Grow Room archie has another go at 1L airpots

[KapScot]

If you do decide to get some matting Archie get the decent thick stuff, it will get algae and other detritus build up quite quickly (too much light n nutes) but the decent stuff you can just throw in a hot washing machine cycle, it would also serve as the wicks you'd mentioned. In the old days (cause it was a long time ago) in commercial greenhouses all the pots had larger than normal drainage holes (potup using slightly damp compost or it may fall out type of holes), which are then placed directly on the matting in a tray - get ones with ridged bases - the space under the matting below the ridge acts as a mini reservoir and stops the matting drying out.

!!!!! Remember a drying out matt will reverse the pull of water and suck it out of your pots!!!!!.

We would bottom feed/water only (never had problems with wet feet/root rot << that's just caused by over watering - but obviously with all our added nutes top watering till run off and then placing little pots back on matting makes more sense).

I still look at 1L pots and think NAH surely... lol

 

[midIN]

Ah hah found something I'm interested in and that's this thread right here. I just had the shop lady drop off several of these in different sizes from the 1L to 5gal. Same issue to many strains to taste so doing the same as u Archie, everything looks great,im going to finish my reading her only on page 7 now have a good one.

 

[bad dragon bzzz]

cheers lots of 1L and smaller grows in the micro section https://www.autoflower.org/forums/micro-growing-discussion.104/ Maria and awolace in 1 and 3L hairy and spanglish thread all great reads.

 

[bad dragon bzzz]

i had an itch so here we go again.seed wetting wednesday is upon us,the short straws.

forgotten strawberries,orange biscuits,jammy dodgers
it was the needing to water 4 times a day that done me in last time.so the plan is 2 oil lamp wicks in each pot so they can suck up from the drip tray(1L)

good luck n keep er lit.

 

[MickJ]

Good idea, but that drip tray doesn't look like it holds much volume.

Sent from my comfy chair.
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[Samwell]

i had an itch so here we go again.seed wetting wednesday is upon us,the short straws.
View attachment 952512
forgotten strawberries,orange biscuits,jammy dodgers
it was the needing to water 4 times a day that done me in last time.so the plan is 2 oil lamp wicks in each pot so they can suck up from the drip tray(1L)View attachment 952510
good luck n keep er lit.

I just got these as well, can't wait to see them grow out so I can decide what do first!! Thanks for running this journal @archie gemmill

 

[bad dragon bzzz]

grow them all Sam im sure they go just great with a

just under 1L im sure i could find better.its what came with my 6L pots,and the 3x1L fit in them nicely.i havnt learnt all my lessons from the last run,and there needs to be a certain level of eejiticity to my threads
keep er lit.

 

[seedlingstarter]

Hey archie mind if i pull up a chair Whats your setup like? I was gonna run 1L pots when i set my tent back up. How was your experience with them?

 

[HushHush]

Eejiticity.....[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

HH

 

[bad dragon bzzz]

seedlingstarter howdy HHush my set up is a bricked up,built in warbrobe with the door on the narrow side 50x95x140cm with a gn telos 0006 light.soil is biobizz lightmix with perlite and vermiculite 4:2:1 biobizz nutes fishmix,bloom,top max,alg a mic.
heres my first run https://www.autoflower.org/threads/archie-has-a-go-at-1l-airpots.64852/ nono dont do it 6L a good size or 3L at a push.