I've made the classic rookie mistake of over-watering. I have been watering them every 2-3 days with like a half gallon in 9.5L pots, my temps are usually 81 degrees, sometimes as high as 86, but not too often. Its pretty dry 30-40% humidity, which is why I watered so often.
So I went ahead and gave them first dose of nutes today, I noticed in previous waterings the runoff had a slight sulfur smell, this feeding it was really strong. I researched it and concluded it is from a combination of bacteria, over-watering, organic soils, , and maybe not enough drainage, but they drain really well, I mixed with perlite. They are self watering pots that have a reservoir to hold extra water, they hold a pretty good amount extra, and they seemed to be keeping the bottom of the pot saturated. I went ahead and removed them, as I'm using clay collectors. I think that will help with draining a bit more as well as aeration. So from what I've read I won't be able to get rid of the bacteria without repotting, which would really suck because they are autos and one has already been transplanted once. I'm wondering if I let them dry out for a week or so and then watch how much I water will this reduce the levels of bacteria and smell? The last thing I want is to produce some fat ass buds that smell like rotten fookin eggs. Any ideas or suggestions? Are they doomed to smell of shit in this soil and pots? I grabbed a handful of soil and it smelled fine.
So I went ahead and gave them first dose of nutes today, I noticed in previous waterings the runoff had a slight sulfur smell, this feeding it was really strong. I researched it and concluded it is from a combination of bacteria, over-watering, organic soils, , and maybe not enough drainage, but they drain really well, I mixed with perlite. They are self watering pots that have a reservoir to hold extra water, they hold a pretty good amount extra, and they seemed to be keeping the bottom of the pot saturated. I went ahead and removed them, as I'm using clay collectors. I think that will help with draining a bit more as well as aeration. So from what I've read I won't be able to get rid of the bacteria without repotting, which would really suck because they are autos and one has already been transplanted once. I'm wondering if I let them dry out for a week or so and then watch how much I water will this reduce the levels of bacteria and smell? The last thing I want is to produce some fat ass buds that smell like rotten fookin eggs. Any ideas or suggestions? Are they doomed to smell of shit in this soil and pots? I grabbed a handful of soil and it smelled fine.
