LUI Day 14

LUI Day 14

here’s a shot of the whole bunch of our lil LUI’s on their 14th day. Louie
LUI. oh baby. say we gotta grow now. . . . yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. . . . . maybe
our secret is that we sing to our plants.

032 LUI-at-2-weeks

Someone asked this, . . . . how do you judge when to water with these big
containers? do you lift the corner, stick your finger in the soil or what?
I am havin a harder time judging when to water with such big containers. . . .

we literally just feel the soil w/ our fingers. . . . and over time we’ve just
gotten into patterns of simply “knowing” when they need water through
observation and experience. . . . there are thin lil moisture probes that can
take readings w/o disturbing roots and we actually have one but haven’t
used it in quite some time. . . . when we water a 2′ x 3′ container it’s usually
with a gallon of water for the entire container. . . . on an extremely rare
occasion maybe as much as a gallon and a half if the atmosphere is dry and
the girls seem especially thirsty. . . . with a moderate watering like that we are
usually watering our blooming girls every other day. . . . but your mileage may
vary depending on strain and your relative humidity and temps. . . .

(Ganjaden). . . .Although these big containers can be quite heavy when filled with dirt,
plants, etc,. IF you can lift even part of em and judge how they feel. . . ..the
lighter they feel the dryer they are, that’s probably the most fool proof
way of judging moisture content. . . . That being said, (And I’m going to disagree
with tlb about using these meters & “disturbing” roots. . . . …I’m thinking here
about what you do when you aerate your lawn with one of those pluggers. . . . Last
time I checked my lawn LIKED that. . . . Though not as radical, your pot plant
will too!) there’s NOTHING wrong with sticking that probe of an inexpensive
moisture meter into the soil for a reading. . . . In fact, I believe that this
“aeration” procedure is beneficial to overall plant health, the reason being
precisely that it does aerate the media. . . . I use my meter mostly for this
aeration procedure in my larger containers, although I still use the lift
method mostly judging when to water/feed. . . . And I poke the shit out of em!!. . . .
All the way across the top of the dirt. . . . Not all the time but a couple of
times during the grow, aerating the soil around your plants (especially if
they have been in the container awhile and are root bound. . . . . think about it)
will also assist in even watering and feeding by eliminating dry spots in
the soil. . . . So poke away. . . . Even if you don’t use it like I do, using it when
you have a question about your containers moisture content will only ease
your mind AND help your plants imho. . . . Good luck!!
I am using 10 gallon containers, one with 2 plants and one with 3 plants. . . .
I’ve been giving them a lot more water then the birds seem to at almost 2
gallons each. . . . I have not really observed any signs of over watering except
slight drooping right after the watering which goes away within an hour or
2 I’d say. . . . and they perk right up.
Do you think this is an acceptable method of watering as well? What do you think the advantages are to using a much
smaller amount of water more frequently?

Yes. . . we agree there are other just as workable methods. . . .it really depends on how much time you want to spend with your plants. . . no matter what the method if it works for you - go with it.

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Table of contents for Growing LUI /the3LB

  1. Growing LUI W/ the 3LB - Intro
  2. Growing LUI W/ the 3LB - Soil & Seed
  3. LUI Day 2
  4. Growing LUI W/ the 3LB - Day 1
  5. Growing LUI W/ the 3lb - Planting/germination
  6. LUI Day 3
  7. LUI Day 4
  8. LUI Day 5
  9. LUI Day 6, Day 7
  10. LUI-Day-8
  11. LUI-Day-9
  12. LUI Day 10
  13. LUI Day 11
  14. LUI Day 12
  15. LUI Day 13
  16. LUI Day 14
  17. LUI Day 15
  18. LUI Day 16
  19. LUI Day 17
  20. LUI Day 18
  21. LUI Day 19
  22. LUI Day 20
  23. LUI Day 21
  24. LUI Day 22 And A Lesson in Cloning
  25. LUI Day 23
  26. LUI Day 24
  27. LUI Day 25
  28. LUI Day 26
  29. LUI DAY 27 And Day 28
  30. LUI Day 29
  31. LUI Day 30
  32. LUI Day 31
  33. LUI Day 32
  34. LUI Day 33
  35. LUI Day 34
  36. LUI Day 35
  37. LUI Day 36 And Friends
  38. LUI Day 37
  39. LUI Day 39 - the Backup Clones
  40. LUI Day 40 - Day 1 Flowering
  41. LUI Day 41
  42. LUI Day 42
  43. LUI Day 43
  44. LUI Day 44
  45. LUI Day 45
  46. LUI Day 46
  47. LUI Day 47
  48. LUI Day 48
  49. LUI Day 50
  50. LUI Day 51
  51. LUI - Day 52
  52. LUI Day 53
  53. LUI Day 54
  54. LUI Day 55
  55. LUI Day 56
  56. LUI Day 57
  57. LUI Day 58
  58. LUI Day 59
  59. LUI Day 60
  60. LUI Day 61,62
  61. Legend’s Ultimate Indica
  62. LUI Day 63
  63. LUI Day 64
  64. LUI Day 65
  65. LUI Day 66
  66. LUI Day 67 And Clones
  67. LUI Day 68
  68. LUI Day 69
  69. LUI Day 70
  70. LUI Day 72 - Day 33 of Bloom
  71. LUI Day 73
  72. LUI Day 74
  73. LUI Day 71
  74. LUI Day 75
  75. LUI Day 76
  76. LUI-Day-77
  77. LUI Day 80
  78. LUI Day 78
  79. LUI Day 79
  80. LUI Day 81
  81. LUI Day 82
  82. LUI Day 83
  83. LUI Day 84
  84. LUI Day 85
  85. LUI Day 86
  86. LUI Day 87
  87. LUI Day 88
  88. LUI Day 89
  89. LUI Day 90
  90. From the 3LB Archives - Canopy of LUI
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