not really growing as fast
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Ablaze
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Ok. I misread that. I don't know man. Those look good to me.
MickFoster
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Considering that the plant is green and healthy, your slow growth is probably attributed to lack of oxygen in the root zone - also causes the drooping. How much if any perlite is in your soil? Or is it coco?
MickFoster
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What size are the air pots?
SchmoeJoe
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There isn't much of a chance of there being a lack of oxygen to the root zone in those pots. Odds are if the op is having to water every other day they're maxed out in those pots and need to be potted up and flowered. I don't like to leave plants in pots that have to be watered more often than every 3 days.
MickFoster
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Is it coco or soil? I use air pots with a 70/30 coco/perlite mix and I feed twice a day to run off.
5 weeks old.
SchmoeJoe
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Making sure it works out in the end is the best way to protect your investment. Are those the 5 gallon equivalent? I'd just go with what ever is the next size up and give them a week or just a little longer to set roots before flipping.
MickFoster
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It's not a waste of money - mine are only 9ltr (2.4 gal.) and I never have a problem.
SchmoeJoe
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That's a good point. I was assuming soil. If it's soil with organics they're liking getting close to rootbound. If it's Coco with mineral based nutes than it's not likely to be as much of an issue.
MickFoster
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The best mix is 70/30 coco/perlite. You need to treat it like hydroponics, not soil. It needs to be fed every day.