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Bigdaddyblue Bigdaddyblue
a year ago
I put my soil (mothers earth terracraft) into 2 5gal grow bags. It didn't fill it all the way to the top. I also heavily watered each pot, 1 gal each of spring water. They are going in my tent now to sit under the light and warm up. I watered them the same amount but one seems to be significantly more wet than the other. I watered and then turned all the dirt with my hands to make sure every inch was really wet. Going to let them dry out for a day or so and then plant my seeds directly into the pots. Any advice is welcome. This is my first ever time growing anything. Today I went back and mixed up the soil again with some dry soil to lower the overall moisture level. I've got my tent temp at about 75-78. I'm putting my humidity up around 70% rh for the germination. When I get the right Temps and humidity, I will be putting my seeds in the soil. Update on that later. just planted my seeds in the soil and covered them with saran wrap for RH. Trying to keep tent around 75 to 78 degrees and rh around 70 for germination. Its only been roughly 24 hours nothing has sprouted yet. Keeping light on 24/7 to keep temp up around 75. Keeping RH around the same 70-75%. Will update later. I just misted the soil ever so lightly. I took the saran wrap off and put a couple plastic tubberwares over it. I feel like that works better with a fabric grow pot 48 hrs update: no sign of seedling popping through the soil. I'm hoping the see them tomorrow or the next day. Day 1: woke up today and one seed had sprouted!!!!!! Not sure if I'm supposed to keep dome on or not, but I'm going to at least till I come home from work. Got home from work and the other has sprouted also. Day 2: just been misting the top of soil lightly. The bottom of my pot still feels pretty damp so I'm not thinking I'll have to water them till over the one week mark or more. Day 3 10/30: Not a whole lot of progress. Plants are getting bigger just really slow. Gave soil a light misting after work around 9pm. Pots are starting to feel lighter but I think I'm gonna hold off a couple days on water. Day 4: used some soil to propped my larger seedling up slightly. It was semi leaning to one side.
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Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluestarted grow question a year ago
What is the best way to water a pot of this size? It seemed like it nearly took the whole gallon before water started coming out the bottom. What amount of water will I be using in a week or two when I do my first initial watering?
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Cartman420
Cartman420answered grow question a year ago
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question a year ago
You can use the finger test and actually pick the potter up to judge its weight. 1 gallon of water is 8 lbs. So you will notice a considerable difference between wet and dry substrate.
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AutoflowersSucK
AutoflowersSucKanswered grow question a year ago
I dump 2 liters of water in a 3 gallon fabric pot and that seems to wet everything nicely. Plants are happy and in need of water every 3 days. For 5 gallons, try 4 liters of water. If you want some runoff then maybe 5 or 6 liters. Depends on how you apply the water too. If you just douche it in fast you'll get some that leaks through the fabric and out the sides. Pour it in more slowly and it will penetrate the soil better and more evenly. If you are growing Photo Periods i would not plant a germinated seed into a 5 gallon pot right off the bat. You'll likely over water it and kill it. If it's auto's you intend on growing, you won't need a 5 gallon pot. 3 gallon is a much better size for auto's because they don't grow a huge root mass. Your roots will likely never touch the sides of your 5 gal pot or the bottom.
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Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluestarted grow question a year ago
About to do my first water, 7 days in with seedlings. Using mother earth terracraft soil. 70% soil 30% perlite. How much should I water? Should I water till run off or much more lightly? Keeping temp and rh around 75. 5 gallon pots. Don't want to over do their first water.
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RosQuare
RosQuareanswered grow question a year ago
I was recommended to use 500ml water in a ring around the plant, about the width of the leaves, until big enough to fully water the whole pot.. but I’m really just here to wish you good luck with your grow because I have overwatered and stunted every single plant ever started in a too big pot and I’m afraid of autos now
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Crashoverite
Crashoveriteanswered grow question a year ago
Hi bro, hope you enjoying your grow so far 😁1 week without water at all? I would recommend you to start with approx. 100-150ml around the seedlings and moist entire pot surface with bottle sprayer. Keep spraying the surface every couple of hours and keep watering every 2-3 days. Keep humidity above 70%. Hope this help. Best of luck ✨🍀✨
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Scrubbyjimbob
Scrubbyjimbobanswered grow question a year ago
Big pots for a small plant(I know....autos) will wick moisture away from your small root zone. Small frequent watering in a small ring around your plant is probably the best way to start. Increase as growth accelerates. Once your plant is big enough to truly be "feeding" is when you're gonna want to water until you get runoff.
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Herbie101
Herbie101commentedweek 0a year ago
Good luck for your first run buddy! happy growing and i hope raising your own 🦍🍪 will be an awesome experience! 🌱🌞🍀
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@Herbie101, thanks. I'm sure it's going to be an interesting experience. I'm sure I'll learn a lot. Seeds are about to go into soil.
