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Soils to dry,all the advice above is good.I like to pre-water with a little straight water first then go back and mix nutes/tea etc and water that in.You could try watering a little less and doing it every other day instead of every third day also,just curious as to what soil your in?Maybe a little added perlite would help with water retention.
The Perlite should be mixed in the soil not on top of it.
Then just do what I said and be done with it. Get a tray that's got 2"-4" sides, put the plants in that, water the tray, not the plants. Capillary action will bring water into the soil.Ok guys. Watered again yesterday and had the same issue. I bumped my Dehumid to 65% with medium speed. I tried some of the above techniques. I poked holes in the dirt (didn't work), I tried to break up the dirt on top before watering (didn't work), I watered with plain water for a few seconds then waited 15 minutes to water with nutes etc (still leaking within 3-5 seconds). Not sure what to do. The thing is a few days ago when I knew they were going to leak I just watered them a quarter of what I usually do then figured I would just re-water with normal dose within 48 hours. No luck :/
Sounds like you mixed in to much perlite, maybe your temps are to high or fans blowing to hard?. Either of these will cause your medium to dry out to fast and make them bone dry. This is the reason why its runs off so fast are you using Roots 707? What is your room temperature?
Then just do what I said and be done with it. Get a tray that's got 2"-4" sides, put the plants in that, water the tray, not the plants. Capillary action will bring water into the soil.
The bigger risk is putting too much in the tray and walking away before you get a feel for it. Depending on the configuration of the pot itself, you should be able to go with a starting point. For example, with seedlings in Solo cups that have holes in the bottom, I go with about a half an inch, depending on temps, humidity, location (I usually start my seeds outside), etc. For plants in, say... 1gal pots on up, I'd start with 1", see how long it takes for the soil to take that up, and if it's still hard and dry on the surface, I'd go ahead and add a little more.
Takes some practice, but you'll quickly get a feel for it.
It is, isn't it?
Now, the top of the soil will still get crusty, it always does. And if you let the soil/media mass dry out it will still pull away from the sides of the pot. But by bottom-watering (and feeding if you like) you can ensure the plant really gets it.
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