Doc Bud's High Brix Q&A With Pictures

Mr. Magoo said:
Ok......so gave my G13 Haze her first growth drench last night. Here she is right before.
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This morning I checked on her expecting to see her perked up a bit. Not the case. I didn’t snap a pic but she looks far worse. Am I wrong in my expectations or could something be wrong. She’s more droopy today.
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You waited a few minutes too long....but no problem.
 
DrDoob said:
Just curious, could it also be root bound? It seems a lot like what happened with my kit plants, and nothing fixed them except transplanting, which I kept putting off because they were always so droopy.
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My plants are many times larger than that without being rootbound. That's definitely not the issue.

The main variables here are watering tech and how the soil was mixed and cooked. Most people water too much, too often.
 
And Doob, yours had the specific issue of transitioning from hydro roots to soil... so, a different ball game really. I would think.
 
It was bone dry for sure. Doc when you say I waited a little too long, do you mean waited too long before watering or left it too long in the bucket. What I did was mix 1/2 gallon of drench. Poured about 1/2 of that in the bottom of the bucket and set the pot in there for about 5 minutes. Then I poured the remaining 1/2 of the drench from the top. Then she sat in the bucket for 5-8 more minutes. I think I ended up pouring out approx 1/3 of the half gallon after all was said and done. Sounds like she will be ok after she dries a bit. I just want to understand a bit better about what happened. Thanks!
 
Mr. Magoo said:
It was bone dry for sure. Doc when you say I waited a little too long, do you mean waited too long before watering or left it too long in the bucket. What I did was mix 1/2 gallon of drench. Poured about 1/2 of that in the bottom of the bucket and set the pot in there for about 5 minutes. Then I poured the remaining 1/2 of the drench from the top. Then she sat in the bucket for 5-8 more minutes. I think I ended up pouring out approx 1/3 of the half gallon after all was said and done. Sounds like she will be ok after she dries a bit. I just want to understand a bit better about what happened. Thanks!
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Have you watched Docs videos on tilting this way and that to drain the pot after a drench?
They are located on his website.

EDIT: Guess I should have said dunk instead of drench.
 
I didn’t dunk it because I only have the one plant at this stage right now. I have watched the video on dunking. It’s been a bit though. But I just let it soak from the bottom then from top down and then let her sit for a few to make sure it wasn’t absorbing any more. I was seeking saturation without dunking to not use as much of the drench material. Was it my mistake to think it needed to be saturated fully?
 
Once i removed her from the bucket and returned her to the tent, she sat on a little drain table like the kind you might put in your sink. They never sit directly on the floor of the tent. There was definitely plenty of water in the saucer that sits under it when I checked last night before bed.
 
Doc may correct me here, but you basically did a dunk.
You allowed water to soak from the bottom while pouring from the top.

Now like I was saying, depending on the pot it can take a few to drain. I have square 1 gallon pots that I set on top of a bakers cooling rack which is also on top of a bucket to catch anything that drains.

If I let them set for a while, then am ready to put back in the tent. I still tilt them back and forth. More water will come out but at a much slower pace. I never had the droopy effect after I started doing that, it happened only on my 1st run or two as I was thinking they were drained pretty good.

Your experience may be different, but maybe it could be a tip to help out.
 
Ok. So still tip to try to remove the excess from little spaces that may be holding water in the bottom of the pot. Gotcha. I will try this next time and hopefully not have this issue again. Thank you!
 
Mr. Magoo said:
Ok. So still tip to try to remove the excess from little spaces that may be holding water in the bottom of the pot. Gotcha. I will try this next time and hopefully not have this issue again. Thank you!
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It certainly won't hurt to try and see if you get any extra water out.
Be advised, you may have to let the pot lean to the side for a 30 seconds or so to allow the water to reach the drain holes on that side of the pot.
 
Sounds like a combo of everything really. Except I don’t think you waited too long beforehand, I think it sat too long in the water - and the draining off thing will always help too, even if you’re not dunking I think. You do want full saturation, but no excess left sitting in the pot.

I left mine in too long once as well (more than a couple of minutes I’m the water).
It’ll bounce! :thumb:
 
Mr. Magoo said:
Thanks guys! Headed home now. Hopefully she looks a bit better. Destress coming tonight
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Just leave it alone......let it dry out. Next drench make it Transplant.....and let it get good and dry.
 
Doc Bud said:
Just leave it alone......let it dry out. Next drench make it Transplant.....and let it get good and dry.
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Will do Doc! Thanks! She already looks much better this evening!
 
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