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Terry420
Terry420started grow question 4 years ago
I’ve noticed that my soil became a solid block been overwatering I found out a week ago I’m using 3/4 1gallon fabric pot coco 80/20 plants 5 week old so I poked holes with thin stick into soil to open more oxygen access & dry out quicker. Is That ok? Auto Big Bang week4-5
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 4 years ago
i'd becareful. How you feel and what the plant can do are 2 different things. In future i'd use a watering can that spreads the water out well and/or gently, even if at a fast rate. Try not to let it pool as much as get damp and move eot next area. It may take a few more rounds this way. Compacting is inevitable, but you can do things to reduce it significantly. If you didn't add perlite or similar, that can help greatly too. Anyway, you may damage more roots than any benefit created for drainage. I think you'd get a bigger plant out of a deeper 2-gal or 3-gal farbic pot. At ~5 weeks, i'd stick with it this time as the difference wouldn't be realized and would only hurt your yield. They'll still be awesome, no worries.
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