when i first started out i overwatered on accedent and i havent watered in over a week but the moister reader says its still soaked and it is still wet. how long should it normally take after an overwatering before it starts to dry out

Holy MaC! How big is your pot and much water did you give it? I guess it takes as long as it takes. It sounds like you have no perlite in your soil. Do you have drainage in your pot? Is it stitting in water still, like a drainage plate?

Drop by the introduce yourself section and say hi to every one, saturn Lily, and welcome to Green Passion!

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ok ita 10" pot.. theres alittle perlite not much yes theres drainage whole no theres no water at the bottom when i messed up i emptied the bottom when it stoped leaking so it wouldnt just sit there. thanks

Okay, first off, you should use 40% perlite in your soil mix, but you can fix that later. If it is just a seedling, well, it can take a while. Usually seedlings are in 4 in pots. 10inches is about a gallon I guess, and if it is a seedling, nothing in there to use the water so not much you can do, BUT wait. Is it a seedling?

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its about a month old but they were stunted due to a few newbie accedents... everythings fixed now just waiting for the soil to go dry.... can i take the plant out and add perlite to the access soil?

Okay, well, what I would do it is get a smaller pot right off the hop, add some perlite to it, and replant it in the smaller pot. When you use such a big pot this is one of the problems that happens, plus the soil can stay dry in one spot, saturated in another and with no air because of not enough perlite, you will get a sad sick plant. You will most likely be able to scoop out the plant, but you might damage some roots. How warm is it where the plant is? I don't want you to kill it, sweetie, just save it. Does it look alright? do you have pics?

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its usually about 80-85 in there (hard to kool but have fans) im giving them co2 with the sugar/water/yeast mix. i also have a 400HPS and a 400MH should i use both or just one? i can get pics ill go get my camera now. though i warn u one of them my kitty got to and so all the leaves on one side are gone damn cat he got in so much trouble!!!! made him take a bath for it.(he needed one anyway)the area is now blocked to kitties

You have BOTH lights on one little seedling? No I would just use the MH for veg right now. How many plants do you have? Sure your cat is not mad at the plant for the bath and watering it for you? ...ummm ya know what I mean? LOL!

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lol ya im sure i have 2 one WW and one afgani x mazar

Amazing that puppy is still wet.....Just the mh for now I think. How close do you have them to the light? I would think 18 to 24 inches and keep a fan on them. If you put your hand at the distance you want to place your plant and it is comfortably warm, not hot, it should be okay, but move them closer gradually.
How big is your space and how high is the humidity? If there is life, there is hope, babes. I might just bug out on you and go back to bed. Try repotting it in a smaller pot and read this thread: Here

Hope I helped you and hopefully will talk to you in the morning. I don't feel very well. whine whine whine..... peace

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hope u feel better when the pics are loaded ill post a link.

http://www.greenpassion.org/members/...nted-problems/

Hi again sweetie. First off for fungus gnats, here is a link I saved to read myself as I think I have those little blitters. FUNGUS GNAT MANAGEMENT I haven't read it yet, but hope it helps.

Next, get smaller pots as I told you before. They don't look well. Kinda looks like I do today, a little lime green around the gills! LOL! I have coughed so much I put my back out. damn. Also, what soil DO you have those kids in ? And unless you have a sealed area, like a box or cabinet, you are not going to get much from the co2 device of yours. I admire your enginuity though. Very good work.

We will get you there, girl. Not to worry. Cute kitties. I have 2. One I would like to string up as it isfrom my ex to my daughter without my permission and sprays all over,pretty feral from the get go, the other is my man's and is a sweetie. Mostly I have dogs. a few....

Your kids don't look like they are going to die yet, so get back to me about what you want to do to help them.

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ok well after i get off work i plan to transplant them into smaller pots i guess. soil the wrong kind. i was told by someone on RIU to use miricle grow about 2 weeks after i put them in there i was told 100% NOT to use it so i screwed up there.but i think they'll be fine for now. its mixed with some cheaper kind that had perlite in it.

Please take a look at the links I gave you, Growing for dummies. (no I don't mean you, you are smart!) It has a soil recipe in there that uses MIRICLE GROW 100% ORGANIC, with cheap hyponex soil from wallmart and perlite. That is a great mix and has helped many many here. The problem with Miricle grow original soil is that it has slow release fertilizers in it that burn pot. It could also be the cause of the colour on the bottom leaves of your plants. You are right, it will be fine for a bit, but slowly burn it and then, you know what....death. Even if you just put it in a smaller pot with what you have and more perlite, then flush it, you can save it, but when you replant again, do the lighter mix.

Also, when you want to check for the right amount of watering to avoid saturating it againdo this:

1. For you, fill a pot the same size as your plants end up with with dry soil, just like you use for your babies.

2. Replant into the same size pots. So Lily you will have 3 the same size pots, 2 with plants, one with just soil.

3. After you have watered the plants well, feel the wieght of the watered plant compared to the dry pot of earth. Now you can feel the difference when your plant is wet or dry and will not misjudge watering again. After a time, you will get the hang of how heavy or light your pots should be when they need water or when they have still moisture in the soil.

I have to thank my dear friend Green_Nobody for this tip, we all learn and share wisdom here, and then we pay it foreward.

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Saturn: You have a very experienced and capable person helping you, and I would sure as hell listen to her advice on this. She knows what she's talking about.

You said there was just a bit of perlite? That's all I see...is there soil under that white perlite pile?

ISO

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Thank you ISO, I appreciate that. very much coming from you,my friend.

She got some advise at RIU that a way to fight the fungas gnats was to cover the soil with perlite. That is why it is like that. I have never heard of it, but I guess if the gnats need the top soil to breed and live it makes some kind of sense. That is why it is like that, under that just MG original soil.

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thanks guys im getting ready to transplant now any suggestions. i fig do it in a dark room after the soil is mixed. and prob while its warm right? do i put it under light when im done or keep it in the dark for a little bit?

ok well i updated my pics of the babies... oh and i put a new album up for my grow room