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It's to wash salt build up right ?
Thanks alot buddy for answer I think I will water then every maybe 3rd watering to 10% run offAnd to help remove the plant's waste products. In nature, that's not an issue because the plant is growing in the biggest container of all, lol. Also, because there's always something - and, usually, lots of somethings - that fill the niche of breaking down these products by using them as food.
It's probably still a good idea to do, once in a while. It seems somewhat doubtful that each and every cannabis plant is going to use 100% of what you feed it... since there isn't really a "one size fits all" nutritional formula. Therefore, you'll still end up with concentrations of certain portions of what you do feed them. Again, not really an issue in nature, because something will "move in" and end up consuming it.
If you're one of those people who can/do create a complex biosphere in your container instead of just growing a cannabis plant in it, then watering to runoff would be far less important, and might even be contraindicated.
The above is "IMHO," of course.
Hi do I need water my plants untill run off with organic bottle nutes or it's not necessary ? I find it pain in the bum to lift fabric pots. It's to wash salt build up right ? But with organic nutes that's not the problem?
I am onboard with this. Well said. A lot of times, if the run through the bottom of the container starts quickly then it is likely that the soil has gotten so dry that it tends to repel the water. Slowing down will allow the pieces of soil material to absorb the water slowly and as it gets moist it will be able to absorb more water. We can see this happen in nature when a heavy rain during a drought will run off the surface of a field or lawn. Then, maybe an hour later, another storm or rain shower moves through and this time no water runs off the surface. This is because the soil was able to absorb some of the water from the first rainfall and is now better able to absorb the new water.If I see runoff initially then I wait and slow down. I have been letting the soil get slowly saturated. After I feel it is saturated and I see runoff again, then I'm done. Then my count starts to track the wet/ dry cycle. I think compost teas and feeding the biology in the soil will help consume any excess and in turn feed your plant. That has been my focus lately. I still have to add amendments to keep them completely happy but that's been a learning process. I've had some deficiencies to deal with. I think that has a lot to do with my ignorance of the amount needed during specific growth cycles. I don't like seeing my expensive nutrients being wasted and running off.
That was the way I used to look at it but now I just leave it there. If I water and see some run-thru and I know that the soil was not overly dry I stop. I might come back 30 minutes later and give more water and if that runs through then I feel the soil is close to saturation. Most of the containers I use have small feet to keep the bottom of the pot out of the water. The pots that do not have the small feet are sitting in saucers that have ridges which keep the container out of the water anyway.I try to keep my containers in shallow trays to hold some of that runoff so it can be mostly used when needed.
I am onboard with this. Well said. A lot of times, if the run through the bottom of the container starts quickly then it is likely that the soil has gotten so dry that it tends to repel the water. Slowing down will allow the pieces of soil material to absorb the water slowly and as it gets moist it will be able to absorb more water. We can see this happen in nature when a heavy rain during a drought will run off the surface of a field or lawn. Then, maybe an hour later, another storm or rain shower moves through and this time no water runs off the surface. This is because the soil was able to absorb some of the water from the first rainfall and is now better able to absorb the new water.
That was the way I used to look at it but now I just leave it there. If I water and see some run-thru and I know that the soil was not overly dry I stop. I might come back 30 minutes later and give more water and if that runs through then I feel the soil is close to saturation. Most of the containers I use have small feet to keep the bottom of the pot out of the water. The pots that do not have the small feet are sitting in saucers that have ridges which keep the container out of the water anyway.
I am basically watering just like @Emilya mentions in msg #8 (just above this one). Been following that thread for awhile, before I registered for this message board and have recommended it to others who are just getting started in growing in containers whether it is Marijuana or some sort of houseplant.@Emilya has an excellent write up - The Proper Way To Water A Potted Plant. Read it through and follow it, you won't have any issues
I am basically watering just like @Emilya mentions in msg #8 (just above this one). Been following that thread for awhile, before I registered for this message board and have recommended it to others who are just getting started in growing in containers whether it is Marijuana or some sort of houseplant.
She is right, watering each time to some sort of what is called run-off is messy and wasteful of materials and time.