1st ever grow and it's an autoflower is it OK?
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yeatster
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Well for my first plant I'm happy this was the learning one but turned out ok have changed the pot and she looks OK starting to get a slight scent now aswell
Good job. She will love you for that.
yeatster
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You can't overwater a plant in one watering.
Over watering occurs when it is watered before the roots are dry.
Checking moisture with your finger is ineffective. The top soil will dry but your roots will still be wet.
You want your roots to dry, for a brief time, in between watering. Make them search for more water.
The best way to judge the need to water is the lift method. Better yet, put her on a scale and compare weight to that of a dry soil filled pot.
calliandra
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Hey she'S coming along really nicely! -- yeah she is letting her leaves hang a bit there... I can't tell you why though, sorry.
All I can say is: one-time overwatering definitely won't give you those hanging leaves.
Repotting can stress your plant - but the leaves will only go really hangy if you left the roots out in the open for a while (plus in very warm conditions or bright sunlight)...
Just a thought along these lines:
now she's going into bloom she will be needing more water in general than before.
Cheers!
yeatster
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Over watering and under watering have similar characteristics.Thanks am going to give a little water today as top soil is drying and well I've learned a thing or two with this one start in a bigger pot next time or move over a week or two earlier although I'd love this one just to be happy
I'm not saying it is either.
Before you water, the girl should be dry all the way down to her roots. The finger in soil method will not give you an accurate reading of the roots.
Try filling an identical pot with the same soil, dry, to get a reference to weight. When your girls pot feels roughly the same weight it is time to water.
Water thoroughly, even to run off of 10-30%. Runoff allows harmful build ups to be flushed.
Then wait til you are completely dry again before another water.
calliandra
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No, I have to disagree with you there yeatster.
Letting a plant dry to the point the root ball is completely dry will cause the soil to go hydrophobic and will also slow down soil life, potentially causing all sorts of other problems.
Given a soil is well aerated, watering as soon as the top 2 inches are dry is just fine.
Then water until first signs of runoff are visible.
yeatster
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To each his/her own. I respect that.
I think root rot possibility is of more concern than being dry. Most mj naturally grows in arid conditions.
I'm sure you have far more experience than me, anyhow.
Peace
420PyRoS
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Don't worry. I tried LST for the first time about a week ago and broke the main stem by a thread. I thought for sure she was gonna die. She repaired the broken stem on her own. Took her about 3 or 4 days and she's back in the game, and she's now LST'd ... or more like HST'd
calliandra
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Haha not so sure about that, just finished my first fullblown grow
But I do have a bit of plant-growing background in general...
Yes, arid conditions!
But when you dig into a healthy soil even in arid conditions, you will see that the soil near the roots still contains some humidity.
The reasoning behind not letting a soil dry out completely concerns growing plants organically the way Mother Nature intended it to work.
We humans have been ignorant of the fact that it is actually microbial life in the soil (=bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, microarthropods and their predators) that makes nutrients available to the plant - NOT Bayer, Monsanto, and all those guys (even Biobizz and all them!) haha - their products only work when the soil life has already been damaged and is not functioning well...
And whilst there are various types of each microorganism in every healthy soil that are adapted to different conditions of temperature, dryness etc., letting a soil go completely dry will put all the microorganisms to sleep and thus stop nutrient cycling. So in totally dry soil, the plants are pretty much fasting. Sure they will survive, but it just makes things harder on them to be having this stop-and-go kind of existence, and can weaken them whilst giving malignant microorganisms, who are better adapted to seize a good moment by explosive growth, a head start
So that's why I disagree with letting the pot soil dry out completely.
Cheers!
calliandra
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Check on the strain profile
On autos, they often give you a seed-to-harvest time.
She's been flowering since Monday or so, yes?
