What the hell is soilponics?? well Its just what I'm calling it, I'm sure there a name for it...lol! Anyway, I'm combining elements of hydro with organic soil all in my quest to grow a 1 pound plus autoflower in soil organically. This is a breakaway from my KISS principal for sure but I've wanted to try something new and different so we are all on an adventure with this! I still haven't finalized my choice of strain, but I'm favoring Yoda's Dragon's Breath right now. Wouldn't it be awesome to do this with genetics from one of our own breeders??!!
It will be a week or two before I can plant but I got my equipent together and ready. I'm using 2- 15 gallon totes, and an A.I.T. ( Air Injection Technology ) injector,
Why 2 totes! Because I'm also making this self watering! This method requires the use of fairly wet soil and I figured a bottom fed system would be a perfect match for this. I will place two, 4" elbows in the bottom of the resevior tub which the planter tub will set on top of. I cut a 4.8" hole in the bottom of the planter and will place a 5" net pot in it. I'm cutting 16 wicks made of 3/16" Braided Nylon rope for wicks. I'll place the wicks aroung the edge of the net pot, then fill the netpot with rockwool cubes. I'll place the AIT unit over top of the wick system add a 1/2 layer of clay pebbles then fill with soil.
The soil mix is cooking right now. The mix is:
organic potting soil, 7 gallons, 1 gallon recycled soil ( for the microbes mostly ), 2 gallons worm castings ( fresh ),2 gallons coco coir, 1 gallon composted cow manure, 2 cups of Growmore Organic Soil builder, 2 cups lime, 1 cup Epsom salts, and 2 cups blood meal. 125 ppms of Cal/mag will be added to every gallon of water.
I'll be growing indoors under LED lighting. I may add my 2, three hundred watt Mars Hydro "old style" lights to my 192x3 Reflector series. That's right, I'm going all out on this!
It will be a week or two before I can plant but I got my equipent together and ready. I'm using 2- 15 gallon totes, and an A.I.T. ( Air Injection Technology ) injector,
Why 2 totes! Because I'm also making this self watering! This method requires the use of fairly wet soil and I figured a bottom fed system would be a perfect match for this. I will place two, 4" elbows in the bottom of the resevior tub which the planter tub will set on top of. I cut a 4.8" hole in the bottom of the planter and will place a 5" net pot in it. I'm cutting 16 wicks made of 3/16" Braided Nylon rope for wicks. I'll place the wicks aroung the edge of the net pot, then fill the netpot with rockwool cubes. I'll place the AIT unit over top of the wick system add a 1/2 layer of clay pebbles then fill with soil.
The soil mix is cooking right now. The mix is:
organic potting soil, 7 gallons, 1 gallon recycled soil ( for the microbes mostly ), 2 gallons worm castings ( fresh ),2 gallons coco coir, 1 gallon composted cow manure, 2 cups of Growmore Organic Soil builder, 2 cups lime, 1 cup Epsom salts, and 2 cups blood meal. 125 ppms of Cal/mag will be added to every gallon of water.
I'll be growing indoors under LED lighting. I may add my 2, three hundred watt Mars Hydro "old style" lights to my 192x3 Reflector series. That's right, I'm going all out on this!
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