How much and how often should I water in flower

[johnny.doefarmer]

How much water and how often should I water my plants. they are grown in happy frog soil and they are in 7 gallon pots. I don't want to over water. This is my first indoor grow. Also how often should I give nutrients.

 

[Purfict]

I’m still somewhat new to growing so my advice shouldn’t be taken so literal, but I can tell the plants are a bit hungry already. Just for others to know when they give better advice, what is your watering looking like? How much, how many days between waterings, and how much food have you been giving? Also, I’ve used happy frog for all of my grows but I supplement it with the Ocean Forest blend after transplanting them into their final pot

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

@johnny.doefarmer - They're looking pale, so I suggest figuring out why. Sometimes it's wet soil, but I'm thinking nutrient deficiency, especially magnesium. If so, some Epsom salt could help. As for the watering, they tend to need more in early- to mid-flowering. How often are you watering now?

 

[Ninjadogma]

How much water and how often should I water my plants. they are grown in happy frog soil and they are in 7 gallon pots. I don't want to over water. This is my first indoor grow. Also how often should I give nutrients.

Frequency you should expect to water about every 4-5 days but don't follow a schedule, pay attention to the plant as far as the weight of the pot and ensure it has dried back enough since the last watering. When you water, work in slow motion. Use a drip irrigator if you can, or the bottle trick works good too where you poka a hole in a bottle with a thumb tack, sit the bottle on the soil and it'll drip in. Or if you're using a watering can with a shower head, pour in 4 ounce increments and wait 30 seconds in between pours. Keep at it until the medium is fully saturated and about 5-10% of what you added drips out the bottom. If you don't work slow, it'll lead to some potential problems down the road with the soil becoming internally "eroded" which leads to channeling, columning, shelving, salt pockets and potential displacement of important microbes. If you're going to water a plant, budget an hour of your time per plant. It's the greatest love you can show your plant, and she'll love you back for it.

 

[johnny.doefarmer]

Frequency you should expect to water about every 4-5 days but don't follow a schedule, pay attention to the plant as far as the weight of the pot and ensure it has dried back enough since the last watering. When you water, work in slow motion. Use a drip irrigator if you can, or the bottle trick works good too where you poka a hole in a bottle with a thumb tack, sit the bottle on the soil and it'll drip in. Or if you're using a watering can with a shower head, pour in 4 ounce increments and wait 30 seconds in between pours. Keep at it until the medium is fully saturated and about 5-10% of what you added drips out the bottom. If you don't work slow, it'll lead to some potential problems down the road with the soil becoming internally "eroded" which leads to channeling, columning, shelving, salt pockets and potential displacement of important microbes. If you're going to water a plant, budget an hour of your time per plant. It's the greatest love you can show your plant, and she'll love you back for it.

Thanks for the advice. I will do that. I have just been pooring it to em.