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Issue #480 - Sunday, June 27, 2021
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- Overwatering and underwatering can be two of the most challenging cannabis problems to diagnose for newer growers. Luckily, once you learn to distinguish overwatering from underwatering, fixing the issue is much easier than having deficiencies or pests. This is a lesson you can learn in minutes, and it'll benefit you for years!
- Have you ever heard of the solo cup challenge?
- Check out the latest update on the Mars Hydro vs Spider Farmer grow journal!
- We've been getting tons of trophy pics from you guys! There's nothing else to report about that fact; it's just cool and it makes me smile Looking through oodles of cannabis pics to see what I like is like it's own form of meditation. Keep 'em coming!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge."
~Confucius
Overwatering vs Underwatering:
Which One Do I Have?
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A common question for new cannabis growers is how to tell if your drooping cannabis seedling is over or under-watered. Does it want more or less water? It’s common for new growers to overwater their weed, but that doesn’t mean that underwatering doesn’t happen too. Never fear, once you get
a feel for it, it’s easy to tell how often you should be watering your plant and what is the true cause of your drooping. Until then, this tutorial will teach you how to tell the difference.
If a marijuana plant is drooping at normal temperatures, you’re likely over or under-watering. Over-watering is more common and is caused by watering too often or giving too much water at a time (especially when a plant is too young to drink it all).
How often should I be watering my cannabis plants?
Cannabis plants need different amounts of water at different phases of their life. Here’s a quick rundown.
Seedlings (less than 6 sets of leaves or so). You must water seedlings differently depending on container size.
- Solo Cup: Give enough water to get a little runoff out the bottom (make sure you have drainage holes) then wait until the surface appears dry before watering again. It’s recommended to transplant seedlings to a bigger pot once they have a few sets of leaves. This timelapse shows how seedlings in solo cups often get overtaken by their siblings in big pots around the 2nd/3rd set of leaves. However, if you’re not in a rush you can keep plants in cups for
almost as long as you want (they just stay small). Some people grow plants in solo cups from seed to harvest for fun.
- Standard Plant Pot (over 1-gallon): Give seedlings only a little water at a time, and pour it in a small circle around the base of the plant. Read the full tutorial on how to water seedlings in a big pot
In small containers like solo cups, give seedlings just enough water to get a little runoff out the drainage holes then wait until the surface appears dry before watering again.
At the perfect moisture, most good soil or coco appears rich brown with a moist loose texture. This produces the fastest seedling growth
Dark muddy soil is too wet. You may notice the base of the stem starting to rot if the seedling has wet roots for too long. Water this plant less or give less water at a time.
This soil appears light brown because it is too dry. The dark color of the seedling is another common sign of underwatering with seedlings. Give this baby some water!
It’s easy to drown seedlings in big pots because small plants can’t drink a lot of water yet. Give only a little water at a time so you don’t drown them, and pour it in a small circle around the base of the plant. Read the full tutorial
on how to water seedlings in a big pot
Adult Cannabis Plants – Once your plant is growing fast, Here’s a basic watering schedule that works for most coco and soil setups.
Water your marijuana when the top of the growing medium starts feeling dry up to your first knuckle. Stick your finger 1″ into the soil. Water your plant once it feels dry but wait if it’s damp.
- Soil dries in 1 day or less? Give more water at a time (if soil is still drying out too fast, you may need to transplant to a bigger pot)
- Soil takes more than 3 days to dry? Give less water at a time
You can get algae, fungus gnats, nutrient deficiencies, and poor growth if plants are watered too often or given too much water at a time
But when in doubt, it’s better to over-water than under-water your cannabis plants. Overwatering causes problems over the course of time, while underwatering can kill plants immediately if they totally dry out.
But how do you tell the difference between an over-watered or under-watered plant? These pictures will help...
- What overwatered vs underwatered plants look like (with pictures!)
- More tricks and tips to tell the difference
- Fixes to common seedling watering problems
Is Miracle-Gro Suitable for Weed?