Golden
Goldencommentedweek 1a year ago
Coming along nicely. The plants will tell you when they need water. Droopy leaves is sign of over watering and additionally under watering. As seedlings they need very little water and over watering can stunt their growth. Try and aim to water every two or three days depending on relative hungry, temperature etc. Pop me a message if you ever have any questions, I’ll be happy to assist. 🍀💚 Cheers, Golden 🌞
BudBoutique
BudBoutiquecommentedweek 0a year ago
Happy Germination - Happy Growing Buddy 🌱 Cheers, Bud Boutique
BudBoutique
BudBoutiquecommenteda year ago
@Bigdaddyblue, great one buddy
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@BudBoutique, thanks. About to put seeds in the soil.
Dabking
Dabkingcommentedweek 1a year ago
Good luck in your grow.
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@Dabking, thank you!
Mr_toetastic
Mr_toetasticcommentedweek 7a year ago
Looking good bro good luck with it 👍
OSGoldskoolgrower
OSGoldskoolgrowercommentedweek 6a year ago
Nice they really perked up last few weeks that's good.sometimes some plants defo autos are fine with just water.im just useing plain water now on my fast buds.allbest Godbless✌️🏻
NamasteDave
NamasteDavecommentedweek 5a year ago
Looking good! Best of luck to you and your ladies in flowering.
Lemonhazelover
Lemonhazelovercommentedweek 3a year ago
She looks very happy with your gardener's hand🧑‍🌾 Happy growing and good luck buddy ☘️
1_Plant_Wonder
1_Plant_Wondercommentedweek 5a year ago
Tha plants look great!👏🏽✌️🏽 What kind of nutrients do you use ? Good luck! Following 😋
1_Plant_Wonder
1_Plant_Wondercommenteda year ago
@Bigdaddyblue, well not feeding GH grow definitely seems to be working out for you! Everything seems super healthy ✌️🏽🌱Very interesting... I'm growing hydroponics (coc/perlite only) so I'm using all the trio of course.. I'm not worrying about nitrogen toxicity as I'm giving low dosages, and keep my EC low (through the entire grow btw, I never go above 1.4-1.5) And yes you're right about letting your soil get dry a bit, just make sure you doing some runnoff a bit to dismiss any salts build up ✌️🏽✌️🏽
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@1_Plant_Wonder, I also wait 4-6 days between each watering, or until the pots feel light or until the plants look like they might droop soon.
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@1_Plant_Wonder, I am using General Hydroponics micro and bloom and calimagic. I didnt use the grow because I heard about how easy it to get nitrogen toxicity. I've only fed twice, first feed was 1mL per gallon of each. 2nd feed was 2.5 mL per gallon of each. I assume I will be upping the bloom here soon and trying to use more of the traditional lucas method. Using mother earth terracraft soil, it seems to be great, not too hot.
Traduhh
Traduhhcommentedweek 13a year ago
pretty good yo
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@Traduhh, thank you!
BudBoutique
BudBoutiquecommentedweek 3a year ago
well done - good job!! just needed to check again 💚
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@BudBoutique, thank you! Everything seems to be going fine. A little nervous about introducing nutrients here soon. Maybe another watering or two and it will probably be time. Any advice is welcome!
Crashoverite
Crashoveritecommentedweek 1a year ago
Best of luck with your grow mate ✨🍀✨✌️💚
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@Crashoverite, thanks! Also thanks for the comment on my grow question. I didnt feed them for a week because I pre watered my soil before planting them. I also kept misting the top soil everyday very lightly. I gave them their first water last night and weighed my pots so I know when they are dry again.
Seedler
Seedlercommentedweek 13a year ago
hey good job bro!
BudBoutique
BudBoutiquecommentedweek 8a year ago
beautiful genetics 💚
NamasteDave
NamasteDavecommentedweek 13a year ago
Congrats to taking them to harvest, they look great! Nice work and hope you enjoy your efforts!
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@NamasteDave, thank you!
Dakaka
Dakakacommentedweek 13a year ago
Good run for the the first time. I can see you learned alot from this grow. Yes in the start it can be tricky with the watering. But in general I would say, you watered to much in the start. Also for the next run. Look up VPD for different stages of the plant. And DLI is also a important thing to know, when you grow. The is recommendations for how much DLI a autoflowers should in the different weeks. Keep growing and learn. 🤛👏🤘
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@@Dakaka, thanks. I followed vpd and DLI throughout this whole grow. Good things to know forsure!
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1_Plant_Wonder
1_Plant_Wondercommentedweek 13a year ago
Beautiful harvest my friend! Nice chunky colas🤤 I absolutely Love this strain!! Ps - noticed you rate this strain 1 star out of 10.. Is there a reason for that?
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@1_Plant_Wonder, I didn't even see that until you mentioned it. I give it 8 out of 10. At this moment in time. I'm excited to see how they dry and smoke her in a couple weeks.
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YorkshireGardeneruk
YorkshireGardenerukcommentedweek 12a year ago
Or if ya not had a smoke of it yet mmm very nice i do like there girl scout Cooke even nicer after a 2 month cure
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddybluecommenteda year ago
@YorkshireGardeneruk, I haven't had a sample yet. Super excited to try some after drying.