Question on the value of sensors versus my own eyes

[Dan Dark]

I am watching my flowering girls and they look droopy with just 3-4 weeks to go. I have great trichome production and they look sticky icky. MY water sensor says they are wet but the surface looks dry they feel dry and they look droopy. I water about every other day though I worry I may be overwatering. They look like they need water despite what the sensor says. Any guidance?

Also my temp and humidity sensors give me different readings now. I have two in my flow room about 2-3 feet apart. One says 86.9 degrees and the other is just 74., Humidity says 46% on one and 30% on the other.

What is up? Should I use my eyes and judgement or am I overwatering?

 

[Rexer]

Hey @DRey,

Wish I could help, but those who can will be better able to with pics in natural lighting (no blurple).

 

[Dan Dark]

Hey @DRey,

Wish I could help, but those who can will be better able to with pics in natural lighting (no blurple).

I'll get some good photos later today - I totally understand!

 

[Dan Dark]

Hey @DRey,

Wish I could help, but those who can will be better able to with pics in natural lighting (no blurple).

BTW, Thank you for the cure your harvest link - I am almost there and will use this knowledge when my time comes!

 

[Rexer]

BTW, Thank you for the cure your harvest link - I am almost there and will use this knowledge when my time comes!

No problem, there's another great method (used by more members) that's a low and slow using a fridge. Gets better results from what I've heard, but in my case (and possibly yours), using a fridge isn't always an option... the one in my link is how I have to do it, but I'm stoked it's helpful to others!

 

[Dwight Monk]

Also state your grow medium as varies on that quite a bit, if in soil every other day is a quite often (or in my experience I have never watered that often).

 

[Vegan4life]

Also size of your pot will affect how often you need to water...

 

[013]

What kind of water sensor, if it’s one of those cheapie 2 prong 3 way ph, moisture and light meters... its not worth the molded plastic it’s stamped from. They work best as double marshmallow roaster!

Most hygrometers take a few readings, they read temp & humidity in the room but the wire probe is used to measure outdoor readings. But most here use temp probe inside tent - are you sure you are on the right screen or setting? Next is POR or power off reset, yank the batteries & put fresh ones in. If it’s still off calibration then pitch it and buy a new one

watering every other day is a real bad habit on a seedling or a young plant in veg cycle but you are in flower so keep the soil moist at all times. Small sips every day or two is good.... this is written for a soil grow. If by chance you are in coco then please shout out - because you need more help on that

btw‘s honking nice sativa leaner you got there

 

[Bush Doctor 77]

Water meters are worthless. Water by the weight of your container.

 

[bobrown14]

Water meters are worthless. Water by the weight of your container.

I agree.... best used for cooking hot dogs over a fire. When it reads dry them hot dog ready. lol

Nice looking Sativa - get some natural light pics and wondering where the blue light is?? Blurple is blue and red all I see is RED. Turn the lights on full.

 

[Dan Dark]

Thanks everyone, the comments were very helpful! Based on the feedback I will plan to water hard today (everything is dry) and the sip my flowering girls every other day. For my veg and clone girls I deep watered today - they were all dry. I will water every 3 or 4 days going by the weight of my fabric pots. I have three in flower now, two due out early December and one mid to late December. As soon as I harvest I have 6 girls in veg - all Sativa dominant's - Jack Herrar, Durban Poison and Afghan Kush.

Thanks especially to @Rexer for the fast answers and the link to his curing method - added to my crop of new mentors!

 

[Rexer]

Thanks everyone, the comments were very helpful! Based on the feedback I will plan to water hard today (everything is dry) and the sip my flowering girls every other day. For my veg and clone girls I deep watered today - they were all dry. I will water every 3 or 4 days going by the weight of my fabric pots. I have three in flower now, two due out early December and one mid to late December. As soon as I harvest I have 6 girls in veg - all Sativa dominant's - Jack Herrar, Durban Poison and Afghan Kush.

Thanks especially to @Rexer for the fast answers and the link to his curing method - added to my crop of new mentors!

That's very kind of you , but truth is it isn't my write up, just a copy and paste for an article I found (that I was able to understand). Hope/glad you find it useful.

I'm still a newer grower myself when it comes to cannabis and am lost when it comes to soil.