So I just transplanted and noticed my dirt in my half gal pots had some dry spots at the bottom when transplanting.. So how many gal of water do y'all usably use when watering your plants in 5 gal bucket...I know they say 30%. Run off but idk wtf 30 % run off is lol so how many gallons y'all use
30% runoff is approximately 1/3 of of what u put in lol. So for example if u put 3 gal of water on ur plants 30% of that wud be just shy of 1 gal. That being sed ive always shot for only 15-20% runoff.
So, to answer ur question, of how much water to use it really depends on ur soil mix...... 100% peat is gonna hold a different amount of water than a 50/50 mix of coco and perlite or rockwool croutons.
One thing u can do to avoid dry spots in ur pots is water half half of the intended amount, wait a cpl minutes and water the rest. Sometimes, if u let em get too dry u will experience whatis refered to a "channeling " thats when ur water forms a pathway to the bottom of the pot and runs out the bottom b4 its allowed to thoroughly soak the medium. This can be avoided by followin tbe half and half procedure i mentioned above.
With my mix, which is over 35% perlite and grow stones i use about 1 1/2gal for a #5 pot. But, more important than what ur putting in is making sure u have enough comin out the bottom.
How big are your plant's?
What difference does that make?
Week 4 some are smaller then others some are behind in growth.. But the biggest is probably 6 or 7 in tall..
5 gal pots are tok big for such small plants imo. Ur better off graduating to larger pots in smaller increments
