Never failed me while learning how and when to water.
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@BobbyDigital she drank it all last night when i bottom fed her what was left and also gave the pot a good squeeze massage. doesnāt seem to be AS droopy since lights came on an hour ago. once its dry and light again iāll try watering again but this time extremely slow. when that time comes should i stop immediately when there is runoff and call it good or wait for the runoff to stop and then continue with whats left?
before i was watering the entire gallon until it was finished which is what im guessing caused overwatering
This is difficult to say with fabric pots since the water does run out of the sides. Itās easier if your plants are elevated and you can observe the bottom of the pots and see water dripping out at a pretty good rate from the bottom. Itās also important to lift the pots when theyāre fully watered so you can start to feel the weight of a properly watered plant. Eventually youāll know just by weight when sheās good and watered.
If this pic is shortly after watering, that wilting is normal. They typically spring back to life a few hours after lights on. The new growth looks like it jumped right back to life!
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Iām also wondering when or if i even should prune bottom leaves and/or branches besides any that are yellow that are completely covered? its the gorilla cookies auto in week 7
p.s.
iām switching to a photoperiod next grow so i can have more time learning the plant
If there are bud sites being blocked, Iām all for it.
Yeah, autoflowers are not starter plants as advertised. They are unforgiving. They leave little room for error.
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+1 to the practice of judging the need to water by gauging the plantās weight. When I started, I kept a pot of dry soil handy so I could make direct A/B comparisons.
Watering slowly, so the water has a chance to sink in before adding more, reduces the tendency for it to run out the sides of a fabric pot.
I follow the practice of watering until I get 20% (or more) runoff. For example, if I add 2 L, I want to see at least 400 mL out. I use the FF trio and ā due presumably to this practice ā have never needed to flush or had a problem with salt lockout.
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I like this. Clever!
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I also found this clever, great idea.
Iāll add that with a plant this size over watering isnāt really how much water it get as it is how often. If sheās dry and you water 5 gallons of pH feed sheāll be fine, but if you water 1 gallon twice a day sheāll drown. If that helps any
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The plant is looking a lot better. 
If it ever happens again, increase light & temperature and stop watering for a bit. Itās caused by soil breaking down and filling the air gaps then the water blocks up the soil and the plant drowns or gets root rot.
Increasing the light helps the plant use more water for photosynthesis. Increasing the temperature a few degrees can also help more water evaporate out of the soil and plant (via transpiration).
This is common when some potting mixes are used and they break down quickly. If you do have this problem regularly, either swap potting mixes or add some perlite and coconut coir to the mix to increase aeration and help prevent the soil from compacting and killing the plant.
And never remove leaves if this has happened because the more leaves the plant has, the more water it can use and the faster the soil can dry out.
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