Grow pot issue drain holes

[Eternulwinter]

So this is my first grow and I know next time to get smart pots or air pots and I use regular plastic containers and I did put quarter inch holes in the bottom however there still seems to be no drainage in the soil is Fox Farm with 20% perlite.It seems to be staying wet for like four days in the bottom doesn’t seem to want to dry out very well or at least that’s what I think I could be wrong.Is it OK for me to put holes on the sides like I am doing on this one

 

[Frego]

GOt the t shirt

 

[Jakecan]

How much are you watering? That plant looks young and if you are completely saturating the soil it won't completely dry out for a while. I would start by watering in the centre of the pot near the base of the stem and work your way outwards. This will help grow a good rootball then will build nice roots in the entirety of the pot.

 

[Eternulwinter]

How much are you watering? That plant looks young and if you are completely saturating the soil it won't completely dry out for a while. I would start by watering in the centre of the pot near the base of the stem and work your way outwards. This will help grow a good rootball then will build nice roots in the entirety of the pot.

16 day old auto flower.will the r holes hurt anything?

 

[Eternulwinter]

How much are you watering? That plant looks young and if you are completely saturating the soil it won't completely dry out for a while. I would start by watering in the centre of the pot near the base of the stem and work your way outwards. This will help grow a good rootball then will build nice roots in the entirety of the pot.

They are about 16 days old and ivexaa watered 3 times.once heavy,once light,then heavy.not crazy heavy I just saturated them good tho

 

[Jakecan]

They are about 16 days old and ivexaa watered 3 times.once heavy,once light,then heavy.not crazy heavy I just saturated them good tho

How bigs the pot and how much water are you giving them? A litre? half a litre? I don't grow in soil but I know you aren't supposed to fully saturate it.

 

[Eternulwinter]

16 day old auto flower.will the r holes hurt anything?

 

[Eternulwinter]

How bigs the pot and how much water are you giving them? A litre? half a litre? I don't grow in soil but I know you aren't supposed to fully saturate it.

Didn’t measure I just watered them til I thought It was wet enough.Only a 1 gallon pot I’m trying to grow smaller plants

 

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[Eternulwinter]

How bigs the pot and how much water are you giving them? A litre? half a litre? I don't grow in soil but I know you aren't supposed to fully saturate it.

Something going on with a few of the leaves

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

How bigs the pot and how much water are you giving them? A litre? half a litre? I don't grow in soil but I know you aren't supposed to fully saturate it.

This is incorrect. You will cause hydrophobia if you do this. Same thing with watering a circle around the plant.
When you water soil, SOAK it. The whole thing.

 

[Jakecan]

This is incorrect. You will cause hydrophobia if you do this. Same thing with watering a circle around the plant.
When you water soil, SOAK it. The whole thing.

Thank you for correcting me. Like I said I've never grown in soil just coco. People always give other people shit for full saturating the soil when the plant is small.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

People always give other people shit for full saturating the soil when the plant is small.

That's because they don't know any better.
The rumor that you just water in a circle around the plant and it will make the roots grow is false.
Roots won't grow without water.
Soak all the soil in the pot everytime you water.

Coco is a lot different from soil. Don't confuse them, it makes it easy to mess up.

 

[Eternulwinter]

I saturated it but I only got runoff in one pot which doesn’t make any sense I do have drain holes but the pot seems heavy and hold weight for three or four days still.I’ve only water three times in 16 days

 

[Eternulwinter]

That's because they don't know any better.
The rumor that you just water in a circle around the plant and it will make the roots grow is false.
Roots won't grow without water.
Soak all the soil in the pot everytime you water.

Coco is a lot different from soil. Don't confuse them, it makes it easy to mess up.

Any idea what’s going on with couple of my lower leaves?

 

[Eternulwinter]

Thank you for correcting me. Like I said I've never grown in soil just coco. People always give other people shit for full saturating the soil when the plant is small.

They probably look small because I have them bent for LST without that they are taller I’d say the fifth node it’s just coming up

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

I saturated it but I only got runoff in one pot which doesn’t make any sense I do have drain holes but the pot seems heavy and hold weight for three or four days still.I’ve only water three times in 16 days

Lets see a pic or two of the pot and soil please.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

I saturated it but I only got runoff in one pot which doesn’t make any sense I do have drain holes but the pot seems heavy and hold weight for three or four days still.I’ve only water three times in 16 days

What kind of pot? Pix?

 

[Eternulwinter]

What kind of pot? Pix?

 

[Eternulwinter]

What kind of pot? Pix?