Thanks Rich
I would say underwatered more so than over watered. Is there a good rule of thumb as for how often to water and how much?? 2 feeding per week? more or less? Thanks again for your input..
Hey Joey,
This is a fairly long answer - read it, it will serve you well.
I also had this problem of not knowing when to water when I started my grow a few months ago, (first timer).
As time goes by, you will learn to "read" your girls and know what they need.
You can do this by watching them closely
before watering and an hour or 2
after watering them. It will give you an idea of what to look for if you don't know what to do. However you should remember that overwatering and underwatering look alike, so don't forget to keep track of time and when you last watered them.
In my opinion, I think it is best to water your girls once a week for the moment and see how they react. Once they start getting bigger and stronger, the roots will grow, and naturally, your plants will need more water.
Mine are about 3 months old and I water them ever 2 days, sometimes every 3 days. Bear in mind though, that depending on the strain, the size and conditions of the grow room/box, your plant might need a different watering schedule. I suggest you start watering them twice a week in 2-3 weeks, once you've learned to "read" and understand their reactions.
As for the nutriments.. It gets a bit tricky here. First of all, do you have any? If so, look on the bottle, there should be instructions on
how much nutes you should feed a plant per litre. To give you an example, my bottle says 50ml per 10 litres of water. What does that mean?
Well, it means that you should only add 50ml of nutes to a container of 10 litres (of water).
I doubt you're going to fill up a container with 10L of water, so for 1L you would add 5ml of nutes. That is feeding at
full strength.
At the moment, your girls aren't old or strong enough to receive full feeding, so you should feed them at
quarter strength and gradually work your way up to half strength and ultimately to full strength.
So instead of adding 5ml of nutes to a litre of water, just add a quarter of that, which would be about 1,25 ml.
Remember, the 5ml thing is just an example, you will have to work out what quarter, half and full strength is according to the brand of nutes you bought.
Well, I hope that clears things up for you.
Remember... whenever you post something about your plants, you should include the specs of your grow room! (It helps me, and others like me, know what is going on and helps us to help you!).
Maybe you can tell me what the humidity level and room temperature are, the pH of your water and soil, etc, etc..
Happy farming bro - keep us posted!
-Rich
