can I water plants during the afternoon?

BL2001

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Hi. In the morning, pot was not light enough to water but due to the weather we have right now, pot is feeling very light after 6 hours. Can I water it now? It 5pm at the moment. Sun sets around 8pm. I heard that it can cause mold if watered later in the day
 

ooof-da

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I am sure experienced growers will chime in but for me, outdoor, I make the decision on if the plants fan leaves are laying down to water that late. I try to always water early am but sometimes if I’m on day 2 or whatever after a normal water and the temp is 100+ and the plant is laying down I water. If it’s just a light pot or dry soil I wait to the next morning. GL!
 

BL2001

Member
I am sure experienced growers will chime in but for me, outdoor, I make the decision on if the plants fan leaves are laying down to water that late. I try to always water early am but sometimes if I’m on day 2 or whatever after a normal water and the temp is 100+ and the plant is laying down I water. If it’s just a light pot or dry soil I wait to the next morning. GL!
This is how its looking right now. Not as perky as this morning.46B839B7-CF96-402C-9265-898A30E75905.jpeg4BFB6894-7340-4414-9BC5-2EE83192583F.jpeg
 

myke

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I usually water it once every 2 days. But we have a heat wave this week at temps are over 100F. I watered it yesterday morning and its dry already. Its not rootbound though. I checked it yesterday. Bottom of medium just has a few roots.
Hard to tell but Id guess its root bound,how old is it?
 

myke

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yep. It 4 inches tall. Problem is laws in our country states that plants cant be visible to neighbors so I had to control its height somehow
Time for a transplant,you control height by topping and tying branches down so it grows horizontal more so.Will it grow in the ground?Or stay in a pot?
 
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