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Am i overwatering? 1st time growing

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Porky1982 said:
Yes it looks like the medium is to wet!
That's why the leaf tips are pointing at the ground!
Your light is fine at the hight and setting its at!
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bullfrog13 said:
rubbish , i use them all the time, especially if my humidity is really low. and it helps them take up water into their leaves reducing the need to water so much
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Don't confuse seedlings with clones. The taproot on a new seedling is seeking out and taking up water from the day it hits media.
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Oh I'm not...that wee root still needs oxygen right? Overwatered soil has less of that. AKA...the medium is too wet.
 
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What do you have for nutrients? Seeds crack with everything your plant will need for the first 3 weeks or so. You should be thinking about giving her a little something to eat. Very
Let the plant do the growing you just strive to provide her with what she needs to be happy.
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Porky1982 said:
Yes it looks like the medium is to wet!
That's why the leaf tips are pointing at the ground!
Your light is fine at the hight and setting its at!
Some strange comments in this thread!
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Porky1982 said:
Yes it looks like the medium is to wet!
That's why the leaf tips are pointing at the ground!
Your light is fine at the hight and setting its at!
Some strange comments in this thread!
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It's crazy to think it's even possible to be overwatering with the small amount I'm giving but I know the curling is a sign so that's the main reason I even made the post. Should I just let it dry out for a few days? Then continue as I have? Would you recommend less than 5ml of water or keep giving that? I've got my nutes all I have to do is mix and start them.
 
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Over-watering is about watering too often, not watering too much at one time.
 
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ArtfulCodger said:
Over-watering is about watering too often, not watering too much at one time.
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They can bounce back, right? I'm not done for yet I hope
 
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They can bounce back, right? I'm not done for yet I hope
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Of course. They're weeds.
 
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I’m a new grower. Learning to water correctly was a challenge.

That quote is spot on

Also get the whole medium wet (soil) and let it dry before watering again.

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ArtfulCodger said:
Over-watering is about watering too often, not watering too much at one time.
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Strain is Cherry Bang Bang. Plants are approximately 2 weeks old. I'm growing in hp pro mix soil, humidity is around 55 to 60% for high, lowest it goes is 45%. Temperature stays at a constant 75-80°, sometimes it gets up to 81 at the hottest part of the day. I'm only watering a total of 5 to 7.5 ml of water around the stem of the plant every time they are dry with the finger test. I did add a bit more soil around the stem as it grew out, I realized I didn't have enough in the beginning so call me a noob lmao. PH of water is 6.19. I know they don't need much water at all, but idk much about growing. I'm not even sure what light I have, I do know it's a mars hydro. I bought my entire setup from a friend of mine, who didn't provide me with much info about the stuff lol. Any help appreciated I'll add a picture of the light so maybe yall know what wattage it is.
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Water it well BUT then wait for it to go dry. After time you will discover cannabis plants thrive through the drying out stages.
 
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Thanks guys. Yall are amazing
 
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just to add a little bit to the overwatering side of things. something thats not usually conceived of when you hear the word overwater is that its really about or at least as much about oxygen. if it was only about too much water then there would be no such thing as hydroponics. hydroponics gets it oxygen simultaneously with its water but in soil you have to do one at a time and this is why your watering time and your dryback time must be clearly defined.
 
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Hi it looks like a tsw 2000. The plant are getting enough light otherwise they will stretch.
The humidity is too low, and they don't need much water at this stage.

Best regards
 
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Joshwadee4200 said:
It's crazy to think it's even possible to be overwatering with the small amount I'm giving but I know the curling is a sign so that's the main reason I even made the post. Should I just let it dry out for a few days? Then continue as I have? Would you recommend less than 5ml of water or keep giving that? I've got my nutes all I have to do is mix and start them.
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Leave it a few days. Feel the weight of the cup. When it's noticeably lighter water it again
 
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rubbish , i use them all the time, especially if my humidity is really low. and it helps them take up water into their leaves reducing the need to water so much
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are you a new grower who doesn't yet know how to properly water? suggesting domes to someone new will often lead to their plant damping off

once someone has experience thats different
 
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alpha.ganjaguy said:
are you a new grower who doesn't yet know how to properly water? suggesting domes to someone new will often lead to their plant damping off

once someone has experience thats different
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Thanks for the information.
 
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just so you know im not the only craaaazyy person out there

 
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just so you know im not the only craaaazyy person out there

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This only works in a big pot. (Final pot)

If it's a solocup in a doom, you could easily over water this way.
If I start the seed in a solocup(made of organic material, I water first time when I put the seed in. And only one time more in a week, before transplanting.
 
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you could easily walk off a cliff if you take too many steps too
 
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you could easily walk off a cliff if you take too many steps too
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2 steps in a week or 21 to 28 steps.
 
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just so you know im not the only craaaazyy person out there

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no disrespect but just because you can find misinformation online (very easy to do) does not mean you should continue to spread it.

I'm sure we could go back and forth showing one site that says yes and another that says no. I am speaking from experience watching new growers plants damp off and die..
 
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Why are you so stingy with the water? 5 ml = 1 teaspoon. Most of your soil in that cup has probably gone hydrophobic from lack of adequate volumes of water. It needs closer to 4 ounces in that volume.
 
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alpha.ganjaguy said:
no disrespect but just because you can find misinformation online (very easy to do) does not mean you should continue to spread it.

I'm sure we could go back and forth showing one site that says yes and another that says no. I am speaking from experience watching new growers plants damp off and die..
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none taken but I think theres two issues being conflated here. watering and using a humidity dome.
I cant see the harm in using a humidity dome to control a low humidity problem which the guy had. I also stated that using one you should have a hole in the top to allow air exchange and water less often. This is a practice used by many growers despite whether you agree with it or not.
using a humidity dome does not cause over watering. overwatering causes overwatering.
Going by the amount of water he said he was using I didn't think it sounded like he was overwatering but I also said I could be wrong about that. Also saying its ok to do for an experienced grower but not ok for a novice is a cop out. the guys not a moron. giving him all the options and understanding Im sure he can work it out
 
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