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Thirsty look - exposed roots

ClydeGrows
ClydeGrowsstarted grow question 2 years ago
My plant has been looking thirsty but I know it isn't a water problem. Had another look today and saw some roots were poking through the substrate as I suppose every time I water I'm displacing it! I added some more Coco today, but was wondering if it could be anything else?
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Week 5
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Anonymous_2022
Anonymous_2022answered grow question 2 years ago
Hi there They definitely look like she need watering, using coco your going to need to water more frequently then soil, in the picture it looks quite dry, Regarding a few small roots been exposed I can’t see that being the issue that happens to most people as long as it’s not a crazy amount .. Give her a good water/feed until it’s dripping out the bottom of the pot then feel the weight of the pot .. Also as their autos try not to defoliate too much unless it’s really needed/covering buds etc you don’t want to slow them down as they’re short life cycle. Best of luck 🌱
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
Couple of things, the first being something you can't do anything about but will be good to know for your next grow - your pot is probably too small. Next time, grow in at least a 3 gallon pot. Secondly, coco requires being wet pretty much all the time so I would suggest you increase the frequency of your waterings/feedings... plants at this stage of the game start drinking a LOT more than they did in veg. When you water, make sure you're getting at least 10-20% runoff... I don't think .25gallon is doing that for you - so up the amount of water she's getting. Top dressing with more coco is fine, particularly if that's where you're seeing exposed roots.. but don't try to either take the plant out of the pot to add coco to the bottom and definitely do not try to transplant into a larger pot... that will mess up their timing and autoflowers are particularly sensitive to having their timing mucked about with... I honestly wouldn't worry about roots coming out of the bottom of your pot... Good luck - this grow looks really good and you've done a great job!
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ernest_twwg
ernest_twwganswered grow question 2 years ago
My only suggestion is to make sure you do some research on using coco coir as a medium, if you haven't already. That's all. I hope this helps.
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