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how do these sprouts look?

appreciate the kind words! I feel i've already learned a lot just from the few questions and back and forth I've gotten on this board. great to converse with like minded people.
 
You don't need to water to runoff until you start feeding em, the purpose of runoff is to wash away any of the nutes left over from before so that it doesn't build up and cause problems with the ph. As they grow so will the roots I always watered about an inch further around where the leaves reach to about an inch from the stem, at this point you want the water to get to the bottom and make sure you let the pot dry pretty good not completely but keep in mind roots don't like to look for food n water in dry soil and if where the roots are never runs out of it there's no need to go looking for more
 
good advice. what i'm hearing and reading is that they need to dry out well and I'm just wrapping my head around how long that should take. Based on dropping 14 oz in 4 days, i'm thinking it will be at least another week until the soil dries out. that'll be about, i dont know 10-12 days after replanting for the first watering. does that seem normal? seems like too long.
 
You gotta figure it out dustydundee there's nothing anyone can do to help you with watering that's not been said. I don't want to sound harsh but somethings are learned and by mistakes, i know you don't want to mess this up. What is the light your using and watts from the wall? How far are they away from the lights?
 
It takes 4-7 days in the beginning but once your plants start drinking it it will be 2-4 if it's drying before 2 days you are not watering enough. Overwatering doesn't happen because you give them to much water, it happens when you water when they don't need it yet. Weed likes the cycle of wet dry wet dry and hates staying wet that's why most of us use like 30% perlite in our mix including in coco. Check this out so if I missed or got something wrong

https://www.growweedeasy.com/how-often-water-marijuana
 
I apologize. I did not meant to be repetitive with my questions and I guess I was. In my professional life, i'm a technical guy. i like to look for technical answers. so i was trying to tie something vague like "dry pots" with a number of exact days to go, or weights, to try and add some science into it. basically try to make it more tangible in my head. MeEasy's reply above is very helpful to the kind of info I was trying to get my head around. I'm not so afraid to mess up, I've been messing up, i just want to learn a little more and I appreciate all the feedback.

I got my veggies in a 2x2 with a 130W from the wall, visparspectra LED, about 20" away. good breezy air with good circulation. i'm keeping the tent at about 72F. soon to go into a 4xe4 flower tent with 700W from the wall.
 
I apologize back at you :) sorry for sounding off. Try not to over think this too much, you'll relax more as you become more confident and watch others growing in here. A year from now you'll be kicking back. :D and showing us how it's done.
 
its all good man. we stoners are all in this together. so far my sprouts are looking awesome in their new pots. it been 7 days today since I repotted them from the cups to the pots. I just watered 2 of them for the first time in 7 days. The others are on day 7 with no water, pots are still moist, maybe another day or 2 for those. I will try to err on the side of too dry vs too wet, I guess thats the main takeaway for now
 
I have been following everyone's advice, and so far the results speak for themselves. thank you all for getting me on the right track. These guys here, its been 8 days since I replanted them from the cups to the pots, and i have not watered them since the initial replanting. It has taken every ounce of willpower NOT to water them, but its easy when they look good. The pots are still about 1 lb heavier then they were out of the bag so I'm getting close. Can anyone tell by looking at the leaves if they are starting to look dry at all? is there any visual cues besides the weight? the leaves don't appear droopy at all, hard to believe they gone 8 days. the top 1 inch of soil is dry, but you can feel a little moisture deeper than that.....
 

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They're probably ready for a drink, I don't do the pickup thing because of my back problems I stick my fingers in the soil and if it's dry not moist I water. The pickup method is probably better though. You'll get it. Just remember if your leaves droop it's overwater if the stems droop with the leaves they want water
 
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