Question for autopot and soil users

[SallysField]

Do you ever shut off the feed from the autopot to let the soil dry a bit? It was something brought up to my by another grower on another site, but I've only ever grown in dwc and coco, so I don't know much about soil.

Side note, I absolutely LOVE these biotabs slow release nutrients and gravity fed plain water,no ph'ing. Only having to check on light heights and to fill my humidifier once in a while? This really speaks to the laziness in me

 

[Olderfart]

Do you ever shut off the feed from the autopot to let the soil dry a bit? It was something brought up to my by another grower on another site, but I've only ever grown in dwc and coco, so I don't know much about soil.

Side note, I absolutely LOVE these biotabs slow release nutrients and gravity fed plain water,no ph'ing. Only having to check on light heights and to fill my humidifier once in a while? This really speaks to the laziness in me

Not until yesterday. I am in Sunshine #4 with added perlite, and one of my girls has been droopy, especially the new growth. I turned the reservoir off yesterday and let things dry for 36 hours or so, and there was no improvement, if anything, a bit more drooping. It may be genetics, or something else I screwed up. At any rate, she is back on the feed, so we shall see.

What are you using for soil? If you have perlite or hydroton in there, especially in the bottom of the pot, I would not turn the reservoir off unless you see specific overwatering symptoms. If you are using soil with little or no aeration material, I can't advise you because I have zero experience with less aerated media.