how much water should my plant get

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s0high

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There is no straight answer. It depends on your pot size, soil mixture, soil additives ect.. Pretty sure the general rule of thumb is to just water until it comes out the bottom of the pot
 
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DaGaBuds

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My plants consistently take 9oz per day in a 5 gallon nursery pot (really 4 gallons). I water 18oz every other day. miss one day and they get VERY droopy. More than 18oz at a time and the excess runs out.
 
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sso

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water till runoff comes out the bottom of the pots.

wait till the soil is very dry (just before it gets bonedry and wilts (chemical ferts)

or till its just slightly damp (organics)

and then water again till runoff comes out of the bottom of the pots.

how fast this is, depends on your temps, how often the same, how much, depends on how large your containers are.

you cant seriously expect an straight answer on any details more than this (not without giving out more info, but there is little that can be said)
 
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tip top toker

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Overwatering is not watering too much in one instance, overwatering is watering constantly so that the roots are starved of oxygen and you essentially drown it.

This will feel vague at firt but you will quickly get used to it.

Pick up your dry pot, get an idea for this weight, then water your plant until there is water running out of the bottom. Every day or so, lift your pot, once it aproaches the dry weight, water it again.

So again, overwatering is to do with the time between each watering, not the amount given to the plant at each watering.
 
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sso

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tip top toker said:
Overwatering is not watering too much in one instance, overwatering is watering constantly so that the roots are starved of oxygen and you essentially drown it.

This will feel vague at firt but you will quickly get used to it.

Pick up your dry pot, get an idea for this weight, then water your plant until there is water running out of the bottom. Every day or so, lift your pot, once it aproaches the dry weight, water it again.

So again, overwatering is to do with the time between each watering, not the amount given to the plant at each watering.
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yes, i think thats easily the best answer there and the best explanation :)
 
maturesmoker

maturesmoker

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tip top toker said:
Overwatering is not watering too much in one instance, overwatering is watering constantly so that the roots are starved of oxygen and you essentially drown it.

This will feel vague at firt but you will quickly get used to it.

Pick up your dry pot, get an idea for this weight, then water your plant until there is water running out of the bottom. Every day or so, lift your pot, once it aproaches the dry weight, water it again.

So again, overwatering is to do with the time between each watering, not the amount given to the plant at each watering.
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I would agree that's as good an answer as you will get hipster, follow 'tip tops' advice and you won't go far wrong :-)
 
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