New Grower Planting a PVC pipe to water roots

[greggant2005]

I was surfing the net and I came across a guy who said when he plants his seeds, he also plants a PVC pipe into the soil so that later on, when he waters his plants, he feeds directly to the roots. Have any of you guys ever tried this? And if so, how did it work out for you?

 

[dankstyle J]

Trying it now slightly different than a pvc pipe and I'm trying for root training were did u see this very curious.

 

[dankstyle J]

Heard some guy named rev is doing something similar

 

[greggant2005]

I didn't catch his name, but I was on Amazon. He was making a comments on the Superthrive review.

 

[A Gardener]

I was surfing the net and I came across a guy who said when he plants his seeds, he also plants a PVC pipe into the soil so that later on, when he waters his plants, he feeds directly to the roots. Have any of you guys ever tried this? And if so, how did it work out for you?

Regularly done this when tree planting, could be a good idea outdoors but not for me in a pot.

 

[Corgy]

I am going to try a slight variant of a PVC pipe into soil next grow......used these with good results from Tomato growing, there is protruding "spikes" underneath app. 5 cm long that delivers the water. Thought this might help to keep the topsoil dry and less attractive to the dear fungus gnats and such.........

They are ideal to stick on top of a pot with the seedling, then fill the central hole with soil as it grows for more roots, and nice support holes for a sticks, either from the beginning or later as necessary.

http://www.examiner.com/review/tomato-halo-offers-watering-support-ease

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[Ozone69]

Sounds a little like the Earthbox's I got from my mom. Little reservoir in the bottom with a tube to fill it so it waters from the bottom with the soil wicking up the water. Works well for some veggies. My jalapeno plants seem to be lovin' them. But the melons I tried last year didn't so much. Haven't tried with cannabis.

 

[Corgy]

No, this is different from the earthbox, you just fill the ring as appropriate, it takes more than 3 liters, and it seeps down through the "watering spikes" at the bottom app. 5 cm below the soil surface. Sure there will be some amount of wicking upwards to the soil surface.........time will tell if canna appreciates it and gnats don't........

 

[A Gardener]

No, this is different from the earthbox, you just fill the ring as appropriate, it takes more than 3 liters, and it seeps down through the "watering spikes" at the bottom app. 5 cm below the soil surface. Sure there will be some amount of wicking upwards to the soil surface.........time will tell if canna appreciates it and gnats don't........

Whilst I have also used very similar product for tomatoes I have always believed their benefit is in use as a reservoir for your water hungry outdoor toms. I can see it benefiting outdoors ganja but indoors I prefer to use airpots and when growing in other pots prefer a flood/dry cycle where I water through to 20% runoff. In both I water through from the top. At the moment I'm just loving airpots. Good luck with it though, hope you grow trees

I hear you on the gnats. I've used sticky pads and nematodes with excellent results. I think some people sand the surface of their soil.