First time watering before planting

[Newtoautogrow]

Hi everyone need some help... So Im growing autos in 22 liter air pots with light mix soil with added perlite.. Ive pre watered the pots with 5 liters of water @6.5... Its my first time trying by his method so i'm abit sceptical... The soil seems abit compact.. (watered with watering can and rose head) Will a germinated seed be able to root properly???.. I didn't press soil in the pot b4 watering just filled and gave the pots a few tabs off the ground to make sure there way no pockets... And help is much appreciated

 

[Fitzy]

Hi everyone need some help... So Im growing autos in 22 liter air pots with light mix soil with added perlite.. Ive pre watered the pots with 5 liters of water @6.5... Its my first time trying by his method so i'm abit sceptical... The soil seems abit compact.. (watered with watering can and rose head) Will a germinated seed be able to root properly???.. I didn't press soil in the pot b4 watering just filled and gave the pots a few tabs off the ground to make sure there way no pockets... And help is much appreciated

Should be fine I plant directly in pots I just harvested from by poking a hole I leave the root balls alone just chop plant flush @ ground a plant right next to works great i also have and always wet the pot reguardless as it helps to keep it consistent with no dry spots so roots can do there thing but you also don't want to have it super wet just nice and damp

 

[Capt.Quirk]

Are you talking about me? You did great. I just transferred this new sprout (14hr. after sprout) after I saw the tap root coming out of the bottom of the jiffy pellet. I weighed my pre-moistened 22 liter air pot and won't water until it gets to within 2 lbs. of dry weight. Although I will lightly dampen top soil layer because I have air circulation drying out the top while wiggling my seedling.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

You want the pot evenly moist when you plant your seed. What you need to learn about watering will come with practice. Here are the basic rules: Never let the soil dry out. Soil and or coco can become hydrophobic if allowed to dry. This means it repels water. This in turn will create dry pockets in the soil and roots there will die. If your soil - coco have accidentally dried out use a surfactant to help re-wet it. I like yucca powder. Don't let soil remain soggy by watering too much too often. Root rot, damping off, molds, fungus gnats and other problems start in soggy soil. When you do water water the entire pot. How to learn when to water starts before you plant the seed. Fill your container with fresh soil/coco and weigh it (heft it) this is the lightest weight and consider it a dry pot. Now slowly water until the soil/coco will no longer absorb the water and run-off begins; weigh the pot (heft it) this is the maximum water, the wettest the pot can get. The difference between wettest and driest is the maximum water weight, for ease of explanation lets just say the water weighs 20 pounds. When the pot loses 10 pounds (half of the water weight) it is time to water again. There is an art to watering.