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Hi all,
I thought I would share a practice I'll be trying out this summer in my containers, 2 that are pretty large 25-ish or maybe upwards of that a bit, and 2 that are roughly 3 gal. I was trying hard to come up with a cheap way to bring some air in for the roots without drilling 1000 holes in the sides (repurposed containers) I wanted an irregular shape that I could just mix into the soil when I fill them, to create voids for that purpose. I settled on practice golf balls that are wiffle balls so plenty of holes for the roots to find and they will hold their shape. They are also cheap, I gave $2.97 for 15 and put 11 in each of the bigger ones and 4 each in the smaller.
After reflecting upon it some more since building the pots, when I do it over next year I will drill holes in the containers sides in 4 places and then lay 2 lines of the balls inside across the pot from one hole to the other. No way to know if it's going to make a difference or even be able to tell if it did as I'm on my first grow but it's hard to conceive of how it would be of harm ? Insect access maybe ? Well, mixed in I don't think they could hurt anyway. Who knows maybe I just had my smart moment lol.
I thought I would share a practice I'll be trying out this summer in my containers, 2 that are pretty large 25-ish or maybe upwards of that a bit, and 2 that are roughly 3 gal. I was trying hard to come up with a cheap way to bring some air in for the roots without drilling 1000 holes in the sides (repurposed containers) I wanted an irregular shape that I could just mix into the soil when I fill them, to create voids for that purpose. I settled on practice golf balls that are wiffle balls so plenty of holes for the roots to find and they will hold their shape. They are also cheap, I gave $2.97 for 15 and put 11 in each of the bigger ones and 4 each in the smaller.
After reflecting upon it some more since building the pots, when I do it over next year I will drill holes in the containers sides in 4 places and then lay 2 lines of the balls inside across the pot from one hole to the other. No way to know if it's going to make a difference or even be able to tell if it did as I'm on my first grow but it's hard to conceive of how it would be of harm ? Insect access maybe ? Well, mixed in I don't think they could hurt anyway. Who knows maybe I just had my smart moment lol.
