am i watering right?

[Nicknick182]

hi fellow growers, my 1st grow and its a learning curve thats for sure, ive been watering my plants from the top with a watering can but should i be watering from the bottom in the Little trays? so the roots suck it up? is there a difference???

 

[JSH1973]

I'm new to it as well but from what I've learned so far, you get better help if you give more details such as... I'm growing in Soil.. Coco..
Indoors/outdoors 😉

 

[Nicknick182]

so growing 5 x plants
in coco
grow room marshydro 1.2 x 1.2 x 2m
1000 led light marshydro
20 on 4 off
full nutrients

 

[bboyfromwayback]

Always water from the top to run off then get the runoff water out of there so the roots aren’t getting drowned in standing water. I use a small wet vac

 

[JSH1973]

so growing 5 x plants
in coco
grow room marshydro 1.2 x 1.2 x 2m
1000 led light marshydro
20 on 4 off
full nutrients

Nice setup, are you just going with just the one light?
I went with a smaller tent 60m120/180cm and 2x TS1000 lights. (all Mars Hydro as well)

 

[Nicknick182]

bboyfromwayback how much water do i give them? is there a standard amount? i dont get water coming out of the bottom of my pots, i dunno just new to it all, plants are looking healthy but showing yellow tips, so im monitoring that

 

[Nicknick182]

Nice setup, are you just going with just the one light?
I went with a smaller tent 60m120/180cm and 2x TS1000 lights. (all Mars Hydro as well)

yeah atm, i will get the bigger light further on but this grow is really trail and error, bear this in mind for the 1st 2 weeks my poor plants had no nurteints due to me thinking coco soil had it all in lol

its only laughable because i managed to save them, 😉

 

[OlderNOTwiser]

https://www.growweedeasy.com/coco-coir-cannabis-grow-medium

https://www.growweedeasy.com/coco-coir

https://www.growweedeasy.com/how-often-to-water-coco-coir

 

[Nicknick182]

and there you have it!!! many thanks that is perfect, 😁

 

[bboyfromwayback]

The amount varies depending on the size of plant and the pot. I lift my pots and don’t water until they’re extremely light. A old plant that’s growing like a weed may need 1-2 gallons of water daily where a young plant may only consume 1/2 gallon every 3-4 days. I’d rather give a plant less water than too much bc you can always give more water but if you saturate the medium too much it may stay wet snd heavy for a long time which isn’t good.

 

[Nicknick182]

to be honest after watering today i thought to myself they feel heavier, good rule of thumb to use, thanks for the advise, 😉