Watering

Lift up the pot! Light pot needs water—- heavy doesn’t!

Overwatering is not about quantity or volume, its is more about frequency. If you water everyday, chances are you are overwatering. It shoukd be every 2nd or 3rd day depending on how much your plant drinks, the humidity, what kind of pits your using and how much airflow you got going in the tent. Honestly the best way to check is the finger test. If it is still moist on top, just dont water that day. Also if your light is putting out too much, it may look like you overwatered, try turning your lights down that helps alot too.

I think fabric pots are a big help. The oxygen provided to the roots greatly reduces the risk of over watering and allows you to water more heavily to insure that you moisten every bit of soil in the pot. Too much water also naturally and very freely can drain from the pot. Another big help is to raise your fabric pots on plastic, ceramic or brick "feet" so there is airflow underneath the pot. It's good for drainage and good for getting oxygen to the very bottom of the pot. There is the weight method. Get to know how heavy your pots are when dry and when fully watered. Even if the surface soil is dry, picking up the pot can tell you how much water is in the deeper soil. The finger method. For "adult" plants you might water when your soil is dry two knuckles deep. You also should listen to what your plant is saying. How do the leaves look. I personally believe that if you wait for the plant to wilt you have gone too far and harmed yield, especially with auto's.

Hey guys, as for when to water, I have a technique that old growing buddies taught me: weigh the pot when it's just been watered, and then when the top 2-3cm of the substrate is dry and the pot has lost 70%-80% of its weight, that's a good time to water again. When you overwater, your plant looks droopy, and keeping the roots too wet could rot them or cause mold to appear. Letting it dry out too much is also harmful to the roots and your plant, but it’s necessary for the substrate to dry out so that it can oxygenate the substrate and your roots. When it’s really hot and the humidity is low, a lot of water is lost through evaporation. When that happens, I try not to over-fertilize since the water wasn't consumed by the plant. And I agree with you... less is more... 💪