I noted that the top soil was dry and the base was empty. The plant itself didn't show any signs of being dried out. I'm estimating that it's going through a gallon of water a day. I also noted some burn on the tips of some of the sugar leaves, so no nutrients today.
I added a gallon of pH-adjusted water to the top of the plant with a syringe to allow it to soak. I noted that at about a half gallon, water started dripping out the bottom. I continued watering just to give a bit of a flush. I know the plant will just suck it back up, but I see it as kinda shuffling the deck.
I mixed up another gallon of water to add to the base, but could only fit about half before it was full. That tells me that the pot wasn't very close to dried out, which is good. I estimate that it had at least a half gallon or more of water to pull until the soil would really start drying out.
One last thing: All the tops are now just about even. One of the first-node tops has now surpassed the 5th node tops. I've never had a plant do that. Usually, the first nodes don't produce much because they get caught under the canopy of the later nodes.
I added a gallon of pH-adjusted water to the top of the plant with a syringe to allow it to soak. I noted that at about a half gallon, water started dripping out the bottom. I continued watering just to give a bit of a flush. I know the plant will just suck it back up, but I see it as kinda shuffling the deck.
I mixed up another gallon of water to add to the base, but could only fit about half before it was full. That tells me that the pot wasn't very close to dried out, which is good. I estimate that it had at least a half gallon or more of water to pull until the soil would really start drying out.
One last thing: All the tops are now just about even. One of the first-node tops has now surpassed the 5th node tops. I've never had a plant do that. Usually, the first nodes don't produce much because they get caught under the canopy of the later nodes.
