Hey MP,
I've been using 5 gal fabric pots, and with out amended soil I water roughly every week. Never had a problem with over or under watering my plants, I wait until either a) the plants are beginning to wilt, or b) the pots become extremely light, or c) when the top 2-3" of soil become dry.
Since I began using amended soil I may be running into possible over / under watering problems. The strain I am growing is Satori, and she is known to go extra heavy on the h20.
The plants have been in these pots for approx. 3 weeks, transplanted up from small 1/2 gal pots. So I went from 1/2 gal pots, to 5 gal pots..
These satori's begin to wilt 3 days after I water, so I have been watering every 4th day, roughly. Example, water on the 1st, then again on the 5th. They make it through the 2nd,3rd,and forth day, but need water by the 5th. They take 5 liters of water, with slight run off that I wipe up with paper towel, so less than a cup.
Am I waiting toooo long to water? Do you need to water any differently when growing with organic amended soil?
I'm having a hunch that im letting the soil dry out too much, and would be better off watering every third day, even if they only hold 3 liters of water. Any suggestions?
I've been using 5 gal fabric pots, and with out amended soil I water roughly every week. Never had a problem with over or under watering my plants, I wait until either a) the plants are beginning to wilt, or b) the pots become extremely light, or c) when the top 2-3" of soil become dry.
Since I began using amended soil I may be running into possible over / under watering problems. The strain I am growing is Satori, and she is known to go extra heavy on the h20.
The plants have been in these pots for approx. 3 weeks, transplanted up from small 1/2 gal pots. So I went from 1/2 gal pots, to 5 gal pots..
These satori's begin to wilt 3 days after I water, so I have been watering every 4th day, roughly. Example, water on the 1st, then again on the 5th. They make it through the 2nd,3rd,and forth day, but need water by the 5th. They take 5 liters of water, with slight run off that I wipe up with paper towel, so less than a cup.
Am I waiting toooo long to water? Do you need to water any differently when growing with organic amended soil?
I'm having a hunch that im letting the soil dry out too much, and would be better off watering every third day, even if they only hold 3 liters of water. Any suggestions?