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rsorganics posted an update in the group
4 months agoAsk a Grow Question I was wondering how much to water my plants. I’ve been watering them about 2 and 1/2 gallons in the morning and 2 and 1/2 gallons at night. So am I overwatering them or am I about right? I have fabric pots, a soil that I had made so it’s kind of drainable but it holds moisture at the same time
surfdad_grows, dank-of-scotland and hannabis13 Comments-
Wow. That sounds like a lot, but I’m brand new, so I could easily be wrong. I water about 3 gallons (1.5 per plant) twice a week. This now makes me wonder if I am under watering!
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@GuppyGirl Environment, root mass, leaf mass, all contribute to water consumption. Outdoor growing is also about selection for the environment. My environment allows for a very narrow range of plants that would be happy. I wouldn’t grow outside even if it were legal where I live.
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@jmystro interesting! Here I concentrating on how expensive it is to replicate sunlight. I wasn’t thinking growing outside could actually be even more challenging.
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You have to understand. I’m in an outside greenhouse too so it gets really hot so it’s like 100° in there sometimes and lots of wind cuz I have fans and stuff going on
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@RSorganics They don’t drink at night so do all your watering between after sun up and before sun down to prevent them from being oversaturated at night.
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Your plants have gotten pretty big in those pots. They’ll need to be watered fairly heavy until the last few weeks before harvest. Each plant will consume several gallons of water a day at this size. I wouldn’t change what you’re doing if they’re happy. Consistency is very important. Plants hate wide fluctuations with any variable.
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@jmystro thank you for confirming my thoughts. I thought I was giving them about the right amount of water. It’s been a long time since I’ve grown and the last time I grew was straight in the ground up in the mountains in California.
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How many plants are you watering
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I have 3 plants in 20 gallon pots outside in AZ on my north facing wall with direct sunlight all day. I also water my plants twice a day at 3am & 3 pm. The 3am watering is just water and my second watering is with BuildABloom @ 2 gallons each.
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@RSorganics I was concerned with the initial waterings, but the plants let me know that they were happy with the situation. They start to get a little droopy in the afternoon before their watering
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