changarian
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Good morning!
Probably an often asked question, sorry for that:
(First grow in soil)
My 5g buckets can't hold much water.
I use plagron lightmix, clay pebbles(just cleaned, didn't adjust ph) on the bottom
Day 20, plants look good.
I was watering them slowly in 2 steps with a total of 2q of solution. Run off was a third!
I spray the top layer to make it wet before watering.
I was told the buckets should hold about a third of their volume before run off. About 6q maybe less with the pebbles.
I think the middle and bottom layers of soil stayed dry for too long because I never watered the hole Buckets since the plants are growing in them from day1 and are too small to use all that water. The water probably runs off in smalls canals formed by hydrophob soil?
What can I do?
Maybe I water them from the bottom? Let them sit in a bigger bucket with solution or just water?
Or I just panic and wait until more roots grow and the soil gets used to beeing wet?
What I know already is that this will also be my last grow in soil. I just like to be in charge over my lady, for once
Thanks!
Probably an often asked question, sorry for that:
(First grow in soil)
My 5g buckets can't hold much water.
I use plagron lightmix, clay pebbles(just cleaned, didn't adjust ph) on the bottom
Day 20, plants look good.
I was watering them slowly in 2 steps with a total of 2q of solution. Run off was a third!
I spray the top layer to make it wet before watering.
I was told the buckets should hold about a third of their volume before run off. About 6q maybe less with the pebbles.
I think the middle and bottom layers of soil stayed dry for too long because I never watered the hole Buckets since the plants are growing in them from day1 and are too small to use all that water. The water probably runs off in smalls canals formed by hydrophob soil?
What can I do?
Maybe I water them from the bottom? Let them sit in a bigger bucket with solution or just water?
Or I just panic and wait until more roots grow and the soil gets used to beeing wet?
What I know already is that this will also be my last grow in soil. I just like to be in charge over my lady, for once
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Thanks!