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Growmancan2
Growmancan2started grow question 5 years ago
So my plants are 30 days old.. Ive been giving them about 1.2 liters every second day or so. I can't see roots at the bottom of the air pot.I'm watering slowly and still alot comes out the side.And very little if none out the bottom Should I give them more water??. 22lr air pots
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chasv77
chasv77answered grow question 5 years ago
OK, I will try and covert to US measurements. Your air pots are 22l, which says around 5 gallons. So using only 1.2 litres (1 quart) would not get to the bottom of the pot. I assume your air pot is like a fabric pot. To put into perspective, I use 3 gal fabric pots, and I use 1 gal of water to get the bottom to drain somewhat. So, you will have to use 3-4 litres of water, to get the pot to drain from the bottom. I recommend this, as it will help keep nutes, salts, mineral buildup in the bottom part of your soil, from accumulating. If air pots act like fabric pots, your likelyhood of over-watering is nill, if you use the 2 knuckle approach in checking your soil dampness. Soil should be cool, but not damp. Hope this helps.
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OutForReal
OutForRealanswered grow question 5 years ago
The best way to water in soil is not to bring the same amout of water every X days ; what you want is to settle a dry / wet cycle and to do that you need to wait until the pot is dry ( not completly ) to lift it and remember the weight , then water , lift and remember the weight : now the right time to water again will be when the pot will get back to the dry weight . By that means you avoid overwatering or under watering . Btw : the runoff is not necessary in soil , if your soil is wet enough you'll see not runnof , runoff occures when the soil is too dry or when the medium is saturated in water and can't retain any more
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