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Deadpolishki

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So I just started growing my first grows with a vivosun setup light, tent etc. I need help with a few things. One, I have a auto water dripper should I run it for 2 minutes every 2 days? It seems to be fully dry by then. 2 I have a humidity problem where it's staying at about a 33% I have a bowl inside with water, I mist inside so it goes up for about an hour then comes back down. And last but not least I'm worried because my plant has a weird spot on it. I use nitrogen and phosphorus supplements
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You're obviously in an area where RH is very low. Ditch the dish and invest in a small humidifier. As you've experienced, it does nothing to raise humidity in any appreciable way.

Next time wait until your plants are bigger, like at least 5 nodes, before you transplant into a pot that large.

I don't like running drippers because it localizes the water in one particular area and retards root expansion unless you have enough of them that are keeping the entire media moist. If you can, try and wet the entire media you have in the pot. By wetting the entire media you won't have to water so often and you'll get proper dry back. Wetting the entire media will also help in raising humidity.

To figure out feed times run your drippers until you start to see runoff. Dial it back a little so that you get just to the point of runoff. That's how long you need to run your drippers. If the entire media is not wet by the time you see runoff you need to add a dripper to the dry area. Figure out how long it takes to dry back by using the light pot method and adjust your feed times and frequencies accordingly.

Are you in a 2 x 2?
 
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I'm in a 4x4, and ok, I also just realized my one leaf on the one plant is starting to curl up a little like a taco so I turned down my lights any other things it could be? A photo will be posted

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Please measure the inside to confirm. The pots your plants are in look like, at mimimum, 5 gal pots. 5 gal pots are usually around 10" - 12" in diameter. 2 pots sitting side to side would measure 20" - 24" across. Your pots are touching each side of the wall. 24" = 2'

Maybe he's thinking of height? I have two 2 x 2's for mom tents and they're 4 feet high.
 
You started them in something they can finish in. 3 gallon is a good choice. Light spot here and now aint much to worry about, might be your water. I always filter and let it sit a day or two before i add nutes and ph it to match the medium im using. Just don't drown them in those 3 gallons of medium. They dont use alot of H2O at this stage. Patience
 
Slow and steady. Your water regime is probably about right for this stage but don't let it dry out. Maybe better off 1minute each day if the coco is drying all the way through with your 2min every second day. It will help bring up the humidity a bit also
 
Since this is your first grow, and I also have a small 2x2 tent, I have to say that is a lot of plant for a small tent.

You can spray the entire inside of the tent with a mist of plain water to increase the humidity at this stage. Once your plants are filling the tent more, you don't want the water potentially causing mold/algae issues but at this stage, it will dry fast.

Be prepared to flip to flower when your plants are no more than 12" tall. They will fill up that tent fast and as soon as you flip, the stretch will give them a burst of height. You'll be trying to bend the tall stalks and have no place to put them. Have a plan for some serious plant training to keep them under control. You probably already have something in mind.
 
Read all of these and took that I to consideration here's how they're doing I sorta stopped using the drippers and went to water them I can't tell if they're ready to flower or not I believe they are except for one but this plant looks droopy so figured I'd ask if anyone knows why.
 

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If you've got really low humidity then try and drop temps if you can't get the humidity up.

That over watered look I am referring to can also be caused by a very high VPD. Lowering temps will also bring it closer to a good range....Your plants will just grow a tad slower the way things are at the moment..
 
Look for one with a big tank. I think 1.5gal or 6ltr are reasonably common. They are pretty crap at measuring humidity though.
 
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