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What is going on with my plants? Maybe overwatering?

Tygrows420
Tygrows420started grow question a month ago
These are cherry Garcia by ethos genetics and 5 gallon pots ocean forest medium fox farm nutrients 6.5 pH under 400 W HPS, am I overwatering these if so, I can’t seem to get the pattern down.
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question a month ago
Looking at your pot. They're underwater imo.. The soil is too dry. Ph with organic nutrients really doesn't apply. Unless stated otherwise by the brand. Anything given that's not organic should be kept between 6.5-7 somewhere in-between being optional.
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pifflestikkz
pifflestikkzanswered grow question a month ago
Feed more. I would feed once then water twice. Then return to feed and cycle like this. They look hungry. But also under watered from the look of the soil 🙌💚
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question a month ago
This is looking underwatered to me just based on that pic. but I could be wrong. Lot of information missing to help diagnose this, but they do look a bit underfeed and dry atm. When watering its best to water the whole pot, then if useing amendments, I do not get run off, if using liquid nutrients I get some runoff.
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Jbiscuitwithgravy
Jbiscuitwithgravyanswered grow question a month ago
Im pretty new myself, but from what I gather you should wait til the top of your soil is dry before watering. Or wait til she starts to droop from under watering one time, note how many days that took and subtract a day.
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Tommy716
Tommy716answered grow question a month ago
So I'm not sure about the overwatering. I would definitely say that your light is either too close or too bright for them this early on. And I go by the weight when it is a fabric pot. So try to pick it up. If the pot is heavy at all, let it dry out. The easiest way is to pick it up. I use fabric pots and love them. You just have to be cautious. Fabric pots need water every other day when they're small and daily but not that much water. So be cautious and make sure you let your tap water set for at least 24 hours if using tap water. If you have any questions, instant message me and I'll help you out brother. Good luck
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question a month ago
Soil - water entire pot always.. never half water it, never chose to add X mL you chose whimsically. No dry pockets... Minimal runoff will ensure it got fully wet and not waste too many pre-amended nutes. Wait for top 1/2" to 1" to dry and repeat. Simple as that. How often you add fertilizer is a matter of how often you want to fertilize. More frequently = less concentrated. FFOF, if nothing was added, will likely feed the plants for 4-8 weeks. If you add perlite it'll be less nutes per volume and used up a bit faster, of course. You'll slowly want to supplement fertilizer it as it is exhausted. If not familiar with the products, maybe let it show first signs of deficiency, take soem notes, and pre-empt it next cycle. Easier to add nutes than to deal with a toxicity. If you see any droop, it is the fault of the substrate. Normal irrigation should not cause droop. If you see droop, that means you need to add more perlite or simialr to the soil before use. What a soil is mixed with in the bag is not always enough. With soil you want about 50% of volume to be perlite or similar. Coco coir only needs 33% because it holds 2/3rds the volume of water by comparison. Anyway, if it has a proper gas:water mixture in pot, it's impossible to overwater in any common sense context. If you water at same loss of weight, it'll require the same volume of water, so you can, in hindsight, learn the volume required in order to pre-mix anything or reduce waste etc. Following this SOP keeps roots growing downward instead of superficially. It maintains a healthier root zone haveing a wet-dry cycle. Keep it simple. Don't over think it. -------- confused, because your diary says coco coir... Coco coir or any other soilless medium-- 1) water with fertilizer everytime and get 10% running out the bottom. This water can be used outside but not for potted plants. Send it down the drain, otherwise. 2) Wait for top layer to start to change colors and repeat. Can't get any simply than that. Later on as you get into flower phase you can water more frequently and the developed root mass will make good use of it. You want at least a 1/3rd loss of weight before re-irrigating. concentration should about around 1.3-1.5EC (ferts only, tap water will add to that). It needs to be a well-balanced full diet at all tmes as a soilless medium contributes zero nutes. If this procedure causes any droops, it is the fault of how your substrate is constituted. Add more perlite next time, if so.
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