Water underneath

zimkush
zimkushstarted grow question 7d ago
You know that I watered my plant, I poured the water in one corner, and before it could spread all the way, it had already fallen. I stuck a finger in to see if it was wet, and it was dry underneath and wet on top, and I don't understand why. How do I fix this? Help please, I'm really not giving it much water.
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Green_Claws
Green_Clawsanswered grow question 7d ago
Hydrophobic from bad watering practices you need a wetting agent and water in slowly
Crusty_Juggler
Crusty_Juggleranswered grow question 6d ago
Every question you've asked have had the exact same answer = you're consistently underwatering! People have been telling you this in multiple questions but you keep underwatering anyway and then you wonder why it's dry..... The fix is super easy, water SLOWLY with 1/3 of the pot size It's like you just won't accept that cannabis plants need much more water than the potted plants in your window sill, until you understand this all your grows will be poor
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Hermannswald
Hermannswaldanswered grow question 7d ago
If pot is light: Give it a water bath, let it sit couple minutes, take it out to drain. Wait couple of days and weigh the pot again, this way you get a feeling on how a plant/pot is consuming water.
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LPinto
LPintoanswered grow question 7d ago
Good morning, the soil is too dry, maybe you should put water in the bottom tray so the soil can absorb some water to retain moisture when watered again...
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ZariRat_Grow
ZariRat_Growanswered grow question 7d ago
It could be that the substrate is too dry and has become hydrophobic, causing the water to run off the sides without properly soaking the inside. Water slowly and in several batches, spreading the water over the entire surface and leaving a few minutes between each one.
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 7d ago
old soil or bone-dry soil can become water-repellent (hydrophobic). A surfactant or wetting agent can help. Store bought soils will come with this already added most of the time. Yucca extract is a common one for home use. You can even use dish soap if it's not odorized... you can google for a concoction using that. if not too severe, just water slowly, let it soak in a bit and repeat until the job is done. I just did this about 1 hour ago while potting up, lol. My promix bale was sitting in the basement for 1.5 months and got fairly dry. i had to slowly get the top few inches moist, then after that could water as normal... even so, i came back 10minutes later after allowing it to settle/soak in and put a little more water down just to make sure there were no dry pockets. Do you have a watering can or a tank with a wand -- the tank+wand come with nozzels that will help spread the water and allow it to soak in slowly. not necessary, but might be worth it. i take those nozzes off and water faster, lol. the wand alonw makes watering easier if you have to reach to a back row etc.. a properly constituted media doesn't have to worry about compaction. Solid medium becoms hydrophobic over time becuase of microbes and stuff dying and forming a microscopic "oily" layer around the particles. it's inevitable, but should not happen during the course of 1 grow.
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Nocone_Purple
Nocone_Purpleanswered grow question 7d ago
when the soil gets very dry it turns hydrophobic and water runs down the pot walls and through cracks instead of soaking in, which is why it's wet on top and dry below. Water slowly over the whole surface in a circle, not in one corner, in 2-3 passes with a few minutes in between, until you get about 10-20% runoff. If the pot is really dry, bottom-water it for 15-20 minutes or add a mild wetting agent like yucca. Also loosen the top 1-2 cm of soil and don't let it dry out completely between waterings. Lift the pot after watering so you learn how heavy a fully watered pot feels
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