Hey guys, I'm back growing again (check out my first micro grow thread in here from a while ago).
I have three plants and I recently potted them in 4" pots of Fox Farm Ocean Forest after starting them in coco-coir.
When I water them, it takes a LONG time for the water to drain, so I dug in my finger today and noticed that even after I water them (to the rim with standing water until it FINALLY dains, ugh) the soil is bone dry down about half inch in most places!
When I found this, I mixed the soil up on the sides with a fork, being careful not to cut any roots, and soaked them again.
Any ideas on how to prevent this in the future? I'm thinking I should have soaked the soil a few times and let it sit before I planted... but I've never had to before and it was never a problem.
More importantly, any ideas on how to fix this now? I don't want to replant yet, since they are not even rootbound in the 4" pots.
Thanks for the help.
I have three plants and I recently potted them in 4" pots of Fox Farm Ocean Forest after starting them in coco-coir.
When I water them, it takes a LONG time for the water to drain, so I dug in my finger today and noticed that even after I water them (to the rim with standing water until it FINALLY dains, ugh) the soil is bone dry down about half inch in most places!
When I found this, I mixed the soil up on the sides with a fork, being careful not to cut any roots, and soaked them again.
Any ideas on how to prevent this in the future? I'm thinking I should have soaked the soil a few times and let it sit before I planted... but I've never had to before and it was never a problem.
More importantly, any ideas on how to fix this now? I don't want to replant yet, since they are not even rootbound in the 4" pots.
Thanks for the help.