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New Simplified Way to Water

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#161
Watering slowly seems to be quite important. I noticed drooping leaves occurs less when I water over many hours.

There are several ways I tell if I'll need to water soon. The tent humidity is highest after watering and lowest just before watering. The leaves show signs of needing water, too. I use a moisture probe to help know when to water, but not when to stop adding water. I test the soil in a few places every day. I'm interested in seeing the amount of moisture at several levels of soil, so I measure the moisture at 2 inches, half-way and the length of the probe.

I've noticed that moisture levels seem to be highest near the concentrations of roots. I suspect it's due to capillary action moving moisture toward the roots as the roots transfer it up to the leaves.

Oldchucky said:
I found it if you can get them to 4 feet with a decent amount of roots they can handle pretty much anything you throw at them in the way of watering as long as you let them dry back every once in a while! Really crucial while they are smaller!
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Growing healthy plants is all about healthy roots.
 
#163
Nectarivorous said:
I've also requested prices from an injection moulder as well. If it's viable I will start selling them to my local grow shops. I can't be the only one out there frustrated by the lack of genuine options for actual even coverage when running a low pressure system. Hydro halos are good but to get good coverage across four large pots I need to crank the flow which creates holes and exposes roots, and still only waters one ring around the pot.
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gravity is truly the best way. now to add nutes - total animation
 
#166
ComfortablyNumb said:
The other day I had an idea and after testing, it works great.

To know if you need to water, get yourself a soil meter.
Poke or drill 4 holes in your pot 1/4 way up from the bottom spaced around the pot.
Insert the meter probe into the hole and test for moisture. If its dry, then water SLOWLY until it reads on the meter.
Stop when the meter reads the water. It's full.
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ComfortablyNumb said:
The other day I had an idea and after testing, it works great.

To know if you need to water, get yourself a soil meter.
Poke or drill 4 holes in your pot 1/4 way up from the bottom spaced around the pot.
Insert the meter probe into the hole and test for moisture. If its dry, then water SLOWLY until it reads on the meter.
Stop when the meter reads the water. It's full.
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Are you watering from the top or bottom while doing this?
 
#169
I am not going to read this entire thread, but be careful with those soil testers, they can tear up your roots.
 
#173
Hey guysI’m newbie but I had excellent success with dunking my last crop . Until an auto Herme on me . Growth was substantially better in veg and flower both. Be for I was always over or under watering
 
#174
Sevignyjoe said:
Hey guysI’m newbie but I had excellent success with dunking my last crop . Until an auto Herme on me . Growth was substantially better in veg and flower both. Be for I was always over or under watering
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I have how’re bought Hanna soil tester
 
#175
This threat is absolutely genius and keeps getting better and better.

So I thought I'd put in my two cents.when I first bought my 3 gallon fabric grow bags. I didn't know anything about LST. I later saw that they sell ones with holes in them at the top. (Metal ringlets) So you can tie branches. I just so happen to have the exact tool that you need to cut out holes and install the metal ringlets In fabrics. So I added them all around the bages rim. Works amazing and I didn't need to spend a dime. So in theory you could do the same all the way around the grow bags at wherever you like. Easy, neat, uniform spacing, and looks official!!
 
#176
ComfortablyNumb said:
The other day I had an idea and after testing, it works great.

To know if you need to water, get yourself a soil meter.
Poke or drill 4 holes in your pot 1/4 way up from the bottom spaced around the pot.
Insert the meter probe into the hole and test for moisture. If its dry, then water SLOWLY until it reads on the meter.
Stop when the meter reads the water. It's full.
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As a first time grower struggling with watering this is amazing thank you :)
 
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