Too much or too little

Tedmarx38 · Dec 16, 2021

(Please ignore dampness on the larger plant…I simple dumped a few ounces of spare humidifier water on it)

I can’t tel if the yellow stuff is from too much or too little water. Re the “stick your finger down to the knuckle” test, the small one feels damp at that lever l while the large one feels dry.

Appreciate your view?

LeastExpectedGrower · Dec 16, 2021

Too much.

hotrodharley · Dec 16, 2021

What medium are they in?

GoatSoup · Dec 16, 2021

Yep, too much water. You can tell from the leaf's humping between the veins. I learned that the hard way.

Tedmarx38 · Dec 16, 2021

hotrodharley said:
What medium are they in?

It’s a prepared soil for indicas that I bought online. These are northern lights plants.

hotrodharley · Dec 16, 2021

It's possible you're watering too frequently with too little water.

lusidghost · Dec 16, 2021

Tedmarx38 said:
It’s a prepared soil for indicas that I bought online. These are northern lights plants.

Hats off to that company for such a brilliant scheme.

Jjgrow420 · Dec 16, 2021

lusidghost said:
Hats off to that company for such a brilliant scheme.

Lol. The shit people will buy. Now they just need to do a 'drop' for their soil and charge and extra 15bucks a bag. noobs gobble that shit up

Tedmarx38 · Dec 16, 2021

Jjgrow420 said:
Lol. The shit people will buy. Now they just need to do a 'drop' for their soil and charge and extra 15bucks a bag. noobs gobble that shit up

It had gold and a few diamonds in it.

Tedmarx38 · Dec 16, 2021

hotrodharley said:
It's possible you're watering too frequently with too little water.

Thanks. How often do you water? I had problems early on with heat gain that left everything dry as dust. Fixed that with a bigger fan but the damage was done.

Jjgrow420 · Dec 16, 2021

Tedmarx38 said:
It had gold and a few diamonds in it.

It should say 'trichrome production formula'. Extra 7bucks now

hotrodharley · Dec 16, 2021

Tedmarx38 said:
It had gold and a few diamonds in it.

Are you watering by weight? Or the old "It's dry to my first knuckle" method?

lusidghost · Dec 16, 2021

Tedmarx38 said:
It had gold and a few diamonds in it.

Don't feel bad. Most of us bought into the marketing until we learned the error of our ways. It will probably do a fine job, just more expensively.

Tedmarx38 · Dec 16, 2021

hotrodharley said:
Are you watering by weight? Or the old "It's dry to my first knuckle" method?

No set pattern. Sometimes a bunch, others a splash. By a bunch I mean until it dribbles out the bottom of the sacks. Maybe 32 ounces each.

lusidghost said:
Don't feel bad. Most of us bought into the marketing until we learned the error of our ways. It will probably do a fine job, just more expensively.

Thanks, it’s all good. I try to get as much via delivery and while I could have ventured out to buy my own components and mix it up, I figured for the first indoor grow it was worth the expense to save a trip.

hotrodharley · Dec 16, 2021

Learn today how to water by weight. Then use 25% MINIMUM of container volume to water. If a 5-gallon bag then 1 1/4 gallon. Make sure it reaches the bottom by keeping soil loosened and aerated.

Tedmarx38 · Dec 16, 2021

hotrodharley said:
Learn today how to water by weight. Then use 25% MINIMUM of container volume to water. If a 5-gallon bag then 1 1/4 gallon. Make sure it reaches the bottom by keeping soil loosened and aerated.

How often?

hotrodharley · Dec 16, 2021

Tedmarx38 said:
How often?

When the container gets light. Next transplant pick up the container after the plant is in the medium and before you moisten it. Pick it up multiple times. Then water a proper volume. Pick it up. Multiple times. Then daily just lift the container. Don't bother sticking your finger in. You'll quickly get to where you are watering in a more effective way without overwatering.

Tedmarx38 · Dec 16, 2021

hotrodharley said:
When the container gets light. Next transplant pick up the container after the plant is in the medium and before you moisten it. Pick it up multiple times. Then water a proper volume. Pick it up. Multiple times. Then daily just lift the container. Don't bother sticking your finger in. You'll quickly get to where you are watering in a more effective way without overwatering.

Sounds good. Appreciate the tips. Re these fabric sacks, I’m going to put some pebbles underneath or something because they’re sagging down into the little ridges in the plastic trays, so maybe the water’s just sitting at the bottom.

hotrodharley · Dec 16, 2021

Tedmarx38 said:
Sounds good. Appreciate the tips. Re these fabric sacks, I’m going to put some pebbles underneath or something because they’re sagging down into the little ridges in the plastic trays, so maybe the water’s just sitting at the bottom.

Here's a good article by RQS.

https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/blog-how-to-water-cannabis-plants-a-comprehensive-guide-n1205

hotrodharley · Dec 16, 2021

And put a couple of inches of just perlite in the bottom before adding the other medium.

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