New Grower watering question

[d7reu]

Hey guys,

I have 4 plants in 6.5 liter pots. They are 4 weeks in and are now flowering.

I am currently splitting a liter (250ml) between the 4. Can I start giving the plants 2 liters (500ml per plant)?

I am feeding them every 3 days.

Thanks.

 

[az2000]

How much runoff do you get now? I try to water until I get 20% runoff, but at least until there is some runoff. I water slowly. I do a third, let it soak for 20-30 minutes, another third, wait 20-30 minutes. Then the final third which produces runoff.

If I water too much too soon, it seems to pass through the medium and runs off. If I go slow, the medium seems to absorb more. But, I use primarily peat moss which may be different than soil. It feels harder to re-wet than soil.

 

[Muddy]

Rather than going by a schedule, only water your plants when they actually need it. Weed like to go through wet/dry cycles. Get a feel for your pots when they are almost completely dry and only water again when they feel like that. With young plants that might only be once a week or so. As the plants get bigger and uptake more water, you may then need to water every 3-4 days. Do as AZ2000 suggested, give enough so that 10-20% runs out the bottom of the pots. That will help to leach out the salts that are created as a bi product of nutrient utilization. Weed needs oxygen at the roots and keeping the soil constantly wet will cut off that needed oxygen.

 

[faded187]

Weigh ur pots dry and then water them when they weigh dry weight again.digital scale is pretty cheap and i have never had overwatering problems ever.shit caps was on