week 5 of flower, no water run off
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weedthungz
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keep it this time but I usually aim for 20% run off, do you have good drainage?
weedthungz
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definitley good grow! just for future reference I wouldn't water more than once just for run off better to under water then keep watering because the soil will stay clogged and plant won't get as much oxygen.
Beachwalker
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That's a beautiful plant! What is it?
Drea22
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Drea22
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MOB. Mother of Berries, Nice strain
weedthungz
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yeah I'd still be careful the soil could've dried up some, definitley could've settled when you water it can clog up the holes between the soil. wouldn't worry as much if you have a decent amount of perlite.
Drea22
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Growing in coco, didn’t add anything else to soil. Should I have
weedthungz
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i'd add some perlite next time for better drainage.
Drea22
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will do. Thanks. I’ll post an update in few days, see what happens. I hope nothing but good things
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TurboTokes
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That's a huge fan for that tent!
I'm surprised you've such a good looking plant in pure CoCo and you've never watered til runoff. I'm curious if your adding nites and ph'ing the water
I'm surprised you've such a good looking plant in pure CoCo and you've never watered til runoff. I'm curious if your adding nites and ph'ing the water
garyschandling
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You don't need to worry about over watering Coco medium since it will allow excess water to run off which would lead you to having to mop it up somehow. It looks like your growing in a fabric smart pot so drainage out of the pot shouldn't be a problem. I've had a run with 100% coco with no perlite and didn't have any drainage issues. Excess water should drain out of Coco medium regardless of how much perlite you have in it since coco wont hold more water than it can. If you didn't water for such a long period between watering in coco medium, it may be a sign that the plant is in need of more water up until runoff. Letting coco medium dry out for too long isn't a good thing from the opinions of many growers posting in forums. IMO it can be a sign of needing to water more. I water daily with coco coir in 3 gallon pots since letting them dry wont help them grow since coco coir is an inert medium and wont provide anything to the plant unless your watering with nutrients. Coco coir doesn't have nutrients to provide the plant if your not watering it with nutrients.
you might not need to water as frequent with a 10 gallon pot if that's what you have there since the 10 gallon pot wont dry out as fast but its recommended to water frequently and not to let coco dry out too much or at all since it will run out of water and nutrients for the plant to grow.
That's my take on the matter when growing in coco medium and not soil when it comes to watering. So I would say water until run off or close to it and don't let it dry out too much or at all especially since your so deep into flowering. Watering more often will provide nutrients and oxygen for the roots and allows the plant to grow and continue to be just as healthy as they currently look IMO.
you might not need to water as frequent with a 10 gallon pot if that's what you have there since the 10 gallon pot wont dry out as fast but its recommended to water frequently and not to let coco dry out too much or at all since it will run out of water and nutrients for the plant to grow.
That's my take on the matter when growing in coco medium and not soil when it comes to watering. So I would say water until run off or close to it and don't let it dry out too much or at all especially since your so deep into flowering. Watering more often will provide nutrients and oxygen for the roots and allows the plant to grow and continue to be just as healthy as they currently look IMO.
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Drea22
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Wow,thank you that all makes total sense. I have been pretty good with great Nute recipe and have been watering (I always water till 20 % run off) using about 4 gallons going in. my container under smar pot catches the run off and I suck it up with a turkey baster!! with no issues until just this other day I watered 3 gallons, and I check the weight as I am watering and felt soooo heavy that’s why I was hesitant to add more water. But an hour went by and then I ran back and added the last gallon of super love and got my run off. Things seem to be good today. Take a look at her she’s so pretty, she’s my first
