My soil...

[whoawhoa]

My soil won't stay wet, I water it and in about 2 hrs the top feels REALLY dry. I have some pretty good store bought organic soil... does anyone know whats up?



*this is in the wrong forum, I know I know... lol*

 

[THCPezDispenser]

How's your heat? That seems like a lot of evaporation. Or your humidity, if the air is really dry the air will dry it out.

 

[louis]

Are you giong by the surface, or by 2 inches deep?

 

[whoawhoa]

Have two 23w(say they put out 100w worth of light) fluorescents...

I totally forgot about humidity levels, so I'll have to get gauge...

I'm going by how the surfacefeels ... also when I looked at the sides of the cup... I seen little tiny water beads.



Another question while we're on the subject... About how often/much should I be watering my seeds?

 

[louis]

You are suppsed to measure by two inches into the soil. The air dries off the top, the roots still have the water they need. I only water when the dirst is dry,which takes a WHILE during seedling.

 

[whoawhoa]

You guys aren't getting it, my plants haven't sprouted yet... so I don't have roots.

 

[louis]

Did you germinate them, or stick them straight into Soil?

 

[THCPezDispenser]

You should probably be using a paper towel, I guess you are finding out why...

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14482

 

[whoawhoa]

Presoaked for like 2 days... and yea the paper towel method works better. Least then you are certain something will grow.

 

[Mota]

:holysheep: yeah keep the seeds in a moist paper towel in a baggie.
Put the seeds in a wet paper towel and folded it over covering the seeds. and slide it into a baggie close it and put the bag on something warm ,t.v. stereo, or heating pad. thoses seeds will pop open for you , keep the towel moist .:hairpull:

 

[berserker]

You guys aren't getting it, my plants haven't sprouted yet... so I don't have roots.

"I" go in with a little hand held sprayer.and spray the soil until it is wet.I do that acouple times a day until they pop out of the ground,then I start to lightly and slowly start to water them,until water comes out the bottom holes.But how often is up to you.Keep it GREEN:hubba: