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HandyGringo
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Give it a day. I'm sure it'll come around. Is there enough drainage in your pot? And is the soil soaked through now?
matt smith121
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Thanks for your reply
I assume there is enough drainage as the water drains threw the bottom ok,well It looks like it I could be wrong.im new at this so I'm guessing
Yup soil is soaked
It's been about 3-4 days since its been like this.its been slow growing if any
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MeJuana
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Been a while for me messing up watering but I don't think the soil was too dry because usually you would have yellow / dying leaves and an instant recovery after watering. I believe you are over watering which yields what you are looking at there. I can make that call by your photos and what you said. mj very much likes a wet/dry cycle. It's like diving into a pull and holding your breath, you can do this for a short time. The root system needs air also it doesn't pass oxygen down to roots that aren't receiving enough oxygen. So you wet the soil thoroughly then let it dry until the planter is very light (but never so dry that the soil is cracking / pulling away from the sides just very light). Too much water per watering = gnats, not enough water per watering = water stress. No dry cycle = your plant symptoms
Keep the air moving in there but that huge fan shouldn't be pointed directly at the plants at that distance. Point it at a wall let it reflect back gently but persistently to help the plant throw away water. (I think you already do have it right because the fan is the same in all the photos, just making sure) They will be ok this isn't a huge setback just get the watering down to a science.
Keep the air moving in there but that huge fan shouldn't be pointed directly at the plants at that distance. Point it at a wall let it reflect back gently but persistently to help the plant throw away water. (I think you already do have it right because the fan is the same in all the photos, just making sure) They will be ok this isn't a huge setback just get the watering down to a science.
matt smith121
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thanks you for your reply an much needed
advice.
How much do you think I should be watering an how much water?
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upnsmoke13
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Recently I started watering with half the amount of soil. If you have 3 gal pots then use 1.5 gal water. Let em get light again then water again! You'll have a little run off but not as much as I thought.
upnsmoke13
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Dry your run off up after they quit draining!
Joe Buddens
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They are definitely over watered. Water every 3-4 days.
rob333
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it depends of the phase the plant is in seedlings once a week plants with more then 3 leaves 3-5 times a week full vegged plants 2-4 times a weeks and in flower well it depends on what u have acheaved in soil i have had the soil taken up all by roots so there for i watered every single day with then flushed on the 5 day but it all depends on what your soil is what is in it and the grower
rob333
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u can for get soil all together a make your own substrate what i use now and i will never turn back water like coco taste like soil
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