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TheGreenGhost
TheGreenGhoststarted grow question 2 years ago
Soil was pretty wet still when I tested it. It's going on day 4 since I last watered, should I increase my fan speed?
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Chow_13
Chow_13answered grow question 2 years ago
No you should be good from what I saw this was the first fully saturated water you did. Since your in a large pot right from the start watering is a bit tricky and you don't want to fully saturate with runoff until she grows into the pot( 4th or 5th node ). Which is when you start feeding stronger strength's of nutrients. As for nutrients I think your going way to strong. Just looking at other diaries( growdiaries.com/nutrients/fox-farm/grow-big ) that use the same nutrients I am seeing late veg plants being fed 10ml/gal. So I would drop your dose down to 2ml/gal and then increase to 5ml/gal. when she gets larger( auto eat less ) Your using tap water so it is recommended to let the tap water sit over night to air off the chlorine. Good luck and Happy Growing.
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 2 years ago
Okay. Now ppl think that uppotting/transplanting autos you should do. It's a lie You'll find you have much quicker growth if you start off in a smaller pot and let you roots form a root ball. It makes for much stronger roots in the long run and much quicker growth. I pushed my plants a little too much to 13 days some were root bound (all tangled) so 8 softly broke the pot soil that was being held by the roots and well have a look for yourself. My CBD and zkittlez organic grow was started out in 9l and went right through. But on this run you'll c every single 1 of my plants in days 10 were bigger than both my other 2 first grows. As there is very little you do that can make a difference to the 1st 2 weeks of growth if there is no issues they all look the same. But you can clearly c where ppl start off in smaller pots and form a root ball and let roots take hold they'll drink quicker in a smaller pot as roots will form faster and spread out through your substrate (root ball) instead of putting it in a big pot you have to wait till it reaches the end of that pot and it will within them 2 weeks but no way can you form a root ball in big pots. And you'll find with such big pots you will have a very hard time for it to dry off as the roots are not spread out throughout the soil yet, (hence the soil dry off) yeah you can raise the temps but really that's just brushing diry under the carpet as its not your plant that's drinking its the heat and if your nutrient mix naturally dries into the soil it'll leave massive amounts of excess salts. You still have time to put them in a smaller pot. You shouldn't. Be if you want your wet soil problem to go without drying it by heat then you will just have to wait. Let it completely dry out and don't pour all over the soil cause there is no root structure to clear up the moisture. Pour in 2 or 3 spots as near to the stem without trying to get near the stem wet but at this stage you are more or less nearly outta danger. But pour lightly in spots close to where the roots would grow down so right beside the stem pour in 2 spots either side of the plant just until roots can form throughout your grow, that'll be your best bet. But for next time start off in smaller pots and you'll have a much easier time for dry off from the plant not from heat. Good luck.
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crimsonecho
crimsonechoanswered grow question 2 years ago
you may be tempted to do so but no you shouldnt increase fan speed because cannabis doesnt like direct wind. you can increase your night temps a little, over 20C and your day temps can go up 1C or so but you have nothing to be worried about honestly its normal for a seedling to dry out slower than an established plant and you will not get overwatering symptoms because of this if thats what you are worrying about. you get overwatering symptoms from irrigating to frequently. so wait till the pots get fairly light before watering again, they should feel almost weightless but not quite. this wet/dry cycle encourages the plant to expand its root system to search for water and it helps pulling in air to the little pockets that were filled with water so aerates the roots and the soil. cannabis loves a good wet/dry cycle. peace!
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