
How often do you water
#1
Posted 29 December 2020 - 08:15 PM

I had been watering more than that before, so have i been doing it wrong?
What watering gives you the best outcome
#2
Posted 30 December 2020 - 07:12 AM


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#3
Posted 30 December 2020 - 09:52 AM

i reckon your asking the most important question of them all
when & how much to water a plant , there is no one answer
As ford said it's one big constant variable , plant size , in or outdoor , pot or ground , medium type , mulch or no mulch
because of all of this you need to come up with some markers or check points , the main one imo is weight , when you put a
plant into a pot of fresh soil , b4 watering it in lift the pot , that weight you feel is a dry pot , once you've watered in your
plant & all draining is done , pick up & feel the weight again , the weight you feel is a full pot , so when your standing
there looking at your plant thinking should i water it try picking the pot up & feel the weight , if it's lite , it needs water
heavy = no water , your looking for about halfway between those 2 points of dry weight & wet weight to begin watering
ok you check & you think it's about half way , well now you need another maker point , ya finger , push it into the soil
about halfway between the plant stem & pot edge if soil feels wet = wait , if it feels dry = water , that would give you 2 markers
the last marker point , leaves , are a little tricky , generally a well watered plants leaves are pointing upwards to a more or less
degree following the sun as it moves across the sky , when a plant starts to need water it's leaves will start to droop & point
to the ground not the sky , this is the tricky bit , if you over water a plant the leaves will droop & point to the ground , meaning
under watering looks almost the same as over watering plants
add to that plants leaves at sun up should be pointing upwards & by sundown pointing down , of cause if you see that & think
water you should then apply the first 2 markers to confirm , also if you water in the morning the leaves should be pointing up
& if 30/60 minutes after you watered your plants leaves start drooping , that's a sign of over water
those 3 things should look after you reasonably well , i'd add , water slowly don't just dump a bucket of water on your pot , you want
the water to travel slowly through letting the contents of the pot rehydrate & the water not to just flush out the bottom taking a bunch
of stuff with it you'd rather stayed in the pot , if your in bagged soil they'll have nutrients in it so maybe you don't need liquid nutrients
to begin with , when you do start bottle feeding go with 1/4 strength & slowly work your way up
hope that is of some help
good luck
Ps there are systems that take the watering out of your hands like Sip's Sub Irrigated Planter or Blumat watering systems
but not such a bad idea to get a feel for hand watering b4 moving on to other systems
Edited by itchybromusic, 30 December 2020 - 10:04 AM.
#4
Posted 30 December 2020 - 12:42 PM

i reckon your asking the most important question of them all
when & how much to water a plant , there is no one answer
As ford said it's one big constant variable , plant size , in or outdoor , pot or ground , medium type , mulch or no mulch
because of all of this you need to come up with some markers or check points , the main one imo is weight , when you put a
plant into a pot of fresh soil , b4 watering it in lift the pot , that weight you feel is a dry pot , once you've watered in your
plant & all draining is done , pick up & feel the weight again , the weight you feel is a full pot , so when your standing
there looking at your plant thinking should i water it try picking the pot up & feel the weight , if it's lite , it needs water
heavy = no water , your looking for about halfway between those 2 points of dry weight & wet weight to begin watering
ok you check & you think it's about half way , well now you need another maker point , ya finger , push it into the soil
about halfway between the plant stem & pot edge if soil feels wet = wait , if it feels dry = water , that would give you 2 markers
the last marker point , leaves , are a little tricky , generally a well watered plants leaves are pointing upwards to a more or less
degree following the sun as it moves across the sky , when a plant starts to need water it's leaves will start to droop & point
to the ground not the sky , this is the tricky bit , if you over water a plant the leaves will droop & point to the ground , meaning
under watering looks almost the same as over watering plants
add to that plants leaves at sun up should be pointing upwards & by sundown pointing down , of cause if you see that & think
water you should then apply the first 2 markers to confirm , also if you water in the morning the leaves should be pointing up
& if 30/60 minutes after you watered your plants leaves start drooping , that's a sign of over water
those 3 things should look after you reasonably well , i'd add , water slowly don't just dump a bucket of water on your pot , you want
the water to travel slowly through letting the contents of the pot rehydrate & the water not to just flush out the bottom taking a bunch
of stuff with it you'd rather stayed in the pot , if your in bagged soil they'll have nutrients in it so maybe you don't need liquid nutrients
to begin with , when you do start bottle feeding go with 1/4 strength & slowly work your way up
hope that is of some help
good luck
Ps there are systems that take the watering out of your hands like Sip's Sub Irrigated Planter or Blumat watering systems
but not such a bad idea to get a feel for hand watering b4 moving on to other systems
Thanks alot, great tips