anything would work that has a wicking action, the larger of course would insure more action. as long it does not contain nylon or other synthetic , cotton is the best...I use tube socks for my wick in my auto watering buckets for 5 gallon veggie garden grows.;...Pulled up a chair also @archie gemmill
tlr 
Padawan no idea 
shoelaces was my first thought,then someone mentioned wicks from an oil lamp.so my fav well known auction site 99p and 5 weeks later i have a yard of it.maybe the back pocket off an old pair of jeans be just as good ? or me be a better morning person and visit the cupboard more than once a day.
i hope to remember to water them as normal everyday.it has cooled down a lot from a had my last bash at 1L pots.if im running late or have 2mins to spare,even a slosh of plain water in the drip tray will be enough to stop them getting crispy on me was my thinking.
My 2 litre bottle grow was set up the same way, I filled the tray every day but it's simple and bottom feeds which is much better for root structure. A few glugs of water was no big deal. I made up a bottle of nutes which would last me a few days and I just left the bottle in the grow space.
it was the forgetting to water each and everyday was my downfall...
to make em sink.
1 day in
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there was a time id give them a poke
into wet tissue,and this time im trying
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instead of a sandwich bag.
my schedule thing
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i like my plants to be born on a monday,so i start them on seed wetting wednesday :smoking:
2 days in
forgotten strawberries is lagging no tail.orange biscuites about 5mm tail and jammy dodger 1cm.
tomorrow they get potted up.
