Whats all that stuff under?
C
Cave Dirt Cody
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Are you talking about the two wicks? (ropes) I like watering from the bottom most of the time. ESP. feeding time
Very smart! I like that idea. Only downfall of airpots is they tend to be messy when you water...i do it in the bathtub. I love my smart pots...use those to. I wish they made airpots square but that would be harder to construct.
Its amazing though how big a plant can get in those things. One of my autos is 23 inches wide by 27 inches tall in a 1 gallon airpot!!! I know for certain that if I had planted it in a 1 gallon traditional pot I never would of seen it get that big.
KindredSpirit
AFN New Growers Mod
That's effin awesome CDC... that is tiering to the MAX!!!! And with wicks too?!? BRILLIANT!! How long does it usually take for the upper pot to wick up enough water to become saturated after you water the bottom pot?
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Cave Dirt Cody
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Funny you should ask. That is a answer I haven't discovered yet. First time I tried it I measured exactly 50/50 verm/perlite then added 10% wormcastings. Worked like a charm. Just primed the pot from the top over a period of days to a week. Then I tried again here recently. Haphazardly mixed my soiless DRY!!! I wanted to see how long it took to saturate, but it never really would. I started watering a little bit from the top like usual and something just wasn't right. I decided to prime the pot like I did my rooted clones. It was all downhill after that. I decided to transplant and thanks to the air pot I could see what happened. Everything I was giving from the top wasn't penatrating thru the first 1/4 of the pot and wasn't very wet in the bottom. Half the pot dry in the center. What I believe happened was when I mixed the mix and put it in the pot the perlite went to the bottom and verm went to the top. Or I just plum effed up the mix. Anyways I hope to be growing only wicking eventually. Using a autopot valvle(s). I know it works great just need to pay attention to details and get some money.
The smartpot autopot combo I hand watered from the top mostly. The smart pot would catch the water from the fountain effect. When I would feed I would put half a gallon of nutes in a bucket set the smart pot in it, after a few minutes I would add the other half gallon.
I'll rig up another something soon. Very soon
The smartpot autopot combo I hand watered from the top mostly. The smart pot would catch the water from the fountain effect. When I would feed I would put half a gallon of nutes in a bucket set the smart pot in it, after a few minutes I would add the other half gallon.
I'll rig up another something soon. Very soon
