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Help a first timer please!

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Tiger_Lily90 said:
Really? Twice a week with 90+ degree weather? I watered last night and 2in underneath the surface was dry.
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your gonna find yourself alone and no one will help if you keep it up,..
 
#42
Tiger_Lily90 said:
Really? Twice a week with 90+ degree weather? I watered last night and 2in underneath the surface was dry.
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The 'two inches under the surface' thing is not the right way to check

Plants in pots you have to lift them up and judge by weight, it wants to feel almost completely dry before watering

Re: plants in the ground, I water mine which are about the same size as yours every other day with about a half a gallon each, & once a week I feed nutes
 
#43
I think your relative humidity is just as important as temperature when it comes to drying out pots! High humidity equals less evaporation, and a lot longer to dry back! And the density of your medium and the type of pot also have a big affect!
 
#45
Beachbumm said:
The 'two inches under the surface' thing is not the right way to check

Plants in pots you have to lift them up and judge by weight, it wants to feel almost completely dry before watering

Re: plants in the ground, I water mine which are about the same size as yours every other day with about a half a gallon each, & once a week I feed nutes
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Noted! I just have the 1 of 6 in a pot but I’ll def try that out with that one.
As far as the in ground ones, less water but more frequently could be the way to go?
 
#46
I highly recommend EVERYONE read this. https://www.thcfarmer.com/threads/w...-size-shape-and-environment-affect-it.126852/ I've been doing this a minute and this info took my watering game to a whole new level. I'm using a very new and different soil composition this year. It has really helped me adapt and understand it. As you can see, it seems to be going well.
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#47
Tiger_Lily90 said:
Noted! I just have the 1 of 6 in a pot but I’ll def try that out with that one.
As far as the in ground ones, less water but more frequently could be the way to go?
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Roots need air. Get in a schedule it’s always good whe you allow a proper dryback the.
I’d shoot for 4-5 day intervals. Everyday watering even in ground is the equivalent of water boarding your plant.
 
#50
Hello @Tiger_Lily90. Welcome to the farm.

My guess is there are multiple problems involving soil, nutrients, irrigation and perhaps pests. It might be best to work on one plant at a time, because I see one in a plastic pot and others in the ground. The soil for the plants in the ground looks sandy, and sand doesn't retain water well (IIRC). Are you planning to grow in the same locations next year? If so, now is a good time to think about how to prepare the soil for future growing.
 
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@LoveGrowingIt

You're correct about sandy loams. Excellent for grape vines. Loamy soil is comprised of sand, silt and clay in varying proportions. Clay holds the most water and water retention decreases with silt and then sand. Watering practices can be adjusted to adapt if you have some idea of what your soil type is. If your soil is taking a long time to dry out then it is probably high in clay content. Soil with greater water holding capacity requires less volume of water to accomplish the same approximate result in soils with lower water holding capacity. Organic amendments (compost, ewc, etc) will increase water retention also. An extended wet/dry cycle isn't necessarily ideal.
 
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