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Northern Lights Autoflowering

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Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/1000W

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Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/1000W

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24 hrs

30 °C

7

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28 °C

30 °C

26 °C

11 L

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RussianSpyDstarted grow question 6 years ago

I am having hard time to know when is the time to water. I would water when the plant is completely dry or almost dry. Should I leave the plant dry for a day before watering or water as soon as it's dry?

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Potagoniaanswered grow question 6 years ago

it should feel super light when it needs watering . really if it has any weight to it at all wait another day to water. unless you leave your plants unattended for 4 or 5 days your not going to underwater them. but, overwatering is a easy mistake to make!

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Stickanswered grow question 6 years ago

Hi @RussianSpyD! Growing in soil, you can water with ~15% of the container's volume in water, if you have a 10L container you must give at least ~1.5L of water. Roots need to be on a wet/dry cycle to properly develop and spread, searching for water, so you don't want a fully dry medium neither than a medium flooded with water for too long, but you should alternate between slightly wet and slightly dry. Hope this will help, keep us updated and happy growing! 👊

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LongJohn420answered grow question 6 years ago

Good trick is to try the weight of your pot and determine that how when to water. Also you can try how moist your soil about a inch down..if dry then water. But learn the watering "sweet spot" by pot weight. 👍👊 Happy growing!

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Athoscommentedweek 36 years ago

The best way is to learn to start the plants in a solo cup and learn to transplant. Using a pot that is just the right size for the stage of the plant will prevent overwatering issues. By letting the plant media dry up you force the plant to develop a strong root zone in the search of more water. Usually when the leaves are droppy and the media looks dry, then it's safe to assume it need water.

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Potagoniacommentedweek 36 years ago

looks like you got a little heat stress going on as well, maybe get some fans on them or raise the light, or better airflow to get those temps down

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Stickcommentedweek 36 years ago

Hi @RussianSpyD! Growing in soil, you can water with ~15% of the container's volume in water, if you have a 10L container you must give at least ~1.5L of water. Roots need to be on a wet/dry cycle to properly develop and spread, searching for water, so you don't want a fully dry medium neither than a medium flooded with water for too long, but you should alternate between slightly wet and slightly dry. Hope this will help, keep us updated and happy growing! 👊

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DILLIGAFcommentedweek 36 years ago

Research and hands on learning is the key See my answer to your question above for more details old mate 😀

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