Algae on my soil?

Bakerisbaked

Bakerisbaked

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I'm a newbie on my first grow and so far everything is going great! But! I woke up this morning and my soil has a bit of a green tint to it, I'm assuming this is algae from over watering? I've been trying not to water them to much but Aperantly I am.haha do y'all think if I refrain from watering them a few days it will go away? Thanks in advance!
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Bakerisbaked said:
I'm a newbie on my first grow and so far everything is going great! But! I woke up this morning and my soil has a bit of a green tint to it, I'm assuming this is algae from over watering? I've been trying not to water them to much but Aperantly I am.haha do y'all think if I refrain from watering them a few days it will go away? Thanks in advance!
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Break up the first couple of inches of medium and let it dry well. It's OK . But pick your containers up to check weight. Don't water by schedule but by need.
 
Bear420

Bear420

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hotrodharley is right, just do that and don't overwater. The green is because it's too damp. It happens to me on my clones sometimes and I just do what harley says. stir the first few inches in without hurting the roots.
When I do mine i just stir that up and dump it out ot mine. but that's just me.

BTW Welcome to RIU, And Good Luck :)
 
Thegermling

Thegermling

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Bakerisbaked said:
I'm a newbie on my first grow and so far everything is going great! But! I woke up this morning and my soil has a bit of a green tint to it, I'm assuming this is algae from over watering? I've been trying not to water them to much but Aperantly I am.haha do y'all think if I refrain from watering them a few days it will go away? Thanks in advance!
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I use flora flex caps on some pots and their is no algae growth on the media. And the even water distribution from the flora flex caps are a plus. Also when the plant grows enough its leaves create shadow on the media and algae should stop.
 
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