20 days soil is still wet

[aziz]

i watered 20 days ago until runoff, my plants are in 10l pots, soil and perlite, 300w led light, the plants are big, yet the soil is still wet... i followed watering tequniches that were recommanded me on this forum, absolutly useless tho, good way to stunt plants....

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Um
Ok

Something is wrong

20days

Good way to kill a plant

Did u do the weight dry vs watered technique

 

[aziz]

Um
Ok

Something is wrong

20days

Good way to kill a plant

Did u do the weight dry vs watered technique

yes, not my fault, i followed a guide that was recommanded to me, but only now i realize how stupid it is, why would anyone water until runoff? unless the plants is very big and has a root system that covers every inch of soil in the pot, all it does is slow down growth

 

[Nunyabiz]

That means your soil tilth isnt right.
Which is the whole problem with watering in the first place.
If you do a LOS No-till then then you have at least 30% of the soil a mixture of Pumice, Precharged biochar and Rice Hulls and then add a cover crop for the roots plus worms and if done properly you will have a soil tilth if your in fabric pots where you will need to water basically every day or occasionally two days.
If you are bottle feeding in regular soil then that soil should be in fabric pots and have at least 30% aeration.

You need to water until runoff to make sure you dont have dry spots in soil, especially if that soil is largely coco or peat moss which will be hydrophobic if it is allowed to dry out.
In fact you should always use Yucca extract in the water to help the soil absorb the water.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

No one said wait 20 days

What size pot?

Soil I assume

And u always water till 10-20% run off to flush salts out

 

[aziz]

No one said wait 20 days

What size pot?

Soil I assume

And u always water till 10-20% run off to flush salts out

if i don't wait 10 days i'll drown them. yes i watered once until run off, then i saw it takes so long to dry, and i stopped

 

[aziz]

That means your soil tilth isnt right.
Which is the whole problem with watering in the first place.
If you do a LOS No-till then then you have at least 30% of the soil a mixture of Pumice, Precharged biochar and Rice Hulls and then add a cover crop for the roots plus worms and if done properly you will have a soil tilth if your in fabric pots where you will need to water basically every day or occasionally two days.
If you are bottle feeding in regular soil then that soil should be in fabric pots and have at least 30% aeration.

You need to water until runoff to make sure you dont have dry spots in soil, especially if that soil is largely coco or peat moss which will be hydrophobic if it is allowed to dry out.
In fact you should always use Yucca extract in the water to help the soil absorb the water.

i know many people who grow in just regular soil and don't use all these complicated things you mentioned, i'm sure they can improve yield, but regular soil with perlite and bottled nutes usually works fine.... none of the growers i know had issues, but they never water until runoff,

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Pot size?

 

[Nunyabiz]

i know many people who grow in just regular soil and don't use all these complicated things you mentioned, i'm sure they can improve yield, but regular soil with perlite and bottled nutes usually works fine.... none of the growers i know had issues, but they never water until runoff,

Highly unlikely.

Good luck to you

 

[aziz]

Highly unlikely.

Good luck to you

when cannabis grows in the wild it doesn't have the things you mentioned, when i was in india they had fields of cannabis growing in just regural dirt, and they were massive.

 

[aziz]

Pot size?

i up-potteed from 1l to 10l

 

[Nunyabiz]

when cannabis grows in the wild it doesn't have the things you mentioned, when i was in india they had fields of cannabis growing in just regural dirt, and they were massive.

And its growing in a 100 quadrillion zillion size pot called Earth.

 

[aziz]

And its growing in a 100 quadrillion zillion size pot called Earth.

ok, and? if you have good soil, and you bottle feed, what does the plant exacly lack? and why do many people who grow with soil without fancy stuff achive good results? i'm not looking for massive yields, 1g/W is enough for me

besides i don't get how that could help me with my overwatering issue

 

[Virgin Ground]

Pics please,to see what we are dealing with for plant to pot size ratio.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

No way, a 3gal pot, stays wet, for 20 days
Unless it's sitting on the ground in the runnoff water

 

[SmokeLake]

20 days in a 10L pot is ridiculous the environment that is ideal to grow cannabis in would have that pot dried out in 20 days without a plant in it using moisture from the soil. You need to look at every aspect of your setup. @Nunyabiz is right I personally have a copy of true living organics and am reading my way through it the concept is real and it works. Post some pics and be open to new ideas or you will never solve your problem.
GoodLuck
Happy 420!!

 

[Marzbadrock]

We are all here to help, get us some pics so we can figure it out. 20 days! There's something wrong somewhere

 

[Nunyabiz]

No way, a 3gal pot, stays wet, for 20 days
Unless it's sitting on the ground in the runnoff water

Or its mud

 

[Zincite]

What kind of pot are you using?

 

[Budstachio]

if i don't wait 10 days i'll drown them. yes i watered once until run off, then i saw it takes so long to dry, and i stopped

‘Patience young grasshopper......’