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GeminiCQC
GeminiCQCstarted grow question 6 months ago
Using distilled water without ph balancing as I do not have the tools. Watered the happy frog medium from happy frog after 4 days after testing the weight. Did I rush things and over water her?
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Team_Ballsfor
Team_Ballsforanswered grow question 6 months ago
That's a fairly big pot for a small plant. It will probably take nearly a week or more before it needs another irrigation. 1 early irrigation won't be the end of the world. You might get soem fuzzy mold or green algea growing on top soil if it remains too wet for too long. Neither is a huge issue, but not optimal, either. Algea will steal a bit of N from the top of soil (it won't grow into it because it needs light). The mold is usually harmless and feeding off of some decaying organic material. When i transplant, i typically knock that top layer off and top off with some fresh substrate as i transplant. If you stick to a good wet-dry cycle you won't have any roots in that top 1" or more, anyway. Superficial roots are not optimal. just wait for the top 1" to start to dry. That plant will have a taproot all the way down by this points, so i wouldn't worry about it dryign up top. During first day or 2 after sprout, if by chance it was drying out too much up top, i would water slightly early in that context only - if i think the roots are so small they haven't had the time to drive donw far enough. dry roots for a seedling is a problem to avoid. Usually there is no need. So, wait for that top 1" to dry before irrigating. Always saturate entire pot so that the top always dries first. this promotes deeper roots and avoid superficial roots. In flower if you want to gas it more, you'll have the root system to take advantage of it. A little stress for roots to reach for water early on is a good thing. The plant will grow more roots in that context. Then as flower starts you can water a bit more frequently and take advantage of the extra root mass when it matters most - bud development. Don't go crazy about it.. need some minimum drinking to occur between irrigations and proper drainage qualiteis to avoid root rot (50% perlite or similar amendment will ensure proper drainage and o2 penetration for roots)
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AutoflowersSucK
AutoflowersSucKanswered grow question 6 months ago
Forget distilled water. Your better off throwing that in a humidifier than in your soil. Use tap water to water. But judging from the look of your soil saturation and the tiny plant in the middle of that muck, you got that girl in a heap of trouble. Since everyone grows auto's i'm going to assume you are too. Otherwise i wouldn't suggest you plant a baby in a 3 gal pot. That soil is going to stay wet forEVER, and thats going to deprive that little plant of vitally important things, like oxygen. Why saturate a large volume of soil and then plant something with nothing but a tap root. You should have just piddled a little water around the immediate area of the seedling and called it good. There's only a need for moisture in the area of the seedling, not the entire volume of soil!
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Mr_Weeds_Autos
Mr_Weeds_Autosanswered grow question 6 months ago
I think it's safe to say that you rushed things just a bit. Distilled water doesn't have anything in it try tap water or drinking water. Also your going to need some kind of ph tool it's essential to have your pH in a optimal range so the plant can intake nutrients. Another thing would be to only water around the plant not the whole pot to prevent over watering.
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CannaIGrow
CannaIGrowanswered grow question 6 months ago
Distilled water you should stay away from because it doesn't have any nutrients at all. For a seedling that size I do a ring around the tips of the outer most leaves and that size plant you only need like 8 ounces or so of water. You most certainly and drown your seedlings. Hope this helps and happy growing. I hope you can get the tools that you need.
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