Need good watering advice for new grower

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Vb2flat2surf

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I have 5 autoflower Grandaddy Purp plants currently that are on day 60 and looking really good overall. A few issues but nothing serious. My question is, I'm leaving for Jamaica for our honeymoon Monday for 6 days. My plants are in 5 gallon mesh all organic Fox Farm soil. Is going 6 days at important part way too long for them to go without water. (In my head I believe so as they are asking for water about every 3.5 days).
Can I go 6 days without water or are there any suggestions. I don't have anyone I trust to come in my house and baby my plants the way I do while I'm gone.
On a side note I also have a question. I have a 4x2x5 tent. 3 plants along the back and 2 in the front. The ones in the back have really good sized colas and Buds but my 2 plants in the front are all looking like smaller Popcorn Buds. My light is perfectly centered, I have 2 fans blowing above the canopy. They all get the same notes and watering. Any reccommendations on what I can do would be appreciated.
You guys have helped this new grower get somewhere and I'm nearing harvest and want to make sure I don't mess up now so any info would be great.
 
Neuro

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I have 5 autoflower Grandaddy Purp plants currently that are on day 60 and looking really good overall. A few issues but nothing serious. My question is, I'm leaving for Jamaica for our honeymoon Monday for 6 days. My plants are in 5 gallon mesh all organic Fox Farm soil. Is going 6 days at important part way too long for them to go without water. (In my head I believe so as they are asking for water about every 3.5 days).
Can I go 6 days without water or are there any suggestions. I don't have anyone I trust to come in my house and baby my plants the way I do while I'm gone.
On a side note I also have a question. I have a 4x2x5 tent. 3 plants along the back and 2 in the front. The ones in the back have really good sized colas and Buds but my 2 plants in the front are all looking like smaller Popcorn Buds. My light is perfectly centered, I have 2 fans blowing above the canopy. They all get the same notes and watering. Any reccommendations on what I can do would be appreciated.
You guys have helped this new grower get somewhere and I'm nearing harvest and want to make sure I don't mess up now so any info would be great.
You might want to look at getting a Blumat watering system. They're pretty cheap and will take care of your watering needs for that time period.
 
a4twenty

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you could set up a reservoir (5G pail) buy a small pump some tubing a few emitters and a timer (you probably have one already) for very little.
 
Ponky

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If you water before you go and turn the lights down to minimum you should be fine. There are timers and gravity feed systems. Assuming the plants aren't too big.
 
Vb2flat2surf

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My plants are about 36 inches tall and probably 2 to 3 weeks from harvest
 
Edinburgh

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If ur going to be gone 6 days just give a good watering they should be fine, maybe a bit droopy but will perk up when u water again.
 
Vb2flat2surf

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Then my last question would be I'm in between 2 and 3 weeks of harvest. 2 plants will be harvesting earlier by a few days I have a feeling. I have not been able to get my ph lower then 6.7 no matter what I do. I've watered with 20 percent drainage at 6.0ph for past 3 week. Should I give one good last feeding with nutes mollasses cal mag if my only option is to do a good watering. I won't have time to set anything up as we are leaving town in few hours and just got married last night literally. And lastly I have a Mars Hydro TSL 2000 that I can adjust light. I've had it at 100 percent. Should I lower the light and turn it down about to 80 percent and turn my fans down a little so it doesn't dry our as quick or is that pointless?
 
Ponky

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Turn the light down to minimum. Aim the fans at the tent walls instead of on the pot or leaves. To reduce transpiration. And I mean literally water right before you leave. This will maximize your safe time. If they get too dry it's over so I wouldn't risk it.
 

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