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If you are using chemical nutes, watering to the point of run off helps to remove some of the salts left in the soil from previous feedings. An experienced grower on here told me that she would let the plants sit in the run off for around 15 minutes then dump out the remaining run off. I just mop it up with a sponge. That may be why my felt pots feel wet on the outside. 62% rh is a bit high for flowering. I put a dehumidifier outside my tent near the air intake to keep the humidity down but that also heats up the tent. In veg, 60+/- rh is ok but in flower that can promote mold. As a word to the wise from experience, I tried to cheap out my first grow and used a product called Damprid(I think that was what it was called). It is a bag of chemicals that absorbs humidity. It worked until they got saturated and then started to drip into the pans under my plants. The moisture was deadly to my plants. I tried cloning in a cup of water back when I was a kid. The clipping stayed nice and green but never developed roots. There are tutorials on here to help you clone(and they range far and wide). I used these spongey things as my cloning medium that gave me the most success but I am lousy at cloning. I get like 50% to root. Right now I am trying just plain soil since I am out of Rapid Rooters and once again have cheaper out. It may work or it may not. I am not really concerned about getting the clones as I am just vegging my plants for a friend who is going to flower them. Good luck on both your indoor and outdoor gardens. I bought 6 strawberry plants about a decade ago and now probably have 50. They spread like a weed.Watering - really shy about over watering. I am using fabric grow pots. They have never felt wet to me. In the afternoon; like right now; I open the tent and blow a small fan through the tent to freshen up the air.
I did not know about the wet/dry cycling - just did it on accident.
I've attached pictures of the canopy from below. I trimmed them up a couple of weeks ago to allow for lots of air flow.
Temp hangs around 68 to 74 deg and humidity varies a lot - it's 62% right now. That's the other reason I have the fan blowing.
The little buds are amazing. I'm trying to let them grow how they want now. The buds are pushing up and reaching for the light so I'm waiting to see if they will push up above any leaves that are too big. I clipped one off that was the size of my hand.
Little heat spell today for 2 days. Poor little bean plants looked a little sad. Of course I started beets last night and had to run out and water them when I got home. I still have 2 more bush beans to plant. I'm using a combination of the big raised beds and 5 gallon pots on wheels. Strawberry root stalk on the way for the tiered planter and herb seeds for the other one. This is fun. It is Happy Growing.
Oh, I am trying to get one or both of the branches I cut and stuck in a glass of water. Seeing if I can create a clone. No change yet but it hasn't even been a week. Try to have a Happy Day.....
