Watering plant question?
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breakdancer0003
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depends how you define "normal"
From the size of your plant and the size of the pot i am not surprised, depending on the make up of your grow medium i would be even less surprised if it had a lot of pearlite
What i mean by the is that is a big plant in a relatively small pot so the root system most likely takes up the majority of the space, so when you water it flows straight through and the roots absorb most of it quickly. Some people love this because it means they can feed faster.
All and all you have a healthy looking plant, i would personally pot up to a 7-15 gallon pot and let the roots expand before you flower.
In terms of how often to feed and water, Try to understand / read the signals for what the plant is asking for instead of sticking to a strict schedule. Since there is no accurate answer to how often should i water MY plant in MY unique set of circumstances that's the best advice i can give. That being said it looks like you have been accommodating your girls requests quite nicely
breakdancer0003
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Side not that is going to Hulk out in flower 
, Very nice canopy
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I've seen many cases where the root ball gets so tight from crowding that water flows around the roots without much penetrating to the inside. Whether weed or anything else, I just get a thin rod, dowel, screwdriver, etc., and use it to break into the root ball and loosen things up so water can get to the majority of the roots. Sounds drastic, but I've been doing this for literally decades and it does not harm the plants. A little "root trauma" is better than no water, right?
I've seen many cases where the root ball gets so tight from crowding that water flows around the roots without much penetrating to the inside. Whether weed or anything else, I just get a thin rod, dowel, screwdriver, etc., and use it to break into the root ball and loosen things up so water can get to the majority of the roots. Sounds drastic, but I've been doing this for literally decades and it does not harm the plants. A little "root trauma" is better than no water, right?