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Many of us have seen Miracle-Gro nutrients used for "regular" houseplants. Cannabis is just a tough weed, so Miracle-Gro should be great for it, right?
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Have you heard of the solo cup challenge?
It's a challenge to grow a cannabis plant to harvest in a solo cup (or other small cup). The purpose is to have fun and be captivated, though typically the yields aren't huge. Then again, I've seen some pretty impressive solo cup plants over the years.
Have any of you tried this popular grow challenge? Reply to this email with your solo cup plants for a chance to be featured in next week's newsletter! Or send a picture of any mini plants you've grown, or anything else cool you want to share :)
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Ahh! Sick Plant! What do I do?
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Spider Farmer vs Mars Hydro LED grow journal update
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Spider Farmer on top (white labels), Mars Hydro on bottom (with red labels to help remember that’s the “Mars” tent) - Day 56 of Flowering
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Whew, this week should have been called “yo-yo week” consider how all the buds started falling over, especially in the Mars Hydro tent 🙂
The Mars Hydro buds look bigger on the two outer plants, and the Spider Farmer buds look bigger in the middle. It's hard to guess what the results with be! Other than that, the buds look almost exactly the same. These clone genetics are strong. I can’t wait until harvest the suspense is killing me. I'm thinking the Pacific Punch plants on the left may be ready to harvest this week, or next week at the latest. I'm keeping an eye on the others but
they're still mostly white hairs.
Stay tuned for next week.
Love,
Nebula
P.S. Check out the grow journal on our website to learn more about this grow.
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"Just wanted to compliment you are your very useful website. On my 4th grow currently (hydroponic) and now turn to your website first for answers instead of of Green's Bible (then RQS). Think you are in the States (I'm UK) & I grow (CBD mainly) because of medical reasons and medicinal cannabis is finally starting to get recognised in UK.
I look forward to UK catching up with the rest of the world and hope for dispensaries in UK in the near future.
Compliments once again on your informative and useful site :)"
~Adam
Agreed. It's about time we all have legal access to this cannabis. ~Sirius
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"Regarding "ridiculously tasty-sounding names": One of my favs is Strawberry, Banana, Grape."
~Sandra
At first, I assumed you were referring to a trio of strains named Strawberry, Banana and Grape and I thought, not bad. Then I realized it's a single strain named Strawberry, Banana, Grape and my mind was blown. ~Sirius
"For tasty strain names look at Barney's Farm's stuff. They're out of control."
~Kelly
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"BTW, this is 50 days into flower under my new Mars Hydro TSL 2000W. Seems like they are right on course with Nebula's. So excited and completely agree about the smells!!!"
~Sandra
Wow, your plants look weirdly similar to Nebula's. Good job yet again, Sandra! ~Sirius
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"Many thanks to the crew at GWE. I grew 2 LSD autos. I couldn’t have done it without the help of GWE. As far as the strain goes, wow! If you haven’t grown this one you should."
~Fjeff
We've grown LSD a few times and it's a fantastic strain. 🏆 ~Sirius
"I just want you to know I love the website growingiseasy.com I look at your website all the time and read articles."
~Boss 351
Until I read your message, I had totally forgotten that GrowingIsEasy.com is another way to get to our website. 😅
"Its been hot and humid up in the hills of New York,the girls outside LOVE IT...the ones in the tents in the cellar not so much.
[These] pix are two jack herrer (sides) and one OG KUSH "mother" plants and a bunch of their "kids" in front of my greenhouse. They're getting kinda big, might repot them. The kush blew over bummer."
~Mr. K
Impressive as always! You have honest-to-goodness weed-trees in your backyard. 🌳🌳🌳 ~Sirius
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I'll be honest with you, when I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easier for new growers to get started as well as help advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We update/add articles every week and have built a comprehensive growing resource. Anyone and everyone can grow if they want to! If we all share the knowledge there's more buds in the world for everyone
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Sirius Fourside:
Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics).
"Growing cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!"
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