Thanks for the rep
@Frank the Dank!
Should probably be noted (for those unfamiliar with my grow style lol) that I typically keep my tent packed to the gills when it comes to soil volume. Right now I'm sitting at 40gal of soil in my 4x4 but usually it's 60. Not sure how much osmosis occurs across the barriers of the fabric pots but I do think it happens. When my tent is the way I like it it resembles the domino "5" pattern with a 20gal in the center and 4 10gal squished in around it. I do think that having that larger mass of soil in the center plays in to my water retention. I run in a no till soil very high in organic matter content (using hay to start, then transitioning to chop and drop cover crop mulching along with utilizing the leaf litter from the plants themselves), so there's a constant "forest floor" type composting action going on in my method.
Clearly what works for me isn't going to be appropriate for everyone but overall I really love my stupid easy method these days. I'm sure some of yall remember how crazy obsessive and overly involved I used to be lol, so this is just kinda the complete opposite end of the spectrum since I figured out that micromanagement was not good for my mental health. Plus my quality has improved many times over since I've relaxed in my growing. I really do think there's some truth to the whole "stressed grower, stressed plants" thing.
..first press I only put two finger on the handle so I don’t break bag. It does get old pumping but it is not hard
