Rare watering question

Hello everyone .. first time post here

Ive done alot of reading on various sites and cant find any site with this question answered ...

When is the best time to water plants while in flower? When the lights are on and let them soak under the lights? OR dark and let them soak while dark ?

I know the soil obviousley would be damp for a couple days ... i just didnt knwo if it was like a shock to the system of the plant one way or another.


thanks guys and i will post some pics soon.

here's a simple run down of my basic setup.

7 weeks veg, going to start flower tonight 12/29

12 plants from california co-ops various strains.

5 gal pots

tiger bloom for flower

t-12 4ft flouros 4 of them

It doesn't matter day or night. the thing I would do Is get more light you are gowing to have a hard time in flower with t-12 lights.

put an hps on those girls,thell love ya for it!

Welcome to RIU

I dont think it really matters when you water but I prefer to do it in the morning or when the lights first come on. I am just not comfortable thinking the plant is sitting in the dark with wet roots. Of course its cooler during lights off....if that makes any sense.

Get HPS on them for flowering or T-5's if your short on cash.

Boneman said:

Welcome to RIU

I dont think it really matters when you water but I prefer to do it in the morning or when the lights first come on. I am just not comfortable thinking the plant is sitting in the dark with wet roots. Of course its cooler during lights off....if that makes any sense.

Get HPS on them for flowering or T-5's if your short on cash.

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Well i just moved to florida a very bad place to grow , so i have to be carefull and use flouro, they do use helicopter heat sensors here on a regular basis because of all the foreclosures.

I have used t-12 flouros for years and i know they dont yield as much as sodium lamps.. so it does ok. nice tch filled buds with a good high...is it humboldt quality ? no ... but hey it's better than carribean brick.

You water early in the day to reduce mold!
dont lisen and see what happends near the end haha
remember when they use all the water? when its hott.