Dutch Passion Pop22's Auto Ultimate grow - My Second Quest to grow a One Pound auto!
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I'm doing 100% organic using my own soil mix. I water with RO water that has 125-150 ppm of cal/mag added and ph'd to 6.5-6.8. Yep, I tend to do things differently...lol! I've been doing organics for a while now. I grow organically because I'm about simplicity being the best method for successful gardening. I wouldn't even use RO water if my well water didn't kill my cannabis plants........
As to when i start using autopots, I'm considering doing 2 pots organic and 2 pots coco. I'll add a separate res for the organic.
As to when i start using autopots, I'm considering doing 2 pots organic and 2 pots coco. I'll add a separate res for the organic.
What kind of trays are you thinking of using for the greenhouse DIY autovalve?
I am at the Home improvement store looking around right now.
So far the only thing I've found is a 2" deep boot tray.
18" x 48" x 2" deep.
Any idea off hand how deep the water table is with the Autovalve?
Thanks
I am at the Home improvement store looking around right now.
So far the only thing I've found is a 2" deep boot tray.
18" x 48" x 2" deep.
Any idea off hand how deep the water table is with the Autovalve?
Thanks
I measured the autopot tray and it is 2 3/4" deep. I plan to build my trays from 2x4s and wafer board, then line it with 6mil plastic. I have a big sheet of panda poly that I had used for a blackout cover for my greenhouse I'll cut up. This way I can build the trays to a little larger than the size of my benches,so around 20" wide and 6-8ft long. I've picked up a 50 gallon, food grade barrel for my res
Extravagant.......springs to mind 
Not quite sure about your measurement, but when I measure my autopot trays, there is 3.5 cm (1.38") from the bottom to the slit where the feed line enters the tray and water will overflow, or rather flow out of the tray. The actual max water level in the tray with the autovalve active is some 2 cm (0.79"), i.e. this is the level when the autovalve closes (which it hopefully does or the whole volume of water in the reservoir will end up on the floor!). I check mine every day, 3-4 times, doesn't bear thinking about letting 200 L of water loose on the 2nd floor of the house........
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Not quite sure about your measurement, but when I measure my autopot trays, there is 3.5 cm (1.38") from the bottom to the slit where the feed line enters the tray and water will overflow, or rather flow out of the tray. The actual max water level in the tray with the autovalve active is some 2 cm (0.79"), i.e. this is the level when the autovalve closes (which it hopefully does or the whole volume of water in the reservoir will end up on the floor!). I check mine every day, 3-4 times, doesn't bear thinking about letting 200 L of water loose on the 2nd floor of the house........
I only measured the depth of the well the valve sits in as I'll be using it to water regular nursery pots. I've started watering all my plants from the bottom by placing the pots in a standard horticultural tray. So far, its working well and reduces the time spent watering. Pending a sucessful trail of the autopots, I'll likely convert all indoor growing to autopots, except for the times I use my soilponics.
Extravagant.......springs to mind
Not quite sure about your measurement, but when I measure my autopot trays, there is 3.5 cm (1.38") from the bottom to the slit where the feed line enters the tray and water will overflow, or rather flow out of the tray. The actual max water level in the tray with the autovalve active is some 2 cm (0.79"), i.e. this is the level when the autovalve closes (which it hopefully does or the whole volume of water in the reservoir will end up on the floor!). I check mine every day, 3-4 times, doesn't bear thinking about letting 200 L of water loose on the 2nd floor of the house........View attachment 524296 .........View attachment 524297
have you ever had a problem with a valve sticking open?
Extravagant.......springs to mind
Not quite sure about your measurement, but when I measure my autopot trays, there is 3.5 cm (1.38") from the bottom to the slit where the feed line enters the tray and water will overflow, or rather flow out of the tray. The actual max water level in the tray with the autovalve active is some 2 cm (0.79"), i.e. this is the level when the autovalve closes (which it hopefully does or the whole volume of water in the reservoir will end up on the floor!). I check mine every day, 3-4 times, doesn't bear thinking about letting 200 L of water loose on the 2nd floor of the house........View attachment 524296 .........View attachment 524297
OK, as long as you are on top of it........those pesky little surprises is best avoided.
No, I haven't had any autovalves hanging or sticking yet, but I have had the 6 mm feed line from the reservoir clogging up, thanks to using FloraNova which is semi-organic, and even with liberal and consistent doses of Drip-Clean, it happened. Yeah, I knew about not using organic nutes in the reservoir, but as usual I reckoned I knew better........I have changed to 16 mm main feed line, but that still leaves a bit of 6 mm line to the autovalve from the connecting T-piece........suffice to say I won't be using organic nutes again for the autopots!
No, I haven't had any autovalves hanging or sticking yet, but I have had the 6 mm feed line from the reservoir clogging up, thanks to using FloraNova which is semi-organic, and even with liberal and consistent doses of Drip-Clean, it happened. Yeah, I knew about not using organic nutes in the reservoir, but as usual I reckoned I knew better........I have changed to 16 mm main feed line, but that still leaves a bit of 6 mm line to the autovalve from the connecting T-piece........suffice to say I won't be using organic nutes again for the autopots!
There is a little foam filter in the "pure" autopot reservoirs, and it is there for a reason. If I don't clean it every 2 - 3 weeks, depending where in the grow cycle the plants are at and amount of water they are drinking, the filter will clog up and block the water flow. Amazing how much gunk is produced when you mix up a solution.......and my faith in those "cleaning" products........
That being said, I did use concentrated vinegar to fiddle with the pH, and have since learned that vinegar is known to cause gunk or slime, to be eliminated by adding citric acid to the mix.....will give that a try and see if it makes a difference, or just just use citric acid in place of vinegar. We'll see......
That being said, I did use concentrated vinegar to fiddle with the pH, and have since learned that vinegar is known to cause gunk or slime, to be eliminated by adding citric acid to the mix.....will give that a try and see if it makes a difference, or just just use citric acid in place of vinegar. We'll see......
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