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DCarollolaw

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Hi everyone,
This is my first grow. I am growing white widow in soil (ocean forest). I am growing inside a grow tent with htg 4 foot fluorescent lights for my veg stage. My tent temperature fluctuates between 70-75 degrees F with humidity around 40%. I am in the third week of vegging.

I have been watering my plants every fifth day. All plants are currently in one gallon containers. I plan on switching over to three gallon containers for flowering. I will be changing from the htg fluorescent lights to an htg 400 W HPS for flowering in a different tent.

Does watering every fifth day seem like too little? The reason I ask is that the fox farm feeding chart that came with the three pack of nutrients (grow big/big bloom/tiger bloom) gives a nutrient feeding schedule that suggests feeding the plants with nutrients on an every other watering basis. If I do that while only watering once every five days it seems that there will be missing weeks where nutrients are supposed to be added according to the chart.

Anyone with similar setup that can shed some light here?

Thanks
 
FarmerNinja

FarmerNinja

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yea well it can vary depending on how fast your soil dries up in your setup. If you look on the back of each bottle it says to use every watering and to use for foliar feeding but on the chart that the trio comes with it says use every other watering. I think they are referring to the solubles half of the chart and not the grow big, big bloom and tiger bloom half. I use them every time i water and i just pick up the container and see if it feels heavy then i leave it alone. every day or two pick up the container and you'll feel it getting lighter as it dries out. i've left my plants unwatered in some cases for 5 days with no harm done. the roots need the dry environment to grow so they won't grow as well if you water too much.

using it every watering should be fine and if you find yourself watering more often then well you can skip a feeding or two here and there. also i would use 5 gallon pots instead of 3 gallon. root size=yield. hope this helps!
 
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DCarollolaw

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Ok every week makes more sense according to the chart. Alot of people on here have posted only to do feedings every other watering.
 
BUDDZY

BUDDZY

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the hotter it is the more you will have to water. Pick up your pots and gauge the weight right after you water. Then when it feels light it's time to water again. I have done grow the same stuff, and believe me I read for days about watering and that is the only tried and true method. In veg i was watering about every 3 days and temps were just about 78-80. Flower it took more water which meant more nutes and more bud. So really its as simple as picking up the plant. OR stick your finger into the soil, and when you get to the 3rd knuckle if its dry then water. Hope this helps
 
FarmerNinja

FarmerNinja

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it all depends on how often you are watering. if you have plants in small pots they will dry out faster in which case you will have to water/feed them more. in this case i would feed with every other watering. but if you're flowering or you have 3-5 gal pots and are only watering every 4-5 days then you can feed with every watering.
 
Blazed Hippie

Blazed Hippie

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DCarollolaw said:
Hi everyone,
This is my first grow. I am growing white widow in soil (ocean forest). I am growing inside a grow tent with htg 4 foot fluorescent lights for my veg stage. My tent temperature fluctuates between 70-75 degrees F with humidity around 40%. I am in the third week of vegging.

I have been watering my plants every fifth day. All plants are currently in one gallon containers. I plan on switching over to three gallon containers for flowering. I will be changing from the htg fluorescent lights to an htg 400 W HPS for flowering in a different tent.

Does watering every fifth day seem like too little? The reason I ask is that the fox farm feeding chart that came with the three pack of nutrients (grow big/big bloom/tiger bloom) gives a nutrient feeding schedule that suggests feeding the plants with nutrients on an every other watering basis. If I do that while only watering once every five days it seems that there will be missing weeks where nutrients are supposed to be added according to the chart.

Anyone with similar setup that can shed some light here?

Thanks
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I have found over time that lifting the pot a little bit right after u water it to get a feel for the weight works well. When it dries up its pretty obvious how light in comparison it is.
 
decrimCA

decrimCA

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Blazed Hippie said:
I have found over time that lifting the pot a little bit right after u water it to get a feel for the weight works well. When it dries up its pretty obvious how light in comparison it is.
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Water is pretty tricky to measure or to guesstimate how much you need. You need to know how humid your room already is since you need less water than you might normally.

I tend to do by the checking the plants model for watering. If the plants are rigid, it's safe to say that they're getting enough water. If they're not dropping or looking too flimsy, then they're getting enough water.

If they look like they're thirsty, I give them more. If they look like they're okay, I give them less.

I'm just not sure that plants are on as rigid a schedule as we might want them to be. Though that would be nice.

I think people want to try to fit plants into a neat little schedule, but I'm just not sure that's possible. There really aren't any easy answers.

But if you find some, I'm all ears. :-D
 
Blazed Hippie

Blazed Hippie

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It pretty easy for me I can just tell when its time. Sometimes i put my finger a 1/4 inch in the dirt to see if its dry down there if i dont know. Eventually u just get the hang of it. I have been planting and growing regular plants since i was 12. I am still new at mary jane tho. But ya in other words experience and maybe a moisture meter should help in the long run. Just play around with things till it seems right
 
Sure Shot

Sure Shot

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Don't listen to the chart.
Listen to your plants.
That chart is a general reference at best.
I would view that chart more as a description of the amount given during the best of conditions in the best of environments.
And even then, listen to the plants first!
 
NI420

NI420

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i agree with the listen to your plants, dont follow a rigid shedule, too many variables, but from my own experiences better too lilttle than too much. What would mother nature do? In countrys were pot grows at it can go dayyyyssss wi out any rain.
 
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