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weeks 5
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Grow medium
Perlite
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Bigdaddyblue Bigdaddyblue
a year ago
Day 8 since sprout: last night was their first water. I planted them in wet soil to begin with so they wouldn't have to drink for a while. It took 0.5 gallons per plant yesterday to achieve run off, watering slowly. Day 9 11-5-23: checked on them this morning 11am. I've noticed some slight curl upwards in a couple really small areas. Not sure of the cause. Will post pictures. I did raise my light a couple inches last night. It's now sitting around 24 inches. It was around 22inches. I've been running it 100% its a vs1000 100w grow light. Update: I've now raised my lights to 29 inches. It's reading about 260 ppfd around the plants level. I think I was blasting them too hard. Also going to start giving them some darkness tomorrow morning. I'll set my lights to automatically cut off around 5am till 9am. I'll run 20 on 4 off. Day 10 (11-6): nothing new to really report. Mostly slower growth that's been happening. I raised my lights up and started giving them rest in the early morning for 5 hours. I think they will get another watering tonight. I also ordered a moisture meter to help me double check that they need a drink. Don't want to over water them. Just got my 4 in 1 soil tester in today. It is saying soil is wet-wet plus. So I think I'll hold off for now. Going to use the meter while also weighing the pot to know when to water. Day 11 (11/7) Just bought another moisture meter. Both are reading that soil is still moist, so I will not be watering again until those readings go down. I would rather be cautious and underwater than over water. My plants seem to he happy so I'm gonna keep it simple and let them do their thing. I'll post a pic of my meters. I have been lightly misting the soil, not the plants, everyday just to keep top layer semi damp. Thinking about lowering my lights again A slight bit. Going to try to get around 450-475 ppfd at plant level. Day 12 (11/8): not a whole lot to report. I did swap my plants around. The one on the right started getting bigger so I was wondering if it was a difference in lighting. Still haven't watered since day 7. Plants look happy, soil meter is still reading decent moisture levels, so I'm gonna let them keep rocking. Update. Potentially one plant has some semi drooping leaves. I will wait till tomorrow and see how it appears then. This is the pot closest to my fan, so I think it gets dried out faster than the other pot. So I've swapped the pots around and will continue checking on them and waiting for them to tell me what they need. Day 13 (11/9): raised my lights back up to 26 inches. I'm thinking 26 and up is the sweet spot for my light for seedling/veg stage. Noticed a little slight curl again so that's the reason for raising. Day 14 (11/10): one of the plants is slightly droopy today so I'm going to water it when I get home. It was right in front of the fan so I think it dries out faster than the other one. Now I have a better idea of when they will need water, at least at this stage. 8pm 11/10: gave them about half a gallon each watering today. I slowly water the soil with half a gallon on both plants, then come back and do the same thing again after the soil is nice and moist. Only difference between last and this time, is I tried to water much more slowly. I'm thinking my next watering will include nutrients. One plant is definitely much larger than the other at this point, but nothing I'm concerned with at the moment.
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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
Herbie101week 0
Good luck for your first run buddy! happy growing and i hope raising your own 🦍🍪 will be an awesome experience! 🌱🌞🍀
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddyblue
@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
Goldenweek 1
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
BudBoutiqueweek 0
Happy Germination - Happy Growing Buddy 🌱 Cheers, Bud Boutique
BudBoutique
BudBoutique
@Bigdaddyblue, great one buddy
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddyblue
@BudBoutique, thanks. About to put seeds in the soil.
Dabking
Dabkingweek 1
Good luck in your grow.
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddyblue
@Dabking, thank you!
Mr_toetastic
Mr_toetasticweek 7
Looking good bro good luck with it 👍
OSGoldskoolgrower
OSGoldskoolgrowerweek 6
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
NamasteDaveweek 5
Looking good! Best of luck to you and your ladies in flowering.
Lemonhazelover
Lemonhazeloverweek 3
She looks very happy with your gardener's hand🧑‍🌾 Happy growing and good luck buddy ☘️
1_Plant_Wonder
1_Plant_Wonderweek 5
Tha plants look great!👏🏽✌️🏽 What kind of nutrients do you use ? Good luck! Following 😋
1_Plant_Wonder
1_Plant_Wonder
@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
Bigdaddyblue
@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
Bigdaddyblue
@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
Traduhhweek 13
pretty good yo
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddyblue
@Traduhh, thank you!
BudBoutique
BudBoutiqueweek 3
well done - good job!! just needed to check again 💚
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddyblue
@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
Crashoveriteweek 1
Best of luck with your grow mate ✨🍀✨✌️💚
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddyblue
@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
Seedlerweek 13
hey good job bro!
BudBoutique
BudBoutiqueweek 8
beautiful genetics 💚
NamasteDave
NamasteDaveweek 13
Congrats to taking them to harvest, they look great! Nice work and hope you enjoy your efforts!
Bigdaddyblue
Bigdaddyblue
@NamasteDave, thank you!
Dakaka
Dakakaweek 13
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
Bigdaddyblue
@@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_Wonderweek 13
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
Bigdaddyblue
@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
YorkshireGardenerukweek 12
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
Bigdaddyblue
@YorkshireGardeneruk, I haven't had a sample yet. Super excited to try some after drying.