How much dryback is okay?

[weedstoner420]

Don't forget peat can also become hydrophobic when it gets too dry, meaning it won't readily absorb water when you add it again. This can make sections of the soil basically useless to the plant.

If they've gotten really dry you might want to do like @compassionateExotic mentioned and put them in a tray with a couple inches of water and let them soak it up for a while

 

[Avering]

Don't forget peat can also become hydrophobic when it gets too dry, meaning it won't readily absorb water when you add it again. This can make sections of the soil basically useless to the plant.

If they've gotten really dry you might want to do like @compassionateExotic mentioned and put them in a tray with a couple inches of water and let them soak it up for a while

Thank you. I feel like they’re okay now, they soaked up all the water on the bottom of the tent quick, I think next time I’ll water them like Exotic said in a try. Appreciate you guys

 

[KnowMsayin' Mane]

Thank you. I feel like they’re okay now, they soaked up all the water on the bottom of the tent quick, I think next time I’ll water them like Exotic said in a try. Appreciate you guys

just water when the top layer of your soil dries out.
never let the plant wilts like that

 

[green valley grows]

so what would be the difference ingredients wise in a soil mix that didn’t use peat moss ?? I don’t understand, I call the dirt from my backyard soil and it has peat moss mixed in it that has been composted over time. And worm castings/cow manure. I still call the stuff in my containers soil regardless if it’s just pure peat moss, ewc and castings

You need to use the proper terms in order to get the most accurate advise.

 

[Budzbuddha]

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ALSO …. Remove all of that dead organic material ( leaves ) on topsoil. Gnats love decaying organic material.

 

[Avering]

ALSO …. Remove all of that dead organic material ( leaves ) on topsoil. Gnats love decaying organic material.

Thanks man but without this stuff I don’t think I’ll be able to keep the top soil layer moist. Those leaves are all dead on top and blended up at very high heat in the blender. It’s just some healthy banana and sunn hemp leaves/stalk from my back yard baked in the hot sun.

 

[weedstoner420]

Thanks man but without this stuff I don’t think I’ll be able to keep the top soil layer moist. Those leaves are all dead on top and blended up at very high heat in the blender. It’s just some healthy banana and sunn hemp leaves/stalk from my back yard baked in the hot sun.

Nothing wrong with an organic mulch imo, I try to keep a layer of dead leaves/stems/etc on top of my soil at all times. However, I'd be a bit wary of bringing stuff in from outside. Pests can hitch a ride inside where there's not the same natural balance of predators to keep them in check...

 

[Avering]

Nothing wrong with an organic mulch imo, I try to keep a layer of dead leaves/stems/etc on top of my soil at all times. However, I'd be a bit wary of bringing stuff in from outside. Pests can hitch a ride inside where there's not the same natural balance of predators to keep them in check...

Definitely gonna be ready for that. I ordered some beneficial insects, a couple predatory bugs like amblyseius cucumeris, Hypoaspis mites and ladybugs. Had thrips last year but it was too late before I noticed. I’m checking the leaves consistently now

 

[BongerChonger]

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These are the same wilted plants from the third picture in the OP.. I’m asking what point should they be watered? Before they begin to wilt?

In my own experience and I believe most others, you can tell when a plant needs water before it starts to wilt.
There's a look they get.
Some pots are too big or heavy to judge when to water by weight.
Then every soil or potting mix's Water Holding Capacity is different. So you can't really rely on how often, or how much water others are giving.
You just have to get a feel for it.

And, myself personally, I prefer to have too dry than too wet.

If you got to watering those plants a day or two earlier, it probably would have been just about right.