GimmieThe Loot
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Yea and idk what to say about the smaller one is just been growin weird as fuck... I'm just hoping for cool bud..
Help please!!
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Buba Blend
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How often do you water and when you do water how much water are you giving each plant?
GimmieThe Loot
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I water at least once per week. Here lately my pot seem to be drying out quicker.. But I give about 1 1/2gal Or 2 gal Of ph water that has been sitting around for days.. I don't have a ppm or tds meter.. I'm am growing for big yields but this is my first year growing and I have not got any big plants. It's really been trial and error all year. These plants seem to be my best yet. I'm having a hard time figuring out and getting rid of the deficency so idk what the bud or yield is going to be like this time around. So with the watering I haven't really been watering depending on time, just when the pots seem dry and really light.. What do you think?
Buba Blend
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That sounds good. My suspicion when I asked was that maybe you were not giving enough water between watering but those pots look like pretty big smart pots and 1 1/2 to two gallons is a lot of water.
Not sure what size pots they are. It could be that you are watering to heavily with 2 gallons if they are 5 gallon smart pots.
GimmieThe Loot
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They are 5gal. I usually water with just a gallon, but after I realized I had nute burn I raised how much I was giving so the last two watering was like that. The next watering I'm go 1 gal and 1/4dose Nutes
Buba Blend
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Lots of ways to grow great weed.
It can be difficult to start a small plant in a 5 gallon pot. Not saying it can't be done, it just becomes much more difficult to properly water.
Many will start in smaller pots, maybe 1 gal pots for a plant that size. then eventually transplant to the 5 gallon pot.
It can be difficult to start a small plant in a 5 gallon pot. Not saying it can't be done, it just becomes much more difficult to properly water.
Many will start in smaller pots, maybe 1 gal pots for a plant that size. then eventually transplant to the 5 gallon pot.
GimmieThe Loot
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I never transplant
Buba Blend
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Huh! I didn't know that. Then is it a regular habit to start them in the 5 gallon pot as seedlings or do you start them in small starter pots?
Lite
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start them in whatever you are going to finish them in. just be VERY careful watering the soil so you dont float the seedling. I go to about a 1/2"-1" long taproot in my papertowel before i stick it in the coco
Buba Blend
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Learn something new everyday here on RIU. I have never grown autos, this is actually my 1st post in the auto section.
I can offer a share about watering a seedling in a 5 gallon plastic pot. Probably different in a smart pot but this info might be useful.
This plant was a very tiny seedling when it was transplanted into a 5 gallon pot of soil. The seedling only spent 4 days in a starter pot before being transplanted into a 5 gallon pot. Since it was transplanted this plant has been watered once. For most of it's life it has only been drinking and evaporating approx. .4 lbs to .6 lbs of water per day. A gallon of water weighs about 8 lbs.
This plant was given about 8 cups of water since it was a seedling in this pot. Just something to think about.
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GimmieThe Loot
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I start mines in root riot cubes.. And let them go from there. I make sure the cube is moist not dripping wet and I give the soil a good bath before I put the root rioter in the dirt and its good for at least a week maby a little longer.