Have not watered the plants since sunday.the soil is still moist..did i over water?

[ninjagaiden]

Hey guys,

This past sunday, i transplanted some clones from a 1 gallon pot to 3 gallon and 5 gallon pots. 6 three gallons for indoor, and 6 five gallon for outdoor. The clones were in poor shape when i got them - they were hit with mites and they looked kinda sad even in light. They are currently on a 12/12.

I used Oceans Forest soil for the transplant, some root growth powder and then watered them until i saw water come out the bottom into the saucers.

Well now it is friday and the soil is still very moist and the H20 meter i got is still saying the soil is "wet" as opposed to moist and dry. I have not watered them since Sunday!

I really want to start putting them on the fox farm flowering nute schedule, but have not been able to water yet due to the moisture build up.
I am very worried about root rot or overwatering at this point however the plants are looking in much more healthy of a position now than what they were in when i got them.


any ideas guys?

Thanks

 

[BCBuddy420]

It's not a good idea to feed them any nutrients yet. The FFOF soil you have is enough food for the small plants for 3-4 weeks. Your soil is still wet? Hmmm I would just leave them alone until it's dry, nothing you can do. You should water alot less next time. Good luck.
~ BCbuddy

 

[fdd2blk]

why feed them nutes if they don't need them?

 

[Bubba Kushman]

If your soil is still really wet. You probably dont have enough air circulation and your temps are too low. Try adding a fan for circulation and raise temps if you can. Meanwhile all you can do is let the soil dry and water less the next time. Good Luck!

 

[ninjagaiden]

Thanks for all the replies guys!

temps have been good, at around 77-79 with 40-50% humidity indoors.

The girls are looking MUCH better than when i got them, so i am hoping for the best.

As for the nutes, this would be my first time using nutes and was reccomended them by a pal. I know ocean forest soil already has a lot of great nutes, but i wanted to add the tiger bloom/big bloom along with open sesame.

 

[BCBuddy420]

Dude? you'll fry them if you add nutes this early, wait three weeks and give them 1/2 strength of recommended dosage and go from there. Just forget you even have any nutrients for now. You will just do more harm than good. They are gonna grow just fine.

 

[fdd2blk]

once again, why would you add nutes when they don't need them. tell your friend to "back-off".


when you go from a small pot to a big pot it will take several weeks for the roots to fill in. you soil is still wet because the roots haven't grown to where the water is yet. you simply need to relax and slow down a little. pushing nutes now will only lead to problems.

 

[majek]

listen to fdd he knows what hes talking about =p

 

[ninjagaiden]

once again, why would you add nutes when they don't need them. tell your friend to "back-off".


when you go from a small pot to a big pot it will take several weeks for the roots to fill in. you soil is still wet because the roots haven't grown to where the water is yet. you simply need to relax and slow down a little. pushing nutes now will only lead to problems.

Thank you everyone for the advice Im gonna let the girls sit under some good light and just monitor moisture levels throughout the long weekend. This sunday will be the first full week of 12/12.

This is the reccomennded feeding schedule from Fox Farm

http://www.foxfarmfertilizer.com/soilfeed.pdf

I am in the week five section in there, which is week 1 of flowering. I guess i may skip using open sesame all together and go for the beastie bloomz in a couple weeks. Sounds about right? or is open sesame a necessity?

Thanks



And also, this forum is seriously the nicest one ive visited. I feel like im with a bunch of teenage kids in the other ones.

 

[ganjaluvr]

once again, why would you add nutes when they don't need them. tell your friend to "back-off".


when you go from a small pot to a big pot it will take several weeks for the roots to fill in. you soil is still wet because the roots haven't grown to where the water is yet. you simply need to relax and slow down a little. pushing nutes now will only lead to problems.

Once again, nicely put blk. Patience is virtue when growing.. its an art. Well IMO it is... and once again, yes, fdd2blk knows his stuff.

But you should also remember this, growing is an art like I previously stated.. and it takes someone with patience. If your not really a patient

person in the beginning.. by the end of the grow (once dried and cured too).. you'll have gained a lot of patience.

I speak that from personal experience.. but I wouldn't be where I'm at today if it wasn't for the experienced people around here that helped me along

the way.

I've been growing for almost 2 years now and got a lot of my information and questions answered right here at RIU.. I joined here in my second year

of growing or thereabouts.

Anyhow, I'm stoned and babbling so I apologize to everyone for that.. sorry.

straight to the point: fdd2blk know his stuff when it comes to Cannabis.

 

[ninjagaiden]

I think i am a man of patience, i just wanted to follow the recommended schedule provided by fox farm.

I suppose the schedule given means nothing compared to real world experience.

Thank you everyone

 

[stowandgrow]

I think i am a man of patience, i just wanted to follow the recommended schedule provided by fox farm.

I suppose the schedule given means nothing compared to real world experience.

Thank you everyone

Keep in mind that Fox Farm (along with every other nute/hydro gig) is a COMPANY first, and their primary motive is PROFIT. The more of their goodies you use, and the faster you use them, equals more profit for them.

I agree with the other posters. Less is more, especially in the first few weeks of the plants cycle. You should shoot for around 85 degrees during the lights on cycle, and around 70 degrees during lights off. If you can achieve that, along with good air circulation, you'll see your ladies take off. Like has been said in this thread, your soil has enough nutes in it to properly sustain a seedling/cutting for the first few weeks ........................ so no additional nutes are required.

Best of luck!!