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So you guys are both at 30 gallons or so during flower.
I’m thinking I waited too long between waterings as I was waiting for the pots to be feather light. The plants never showed signs of being thirsty.
I feel like I starved mine and barely fed them watering to runoff and waiting till bone dry to re water.
My plant only drank like 40ml of flora micro, 30ml of floragro, etc. Should a small bottle last me two grows? Just doesn’t seem like they’re eating much and producing much.
it all points towards going hydro ASAP!!!
Did you water slowly and get 15% runoff every time? My 3 gal pots get 5 quarts every 3 days.I had a 60 day flower period. 8 weeks. Fed the plants roughly 10-12 times with 1 to 1.5 gal each feeding.
so my plants drank about 15 gallons each during their entire flower period. Doesn’t seem like much for 2 months veg and 5 gallon fabric pots.
if I add up this schedule it sure isn’t much. My plants didn’t eat and drink much. Maybe that’s why they were pathetic twigs yielding only 2 oz each?
I see hydro guys plants will fill my entire tent and drink 5 gallons a day alone... maybe that’s the trick?
I had no roots, drank no water/nutrients and got no yield
How much do your plants drink during their flower period?
yes cannabis isn't a succulent. it loves water. don't be afraid to let them drink.So you guys are both at 30 gallons or so during flower.
I’m thinking I waited too long between waterings as I was waiting for the pots to be feather light. The plants never showed signs of being thirsty.
I feel like I starved mine and barely fed them watering to runoff and waiting till bone dry to re water.
Thats strange, it should hold more. Maybe you used too much perlite.I got my entire pot wet. Watered super slow and it saturated the entire top then soaked down slowly. I did dig into the side of the pot and did find super thin roots about an inch or so in. But nothing too crazy.
I did water till runoff. Maybe not quite 15% but I got them to drip a cup or so each time. Every 6 or so days.
I was told they prefer to be underwatered than over. Root rot. Let the pots completely dry (took 5-7 days) All that stuff.
I use dirt in 22 litre pots not sure what the conversation to your weird imperial system is for that but I think it’s about 5gal.
My plants drink about 2 to 3 litres a day.
How much a plant drinks is dependent on the size of the plant and the environmental conditions eg hot days the plant will drink more.
How big were your plants??18.9L is 5 gallon. Every good Canadian knows that. It’s the big oil pails haha.
My temps were normal. Nothing too crazy. 25C or 75-80f. Followed the vpd chart pretty decently.
2-3L a day is a lot. Way more than me. I’m averaging .75L a day. Very interesting.
all this discussion taught me something that’s for sure, and hopefully someone else in the future... more water is better!!
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